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The latest murder of an unarmed black man by a white police officer, george floyd in minneapolis. That sparked a powerful uprising across the country and even across the world. This episode includes the sound of police brutality that a lot of people will find hard to listen toee chenge: We're going to try to wrap up our season on democracy in america against this backdrop.

What will it take to make the United States a more fully-functioning democracy, and how can we, as citizens, bring about that change?

By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Michael Waldman, Jennifer Cohn, and Sanford Levinson.

The series editor is Loretta Williams. Music by Algiers, John Erik Kaada, Eric Neveux, and Lucas Biewen. Music consulting and production help from Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.