Just because you say that things in the 21 century are not … - Nell Irvin Painter

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Just because you say that things in the 21 century are not the same as they were in the 20th century, doesnt mean that you're saying that we're in a post-racial society. We are not in a post-racial society, but things are not like they were in the age of segregation or slavery.

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Nell Irvin Painter (born Nell Elizabeth Irvin August 2, 1942) is an American historian.

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