VIDEO: Tim Wise Explains How Racism Has Been Used to Divide and Conquer Working People in America
The anti-racism activist and writer breaks down the history of the United States and white racism in under five minutes at a teachers conference in San Francisco.Racism has played a big part in the United States — from the founding of our country to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign today. Anti-racism activist and writer Tim Wise exposes the unsavory historical truths of discrimination in America in a presentation at the California Federation of Teachers conference in San Francisco.
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