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Recognizing Racism From The Inside

Algonquin Books

Novelist Jim Grimsley was a public school student when public schools integrated in North Carolina. 

The black students he met were the first black people he'd ever known. 

He has the benefit of hindsight as he looks on back on that time now, 50 years later, and comes to grips with his racist upbringing.  How I Shed My Skin is the story of his experiences.  Jim Grimsley joins us with memories and interpretations. 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.