Dr. Carol Swain, author of "Black Eye for America" and a seasoned academic, shares her inspiring journey from poverty to PhD. She candidly discusses the complexities of race in America, her path to conservatism, and the harmful impact of Critical Race Theory. Swain reflects on the challenges faced by right-leaning professors and the 'woke' culture in academia. She emphasizes the importance of faith, resilience, and parental involvement in education, urging listeners to fight back against progressive ideologies shaping today's society.
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Early Childhood Poverty
Dr. Carol Swain grew up in severe poverty in southwest Virginia, one of 12 children in a shack without indoor plumbing.
Her family was poorer than most in their community, often missing school due to a broken-down bus and lack of resources.
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Grandmother's Books
Swain's grandmother, who worked for a wealthy white family, received discarded books.
These books, including encyclopedias and classics, provided Swain access to knowledge and sparked her love of learning.
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Difficult Home Life
Swain describes the sleeping arrangements in the small house, with all the girls in one bed and all the boys in another.
She ran away in her early teens to live with her father, experiencing further instability due to her sister's dangerous boyfriends.
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Megyn Kelly is joined by Dr. Carol Swain, author of "Black Eye for America" and longtime academic, for a wide-ranging interview on growing up in extreme poverty, overcoming adversity, racial tensions in the 60s and today, the importance of faith, her struggle with "suicide gestures" growing up, race in America, how she came to her conservatism, the attacks on right-leaning professors on college campuses, students turning on her at Vanderbilt, the woke drift in academia and American culture under Obama, the "Black Lives Matter" grift, the truth about Critical Race Theory, how Americans can find back against racial ideology, the "new morality" of liberalism, how parents can fight back, and more.
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