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    The Confederate Flag Fades Out of the American Landscape

    The Confederate flag was removed today from the memorial on South Carolina’s state capitol grounds--less than a month since 9 black Americans were murdered in a Church in Charleston. Have race relations reached a tipping point?

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    By Warren Olney • Jul 10, 2015 • 9m Listen

    The Confederate flag was removed today from the memorial on South Carolina’s state capitol grounds--less than a month since 9 black Americans were murdered in a Church in Charleston. Have race relations reached a tipping point?

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    Do You Really Own Your Own Face?
    1. 1:16Greek PM Tsipras' About-Face on Economic Reforms
    2. 8:03Facial Recognition and Loss of Anonymity
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Peniel Joseph

      historian and professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and founding director of the school’s Center for the Study of Race and Democracy

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      Cristina Marcos

      The Hill

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Do You Really Own Your Own Face?
    1. 1:16Greek PM Tsipras' About-Face on Economic Reforms
    2. 8:03Facial Recognition and Loss of Anonymity
    3. 41:57The Confederate Flag Fades Out of the American LandscapeYou’re reading this
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