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To fight US racism, research prescribes a nationwide healing process

  • Written by Benjamin Appel, Associate Professor of International Relations, Michigan State University
imageThe National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, documents the lynchings of more than 4,400 people between 1877 and 1950.AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate another year of its independence, the country is paying renewed attention to the founders, and how their legacy of slavery is linked to systemic racism.

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