Topic: School Segregation

Mary Graber explains how the Communist Party USA targeted racial segregation as a "weak point" in American society to exploit for revolutionary purposes. She argues that Howard Zinn's work continues this tradition by presenting black heroes as "dupes of the communists" and framing the U.S. as inherently racist.

A report on the 65th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education identifies New York as the most segregated state for African-American students, followed by Illinois. The discussion critiques the "phony" nature of liberal diversity programs and the shift toward charter schools in California and Texas.