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Podcast: Call It Like I See It
Episode: The Great Migration in Many Ways Embodied the American Spirit; also, Can Pro All-Star Games be Saved from Modernity?
Description: James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss the Great Migration, the factors that drove it and how this mass redistribution of Black Americans already in the US played such a huge role in the evolution of the country we see it today (01:26). The guys also consider whether pro sports all-star games like the NBA All Star Game and the NFL Pro Bowl have outlived their usefulness in today’s world where there is already so much exposure of the stars in the media (26:52).
The Great Migration (1910-1970) (National Archives)
The Long-Lasting Legacy of the Grea...