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ASU director comments on current race relations in America


August 19, 2014

As racial tensions explode in Ferguson, Missouri, 12 News examines race relations in Arizona.

Neal Lester, director of Project Humanities at Arizona State University, says while race relations have come a long way since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, there's still a lot of work to be done.

Project Humanities is part of a movement to positively connect people from diverse backgrounds. The project seeks to establish and lead multidisciplinary research opportunities and to engage local, national and international communities in humanities discussions.

Watch the full video segment via the link below.

Article source: AZCentral.com

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