Critical race theory

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  1. 1
    A movement in academia involving the application of critical theory to issues surrounding the interaction between racial dynamics and social and legal power. uncountable

    "In short, Critical Race Theory is an intellectual movement that is both particular to our postmodern (and conservative) times and part of a tradition of human resistance and liberation."

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"In short, Critical Race Theory is an intellectual movement that is both particular to our postmodern (and conservative) times and part of a tradition of human resistance and liberation."

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