In March, Slate wrote a pretty darn good article discussing America's backlash against the racial politics of President Barack Obama. Also, in March, Ken Burns discussed the role of race in Trump's candidacy.
“We are in a retrograde moment,” Burns explained, “in which the dog whistles of race that have been with us — we can’t pretend now that a phenomenon of the kind of racial innuendo that’s happening right now is somehow new and we’re shocked, shocked that this is happening.” - KB
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