In the latest Ways & Means podcast, two Duke professors take a historical look at our nation’s racial categories (what they are and who fits into them), how they are always changing and what implications this might have on politics.
Gunther Peck and Sarah Gaither in Ways & Means podcast
"This law (in North Carolina) could compromise the integrity of the vote. The stakes are pretty dire. And it doesn't matter who wins. Here, it's about the integrity of our democratic process.”
NBC News
“Critiquing his personality or contradicting his claims with facts ironically fuels his very appeal, which is grounded in a kind of professional victimhood. Rather than focusing on Trump’s personality, we do better to consider the deep historical roots to his race-based appeals to white voters.”
Salon
New voter identification laws could make voting more difficult this year for students and others, says Gunther Peck. Peck is an associate professor of history and public policy.
