American Identities

Lucas Sankey (CC0)

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March 02, 2014

To be American can mean many things. It can mean a young black teen in a hoodie, or a illegal immigrant who’s been living here for 20 years. How do we reconcile the many different American experiences?

'The New Jim Crow'? Our Criminal Justice System

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Is the American criminal justice system perpetuating racial castes? Civil rights attorney and activist Michelle Alexander breaks down the systemic racism inherent to our justice system.

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Margaret Atwood on 'Wide Sargasso Sea'

Margaret Atwood
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Jean Rhys takes up a "mad" wife’s story in "Wide Sargasso Sea," an overlooked novel recommended by "Handmaid’s Tale" author Margaret Atwood.

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Cynthia Woodland

Senior Giving Advisor, Wisconsin Public Radio
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Michelle Alexander

Michelle Alexander

Civil Rights Lawyer and Legal Scholar
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Najla Said

Actor, Playwright and Author
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Inocente

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Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood

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Guy Maddin

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Politics and History
Last modified: 
March 31, 2021