Have we gotten past these words– “Our nation is moving towards two societies — one white, one black — separate and unequal”– the stark conclusion from the 1968 Kerner Report. Barack Obama’s March 18, 2008 speech, “A More Perfect Union,” focused attention on issues of race and class in America today, but can he take on the words that have caused so much controversy. Bill Moyers spoke with former Senator Fred Harris (D-OK), one of the original members of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, better known as the Kerner Report. It’s been 40 years. Find out his perspective.
Bill Moyers Journal
Race, Poverty, and the Inner City
April 2nd, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Tags: 1968, 2008 election, Barack Obama, Bill Moyers Journal, Fred Harris, inner city, Kerner Report, politics, race
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