Why 2020 Isn't Quite 1968

Published: June 18, 2020, 4:01 a.m.

Protests, racial divisions, political polarization, and a law-and-order president \u2013 it's easy to draw comparisons between 2020 and 1968. But, Adam Serwer, who covers politics at The Atlantic, says that a much better point of comparison actually starts a century earlier \u2013 1868. This week, we share an episode we loved from It's Been A Minute with Sam Sanders that explores a moment when white Republicans fought for years for the rights of Black Americans, before abandoning them to pursue white voters.

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