Race, Religion & The Future of Democracy Parts 1 & 2

Race, Religion & The Future of Democracy Parts 1 & 2 Featuring Lisa Sharon Harper

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As I say in the beginning of Part 1, I met Lisa at the Council on Foreign Relations conference on Religion & Foreign Policy in 2016. We reconnected at the same event in 2022. Our conversations are expansive, covering everything from her forebears' experience with slavery and indentured servitude, the race issues of today and both the positive and negative effects religion on racial issues and democracy itself. Lisa's latest book is "Fortune." Great read.

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