By Julian E. Zelizer, The Atlantic
In 1968, the American government ignored a powerful report that addressed institutional racism and the creation of two unequal societies, one black, one white. Instead, “the government focused on building a massive carceral state, militarizing police forces, criminalizing small offenses, and living through repeated moments of racial conflict exploding into violence.”
Now, with increased racial tensions and the election of a new president, will America make the same mistakes?
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