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Confronting evils

Susan Neiman considers how Germany and the United States have sought to come to terms with histories of racism and violence

Confronting evils.

Philosopher Susan Neiman considers how Germany and the United States have sought to come to terms with histories of racism and violence, exploring the legacies of the Holocaust and slavery

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