![]() ![]() The story is much different for Black families. government has repeatedly granted homes and lands primarily to white families. One hardy American myth is that this country has a level playing field that we’re a country full of people who raised themselves up by their own bootstraps. ![]() Yet the legacy of slavery is clouded by myths, falsehoods and whitewashing – by our collective “dismemory.” We’ll dig into “dismemory” – concerted efforts to distort the nation’s history of slavery, and how it prevents us from reckoning with slavery’s true costs through the generations.Įpisode 2 – This Land is My Land: The Racial Wealth Gap’s Roots in Federal Policy We recently interviewed one person who is just one generation away from slavery. Kirsten Mullen and the team from the award-winning Ways & Means podcast.Įpisode 1 – Not So Long Ago: One Nation Under Slavery This series is produced by the Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy, William A. government could employ today to right this wrong. The series culminates with a live podcast finale event, where Darity, Mullen and special guests explore what options the U.S. slavery, renowned experts from Duke University and beyond, historical interviews and other first-person stories. The series brings to life themes from their award-winning book, From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century, through interviews with living descendants of U.S. ![]()
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