After Words
Frederick Harris
2012-07-29T21:01:04-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNzI5XC8zMDY3MTktbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Professor Harris argues that Barack Obama’s election to the presidency undermined the civil rights movement that made it possible. The shift toward race-neutral politics is making the militancy of the civil rights movement a distant memory, even though militancy may still be what is needed to cure persistent racial disparities in many areas, including income and education. Professor Harris discussed his thesis with professor and author Charlton McIlwain.
Professor Harris argues that Barack Obama’s election to the presidency undermined the civil rights movement that made it possible. The shift…
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Professor Harris argues that Barack Obama’s election to the presidency undermined the civil rights movement that made it possible. The shift toward race-neutral politics is making the militancy of the civil rights movement a distant memory, even though militancy may still be what is needed to cure persistent racial disparities in many areas, including income and education. Professor Harris discussed his thesis with professor and author Charlton McIlwain. close
Professor Harris argues that Barack Obama’s election to the presidency undermined the civil rights movement that made it possible. The shift… read more
Professor Harris argues that Barack Obama’s election to the presidency undermined the civil rights movement that made it possible. The shift toward race-neutral politics is making the militancy of the civil rights movement a distant memory, even though militancy may still be what is needed to cure persistent racial disparities in many areas, including income and education. Professor Harris discussed his thesis with professor and author Charlton McIlwain. close
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Frederick C. Harris Director Columbia University->Institute for Research in African-American Studies
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Charlton McIlwain Associate Professor New York University->Department of Media, Culture, and Communication
Books
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The Price of the Ticket