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What's race got to do with it?
What's race got to do with it?
October 1, 2008
The 2008 season of Action Speaks explores the meaning of race in our contemporary American society. The theme is inspired by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities' On The Road to Freedom initiative, which marks the bicentennial of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade and celebrates the accomplishments made by individuals and organizations of African-American descent in Rhode Island.
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