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Black Underclass in America

Season 8 Episode 19 | 29m 28s

Black Underclass in America

Sonya Masingale’s report on the black underclass in America, a new term used to describe the inner city urban poor. It includes highlights of a speech given by Douglas Glasgow, the former vice president of the Urban League, at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

01/27/2021

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Black Underclass in America

Season 8 Episode 19 | 29m 28s

Sonya Masingale’s report on the black underclass in America, a new term used to describe the inner city urban poor. It includes highlights of a speech given by Douglas Glasgow, the former vice president of the Urban League, at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

01/27/2021

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