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Civil Rights in the Age of Obama: Part I
January 19, 2009
Roger Wilkins historian, reporter
Callie Crossley radio host, The Callie Crossley Show

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and civil rights leader Roger Wilkins reflects on the state of American race relations, the evolution of our electoral politics, and Barack Obama's historic election with journalist Callie Crossley.

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