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Slavery is our nation’s original sin; the treatment of people of color a blot on the history of a country “conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” Those who might have thought that the election of Barack Obama was somehow proof of a “post-racial America” are confronted with the near-daily reality of police killings, the denial of voting and other civil rights, and near crushing economic inequality. Here, commentary from Bill Moyers, articles and a variety of Moyers conversations offer a useful primer on the history of race in the United States and its continuing impact.

  • Inequality
    ‘Against All Odds’ Is Required Viewing for White People
    January 4, 2021
    | Greg Kaufmann
    If we're going to throw terms like "structural racism" around, we should understand what they mean and the work white people have to do. This film lays it out.
  • Democracy & Government
    Across the Country, Voters Remove Racist Symbols and Language from Founding Documents
    November 18, 2020
    | April Simpson

    The summer of unrest sharpens the nation’s attention to issues of racial justice. Continue reading

  • For the Record
    Lest We Forget: The Birther Lie
    August 14, 2020
    Donald Trump rode to power on the wings of a dark lie — one of the most malignant and ugly lies in American history. Bill Moyers and four historians on Donald Trump and white supremacy.
  • Activism
    Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on Fighting Against the Racist Right-Wing
    October 26, 2017
    | Gail Ablow
    The Princeton scholar and activist talks about the rapid ascension of the extreme right in recent months and what she wants you to do about it.
  • Justice
    Michelle Alexander and Paul Butler Talking About ‘Chokehold: Policing Black Men’
    October 16, 2017
    A conversation about white supremacy, the criminal justice system and the transformation that's needed.
  • For the Record
    How the Nazis Used Jim Crow Laws as the Model for Their Race Laws
    October 13, 2017
    | Bill Moyers
    Bill Moyers in conversation with author James Whitman about his new book "Hitler’s American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law."
  • Civil Liberties
    A Conversation About American Racism with Ibram X. Kendi
    October 11, 2017
    | Christina Greer
    The 2016 National Book Award-winning author of Stamped From the Beginning talks with Dr. Christina Greer about the unrelenting racism of America's past and present.
  • Civil Liberties
    Why Colin Kaepernick Matters
    August 15, 2017
    | Samuel G. Freedman
    At age 29, his blacklisting may well amount to a life sentence, for no crime other than having a social conscience.
  • Society
    Why We Fail When We Try to Talk About Race in America
    July 19, 2016
    | Eddie Glaude
    Let’s acknowledge the self-deception at the heart of our racial theater.
  • Society
    Eddie Glaude Jr. on America's Racial 'Value Gap' (Part One)
    April 28, 2016
    Bill speaks with the scholar and Princeton professor about the tremendous racial inequalities that remain as the final term of America's first black president draws to a close.
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