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  • Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discusses race and the magazine "Critical Inquiry"

    Jan. 24, 1986

    As the guest editor of “Critical Inquiry,” Henry Louis Gates, Jr. covered the importance of Black writers and their contributions. Because there is no color blindness is the western world, explained Gates, pointing out that one is a Black writer or a Black doctor is important to society. Gates also covers the issue of race not being solely about Black and white people but rather it has to do with multi-ethnic and multi-cultural people.

  • Discussing the book "Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era" with the author, historian James McPherson ; part 2

    Jun. 6, 1989

    Content Warning: This conversation includes racially and/or culturally derogatory language and/or negative depictions of Black and Indigenous people of color, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion.

  • Discussing the book "Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era" with the author, historian James McPherson ; part 1

    Jun. 6, 1989
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