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Justin Gomer

Justin Gomer, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of American Studies at California State University, Long Beach. He is currently writing a book entitled, Colorblindness, A Life: The Political and Cultural Biography of an Ideology.

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Politics, Race

Reagan Used MLK Day to Undermine Racial Justice

Reagan never really believed that Martin Luther King, Jr., deserved a holiday.

Justin Gomer, Christopher Petrella

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