It wasn't when the ruling was Plessy versus Ferguson. Pretending that separate could be equal and it isn't. In Calais, pretending race no longer matters. Calais is bad law and a bad idea. And race neutrality is a dangerous distraction from our very lived realities. Democracy is in peril, folks. But here's the thing. We still have time to save it if we get this right. (11:16–11:20)
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