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The Illusion of Post-Racial America
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An Obama Victory Would be a Milestone, but Could Stall Struggles Against Racism Forty-one years ago, racial tensions – festering since slave times – burst into the Long Hot Summer in the tri-state area. Thirty-four died in Newark, but the most dramatic upheaval came from Plainfield, N.J., a quiet suburb 30 miles from New York…
An Obama Victory Would be a Milestone, but Could Stall Struggles Against Racism Forty-one years ago, racial tensions - festering since slave times - burst into…
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