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Whitman and Race

Source: PBS

Walt Whitman’s views on race reveal the problematic racial bias present even in those considered “progressives” in the 19th century.

This entry was posted in The Individual and Society and tagged Culture & Society, History, People on November 1, 2018 by Daniella Navarro.

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