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Craig Steven Wilder: Ebony and Ivy

November 7, 2013

Good morning folks! On today’s show MIT American history professor Craig Steven Wilder will discuss his new book Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America’s Universities. Tune in at noon!

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