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S6 Episode 4: Whitening the Middle Class

S6 Episode 4: Whitening the Middle Class

Update: 2021-03-24
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In this episode: The GI Bill was a conveyor belt into the middle class for millions of white WWII veterans, but many African American veterans were excluded. Subsequent generations continue to feel the effects. 

This is the fourth installment of the series "The ARC of Justice - From Here to Equality."

Get show notes, credits, transcript and discussion guide.

Produced with North Carolina Public Radio WUNC. Made possible by the Duke Office for Faculty Advancement thanks to funding from the Duke Endowment.

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S6 Episode 4: Whitening the Middle Class

S6 Episode 4: Whitening the Middle Class