Progress and Struggle: Race in US Society

Race has divided our country since colonization, with some calling slavery America's original sin. The history of the US, from the Civil War to Jim Crow and Black Lives Matter, is defined as conspicuously by racial strife as it is by great achievements. So what does racial progress actually mean in practice? How can political, business, and community leaders confront the true reality of racism in the US? And how do you fight not just prejudicial policies, but prejudicial minds?