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How We Got to Ferguson—a Reading List
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Rage, despair, and confusion trail in the wake of the shooting of Michael Brown. Here’s a reading list that exposes the deep roots in U.S. history that produces such tragedy.
David Masciotra
Published
Aug. 23 2014
6:45AM EDT
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