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Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes

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The following is a speech given by Rev. Dr. James Forbes, Senior Pastor at the Riverside Church in New York. The following is a presentation that Forbes gave on racism at a Columbia University conference in April. The conference, “Black America vs. the Prison Industrial Complex,” was convened by Professor Manning Marable.

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  • Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Senior Pastor of the Riverside Church in New York.

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