It’s already been a busy year, but we’re all continuing to follow the situation in Minneapolis, where federal immigration enforcement sparked widespread protest – and then a nationwide outcry after federal agents killed two protestors in the space of two weeks. How can we better understand those developments in a larger historical and cultural context? UNC American Studies professor Sharon Holland joins Aaron to share her thoughts.

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