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A Short History of the Pads of Brillo

Patricia J. Williams
April 13, 2006   |    This article appeared in the May 1, 2006 edition of The Nation.
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Martians visiting planet Earth are mystified by the racist ruckus over
Representative Cynthia McKinney's hair.

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Patricia J. Williams
Patricia J. Williams
Patricia J. Williams, a professor of law at Columbia University, was born in Boston in 1951 and holds a BA from...

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Patricia J. Williams
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