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The hosts express their admiration for a guest, the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for journalism, and reflect on the significance and rarity of black firsts in various fields.
48:44 - 49:48 (01:03)
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The hosts express their admiration for a guest, the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for journalism, and reflect on the significance and rarity of black firsts in various fields.
ChapterPersonal Stories of Integration and Racism
EpisodeAmerica’s Caste System With Isabel Wilkerson
PodcastThe Problem With Jon Stewart
The guest speaks about being the first person in her immediate family to go to an integrated elementary, middle, and high school in Jackson, Mississippi.
49:48 - 51:56 (02:08)
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The guest speaks about being the first person in her immediate family to go to an integrated elementary, middle, and high school in Jackson, Mississippi. She shares anecdotes of racial tensions in the area such as two researchers having to exchange research in secret in the woods and a plumber asking if the owners of the house are present.