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Understanding racism in the 21st century

Clip: 5/10/2016 | 9m 20s

Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks to Rev. David Billings.

At the Library of Congress’ annual Jefferson Lecture on Monday, documentarian Ken Burns highlighted the U.S.’s long history of institutionalized racism and its present-day ramifications. For more on the problems surrounding race in America, and some possible solutions, special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks to Rev. David Billings of the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond.

05/10/2016 | Rating NR

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