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John McWhorter

John H. McWhorter is an associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University. John is also a contributing writer at The Atlantic and the author of more than a dozen books, including The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language and Words on the Move: Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally). Follow John on Twitter @JohnHMcWhorter.

Woke Racism: An Interview with John McWhorter

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