Episode 061: The Real RACE - in Black and White - Part For

Send us Fan MailIn the fourth part of The Real RACE — in Black and White series, Jeremiah Gunn continues his examination of race, American history, and the political forces that have kept racial division alive long after slavery ended.Jeremiah challenges the idea that race is the defining issue of American identity, arguing instead that the real divide is between those who pursue truth, freedom, and responsibility—and those who exploit racial identity for political power. He revisits the history of the Democratic Party, slavery, Reconstruction, the Civil Rights era, and the ways racial narratives continue to shape modern America.The episode also takes aim at corporate and cultural virtue-signaling—from the NFL's “End Racism” messaging and corporate statements about racial justice to the influence of organizations and activists who claim to speak for entire racial groups. Jeremiah argues that treating millions of Americans as a single “community” based on skin color only reinforces the divisions supposedly being challenged.Along the way, he highlights figures including Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie Robinson, Frederick Douglass, Ben Carson, Tim Scott, Wesley Hunt, Byron Donalds, J.C. Watts, and Winsome Sears, contrasting their approaches to race, achievement, citizenship, and personal responsibility.The episode ultimately asks a fundamental question: Are Americans going to continue fighting a racial war handed down from previous generations—or finally choose to end it?As Jeremiah puts it, “There’s only two races: decent and indecent.” The challenge is deciding which side we choose.