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The Man Who Pioneered Libraries and Sexual Harassment

Behind the Bastards

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Dewey Decimal System

Dewey's consciousness of his own strength and freedom from evil purpose led to a serene indifference in his everyday public relations with women. He was for sure a racist. This is where I get beyond the racism that Dewey Decimal system is. This is a guy who grows up in a racist system. Never questions it. So he builds some of that racism into this thing. Now we're going to talk about Dewey being aggressively and like exceptionally for the time racist. And to talk about what happened at the Lake Placid Club.

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