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#379 – Randall Kennedy: The N-Word – History of Race, Law, Politics, and Power
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Randall Kennedy is a law professor at Harvard and author of many seminal books on race, law, history, culture, and politics. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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() – Introduction
() – The N-word
() – The three N-words
() – Education
() – Critical race theory
() – Racism and policing
() – Racial profiling
() – Racism in US history
() – Affirmative action
() – Martin Luther King Jr.
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