That focus group discussion mentioned in the previous post lasted two and change hours. It's pretty educational, watching a room full of white folks talk. The whole thing is here. It'll be broadcast on C-SPAN tomorrow. And here's an interesting bit of foreshadowing by Washington Journal.
Library of Congress African American Odyssey
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PBS African-American World
Breaking the Silence - The Transatlantic Slave Trade
Human Trafficking
Temple of Democracy
Afro-Louisiana History and Slave Genealogy
UNC -North American Slave Narratives
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The Story of Africa
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These are the only kinds of
These are the only kinds of "race" discussions that most white people have--discussions with other white people.
That's okay if there's a
That's okay if there's a camera in the room.
White folks will have a
White folks will have a 'race discussion' with members of other groups; the group under discussion just has to be absent.
I am a member of a local chinese discussion group, and learned that they (asians and whites) had an interesting 'discussion' about black folks the other week.
That Terry lady has the best
That Terry lady has the best sense out of all of'em.
"I am a member of a local
"I am a member of a local chinese discussion group, and learned that they (asians and whites) had an interesting 'discussion' about black folks the other week."
Do you think that discussion happened because no black person was in the room?
The folks who answer "I
The folks who answer "I would hope" are interesting to me. It strikes me like an admission that they don't really expect folks to come correct.