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Actually, Color Blindness Isn’t Racist
Thurgood Marshall, NAACP Chief Council, in front of the Supreme Court. (Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
Why have today’s most celebrated intellectuals ignored the historical record to recast it as a reactionary idea? Coleman Hughes explains.
By Coleman Hughes
12.20.22 — U.S. Politics
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To our veteran subscribers—and to our many newcomers—welcome, again, to The Free Press (formerly Common Sense). We’re so excited you’re here, and we hope you learn as much from the essay below, by Free Press contributor Coleman Hughes, as we did.

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Coleman Hughes

Coleman Hughes is an author, podcaster and opinion columnist who specializes in issues related to race, public policy and applied ethics. He has appeared on prominent TV shows and podcasts including The View, Real Time with Bill Maher, the Joe Rogan Experience, and Making Sense with Sam Harris. In 2024, Hughes released his first book, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America.

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