Teaching About Racism in Schools
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Season 26 E 91 • 05/05/2021

American schools are mired in a searing debate over teaching about the nation's history of overt and systemic racism, with conservative lawmakers pushing for a whitewashed approach.
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