I wanted was something that wasn't rooted in just slavery and civil rights - Jon Fortt

I love America and I'm a fan of the way the country was founded and structured on ideals that it had not yet lived up to. And there's a certain tension in there that also involves slavery and race and identity. - Jon Fortt

I wanted something that wasn't rooted in just slavery and civil rights, primarily because that's a lot of how I find that race is taught. - Jon Fortt

Starting off with ‘Double Consciousness’ and W.E.B. Dubois’ ‘The Souls of Black Folks’. I found that this is an American concept. But it's not just about black America, right?

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The origin story of ‘The Black Experience in America’, the Course by Jon Fortt
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Three steps forward
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Progress is hard, with set backs, but we're moving forward.

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