The Content of Our Character
1997-03-30T21:00:07-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzAxXC8xOTk3MDMzMDIxMDMwMTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Author Shelby Steele talked about his book “The Content of Our Character” which tracked the course of racial reform in the U.S. since the civil rights movement. He reflected on the question, “Why, after 25 years of legal change and ebbing prejudice, are blacks worse off today?” This book won the 1990 National Book Critics Circle Award.
Author Shelby Steele talked about his book “The Content of Our Character” which tracked the course of racial reform in the U.S. since the civil rights… read more
Author Shelby Steele talked about his book “The Content of Our Character” which tracked the course of racial reform in the U.S. since the civil rights movement. He reflected on the question, “Why, after 25 years of legal change and ebbing prejudice, are blacks worse off today?” This book won the 1990 National Book Critics Circle Award. close
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