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S1E1
City of Contradictions
August 13, 2024
A discussion about African American history in Boston. Professor Kabria Baumgartner considers Boston as the "city of contradictions:" a leader in the abolitionist movement, while also a city that embraced segregation in schools and beyond. Professor Paul Watanabe encourages the need to include Black history in conversations about American history, particularly as it pertains to Boston.
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A Boston (R)Evolution
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An examination of a racially complex American city as it confronts its past and future.
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