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To fix America's caste system, acknowledge it exists: author
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:54:08
Publish Date: 2025-11-03 22:10:00
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The true story of America is that it was built on a caste system comparable to India’s, says Pulitzer-prize-winning American journalist Isabel Wilkerson. The author argues that it's key to recognize the roots of the U.S. caste "structure" as she calls it, to understand why conflicts relating to race and class persist. Wilkerson delivered the 2025 Beatty Lecture at McGill University in Montreal.
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