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Race In American Schools: Is It Ever OK To Group Students Of Color?

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A now-ended policy at the Little Red School House in Manhattan that grouped minority students in the same homeroom caused a stir. But was it the right thing to do?

Here & Now's Robin Young discusses that question, and modern-day issues of race and racism in American schools, with psychologist Beverly Tatum (@BDTSpelman), former president of Spelman College and author of "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?"

This segment aired on October 17, 2018.

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