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Why Wasn’t ‘Django Unchained’ Set In RI?

Why Wasn’t ‘Django Unchained’ Set In RI?

By Marco McWilliams on January 16, 2013

Soon Black History Month (Feb) will be here, and if the past is truly prologue, we should expect the typical, mediocre and depoliticized historical trivia that gets passed off as “Black History.” However, I intend to combat this with historical commentary, that occasions a more relevant way in which to engage Africana history, philosophy, and [...]

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