“I enjoyed the series on many fronts. Aside from being an intriguing story, it painted a vivid picture of the plight of a black America, which has changed little during the intervening years.
It also covers an important snippet from a period in US political history from a quite different vantage point and reminds me again, of the powerful current of racism bubbling just below the surface in our country which politicians tap into again and again, to capture the attention, and snare the support of many undereducated, unenlightened, and often, blatantly bigoted voters.
Hearing President Regan’s “Welfare Queen” quote reminds me again, of the extraordinary power of ultra exaggeration when skillfully deployed in an anecdotal context. Regan was a master, as have been many others occupying our Oval Office and other positions of political power.”
Old OKC Guy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/14/19