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Norman Lear on Tough Conversations
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Norman Lear's work focused on real people and real conversations.
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Video description: Black musicians have always had a place in the history of country music, despite the music industry's push to label white folk music as hillbilly music, and Black folk music as "race records." "Black people that have succeeded in this industry succeeded in spite of that," said Andrea Williams, author and journalist.
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