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The Racist Origins of U.S. Law

Laws are intended to maintain order and promote justice, but what happens when those laws promote and spread discrimination and bigotry? Today Danielle analyzes the discriminatory history US law, tracing its origins in colonialism and chattel slavery up through the Jim Crow era and today's mass incarceration.

English
  • Originally Aired August 6, 2020
  • Runtime 13 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Created August 17, 2020 by
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