Forseniorcorrespondentforjournalisthostprofessorreporterformerprofessor of history and international relations at American University,on the origins of racist thought. One crucial question during the Trump presidency has been whether racist rhetoric has influenced public policy. And so we place together a quiz! Is it just a germ of a rubbish understanding? Or is it wriggling its way into our laws? Click "Start" below to, you know, and start.
// And if you're really hoping to lose faith in our historical figures,you're in luck — we made a second quiz! Who said it: An elder statesman? Or a reviled supremacist?
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