Left of Black | Congress as the Last Plantation with Dr. James R. Jones

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When voters think about Congress, they usually envision the politicians they elected working, often arguing, and making deals behind closed doors. But the people who have incredible influence with such things as policy writing are the staffers who work for different politicians' offices, most of whom are disproportionately White. In this environment, and especially in this current political climate, the work that Black staffer are doing on Capitol Hill is all the more essential to preserving American democracy. Dr. James R. Jones, Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Sociology at Rutgers University-Newark, joins host Dr. Mark Anthony Neal to discuss his new book, "The Last Plantation: Racism and Resistance in the Halls of Congress," published by @princetonuniversitypress.

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"Left of Black," Duke University's intrepid web series on Black Studies and the Black Arts, begins its milestone fifteenth season! "Left of Black" is the 2024 Gold Davey Award-winning and 2023 Webby Award-nominated series featuring interviews with Black Studies scholars, along with musicians and artists, created and hosted by the James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African and African American Studies, Dr. Mark Anthony Neal.

Directed, produced & edited by Eric Barstow, M.F.A.