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The Invisible World of Rural Black America: Part 3

March 4, 2013 By Lola Rainey Leave a Comment

Two sons of a sharecropper return to the Texas town where they grew up.

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A Perfect Test

December 4, 2012 By Michael Copperman 1 Comment

A San Francisco native travels to the Mississippi Delta for lessons on another America.

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