How Critical Race Theory became a Moral Panic | Discourse! June 2021 (with video)

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How Critical Race Theory became a Moral Panic | Discourse! June 2021 (with video)

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For our final episode of Season 10, join Andie Alexander, Ishanika Sharma, and K. Merinda Simmons as they talk all things Critical Race Theory—or at least what can be covered in one episode!

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