A Primer On Race In America

 

Race is rarely far from the national spotlight, but in the last few years, a slew of widely publicized police shootings and a highly racialized presidential campaign have pushed it right to the center. 

If you wanted to better understand race in America and you had only the internet at your disposal, here’s what I would have you read, listen to, and watch.  (This primer intentionally focuses on black-white relations, since understanding this history is crucial to understanding nearly all racial dynamics in this country.)

- Liz Lin