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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    National Park Service addresses race and civil rights

    The National Park Service was founded 100 years ago to preserve the country’s natural beauty and historic sites. In the last 20 years or so, NPS has added sites that tell stories about the Japanese internment, forcible desegregation in the South, and the plight of migrant farmworkers.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 30, 2016 • 1 min read

    The National Park Service was founded 100 years ago to preserve the country’s natural beauty and historic sites. In the last 20 years or so, NPS has added sites that tell stories about the Japanese internment, forcible desegregation in the South, and the plight of migrant farmworkers.

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    What happens to Black Lives Matter during the Trump era?
    1. 0:31Black Lives Matter in the age of Trump
    2. 10:02Should immigrants facing deportation be able to post bail?
    3. 18:12Who is the Hollywood investor picked as Treasury Secretary?
    4. 25:50Nick Cave’s thoughts on music and mortality, captured in film
    5. 43:23National Park Service addresses race and civil rightsYou’re reading this
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