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Topic: Birth of a Nation

A protester in a Guy Fawkes mask stands in front of the Oregon State Capitol building during a Stop the Steal rally in Salem, Oregon. Angry supporters of President Trump took to the streets across the country following reporting that President-elect Joe Biden had won the election. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

Birth of a Republican nation

Chauncey DeVega
James Baldwin in "I am not your negro" (Magnolia Pictures/Dan Budnik)

James Baldwin's history lesson

Andrew O'Hehir
(AP/Chris Pizzello)

Scott Eric Kaufman
Nate Parker arrives at the Sundance NIGHT BEFORE NEXT Benefit at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP) (Willy Sanjuan/invision/ap)

Scott Eric Kaufman
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Nate Parker (AP/Chris Pizzello)

Nate Parker and rape culture

Natasha S. Alford
Nate Parker (AP/Chris Pizzello)

Scott Eric Kaufman
(AP/Rainier Ehrhardt)

The face of racism

Elias Isquith

Reigniting the Civil War

Dick Lehr
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