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Death penalty, slavery, and Jim Crow
I used this approach in teaching community college - wish I had this clip then - sorry I couldn't embed the interview
https://www.facebook.com/FiringLineWithMargaretHoover/posts/civil-rights-activist-bryan-stevenson-believes-slavery-didnt-end-in-1865-it-just/638818989980239/
Bryan Stevenson: Slavery Didn't End in 1865
Civil rights activist Bryan Stevenson believes “slavery didn’t end in 1865, it just evolves.” He says the great and lasting evil of slavery was the “idea that black people aren’t as good as white people,” a narrative he works on changing. Equal Justice Initiative
The whole interview is really great!