Sophie shevardnadze the oscar winning drama green book cast racism in america back in the spotlight is this problem of thing of the past or is it still an issue very much alive i asked Alexander Ramsey an Award Winning author and playwright who traveled across the United States collecting memories of the jim crow about. Half a century after the victories of the Civil Rights Movement racial tension in America Ryssdal the problem hes crime is on the. Controversial presidency will civil Rights Groups find a way to mount fresh campaigns against racial hatred in america. Makes his words been forgotten and can raise. Susan have a truly be rooted out from the United States. Calvin Alexander Ramsey Award Winning writer and playwright welcome to the show its really great to have you with us today mr ramsey know you have been digging into the green book for a long time the travel guide for africanamericans during the jim crow laws that help them avoid painful discriminations and segregated south
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Help them avoid painful discrimination and segregated south jame crowd may be a saying of the past but for instance film director spike lee believes racism is ingrained in the d. N. A. Of the United States days think it will ever be overcome completely. Well its going to take a long time because you know with the development of the i guess the you know the country with the native americans and with the you know the the many many years of bondage by africans who were brought here you know and then you had the black codes after that and then you had. Jim crow didnt you had reconstruction and so is you know its a lie its a lot you know and but i will say that it has gotten better during my lifetime. Ive seen changes but they came about because people worked to bring those changes black people white people and people of the same i so it wasnt easy the strides that have been made there were hard fought. It off heard that there are special projects and local director is like new orleans blac