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St. Louis Public Radio

A St. Louis-based podcast that keeps it real about race and class .. .for people somewhere on the woke spectrum.

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A St. Louis-based podcast that keeps it real about race and class .. .for people somewhere on the woke spectrum.

Copyright 2017 St. Louis Public Radio (004038)

The Segregation Myth-buster

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June 7, 201828min 36sec

A lot of people moan and groan about segregation as if it's a plight that magically fell out the sky. But that would be letting a lot of powerful people, policies an institutions of the hook. Because the truth is, America is segregated because it was designed to be, via a series of purposeful policies and government actions implemented in the past several decades. In this episode, hear Richard Rothstein, author of Color of Law, break it all down.