As an addendum to Lawrence's post there is an interview with Ted Koppel
about the show on National Public Radio. It is available in streaming.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95622632
Janet Forbes
Lawrence Berg wrote:
> Apologies to those who do not have access to Discovery Channel. Those
> who do may be interested in tonight’s Ted Koppel documentary /The Last
> Lynching/. It’s on at 10pm Eastern and Pacific time tonight. Here is
> the description page:
>
> http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/koppel/highlights/highlights.html
>
> Whilst it probably suffers from significant analytical shortcomings
> (e.g., I suspect it takes as it’s starting point a white liberal
> perspective on race relations in America), it may be a useful video
> for starting discussions about issues of race in America (and Canada).
>
> Lawrence
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