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The Black Republicans

Leah Wright Rigueur discusses her new book "The Loneliness of the Black Republican."

Aired 12/27/2014 | Rating NR

The Open Mind

The Black Republicans

Special | 28m 8sVideo has Closed Captions

Leah Wright Rigueur discusses her new book "The Loneliness of the Black Republican."

Harvard Kennedy School Professor Leah Wright Rigueur discusses her new book "The Loneliness of the Black Republican: Pragmatic Politics and the Pursuit of Power," a history of the GOP's relationship with African Americans from the New Deal to Ronald Reagan's presidency.

Aired 12/27/2014 | Rating NR

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The Open Mind is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS

The Open Mind

The Black Republicans

Special | 28m 8sVideo has Closed Captions

Harvard Kennedy School Professor Leah Wright Rigueur discusses her new book "The Loneliness of the Black Republican: Pragmatic Politics and the Pursuit of Power," a history of the GOP's relationship with African Americans from the New Deal to Ronald Reagan's presidency.

Aired 12/27/2014 | Rating NR

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