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Sep 2020
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Racism at the Start: History of the Reli...

BRADLEY ONISHI + DANIEL MILLER
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During the first half of this episode Brad and Dan trace the racist and nationalistic origins of white evangelical politics. On the second half, Brad talks with Dartmouth scholar Randall Balmer, who is perhaps the world's leading scholar of the history of the Religious Right in American politics. He explains that racism in the form of opposition to the integ ... Show More
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