Race, Lies and Videotape
The Shirley Sherrod saga reveals just how entrenched the myth of reverse racism is.
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The Shirley Sherrod saga reveals just how entrenched the myth of reverse racism is.
What conservatives don’t get about gays, blacks, Donna Summer, disco and the shared politics and culture of liberation.
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