My thoughts about a racial book burning at a southern college–and how literature can help.
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Use Lit to Combat Racism
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The Trauma of Lost Privilege
Few things are more traumatic that losing one’s privileges, as Amy Tan shows in “Valley of Amazement.”
Pledge Your Intellect to Freedom
Brecht’s poem to students of workers and peasants reminds them that they are being educated thanks to the bloody struggles of those who came before.
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