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The Slow Civil War with Jeff Sharlet

Straight White American Jesus

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Harry Belafonte and the Civil Rights Movement

I was struck and I want to get to this by what you're saying about Belafonte's relationship with King. There's just so much there. What he did is part of the civil rights movement. He was like a dear friend, not a passing friend, not an acquaintance. You don't see those MLK moments until you put your life on the line for them.

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