NPR: Examining Civility in a Time of Deepening Political Divisions

By Leila Fadel

NPR

March 11, 2019

Civil Racism (Lynn Mie Itagaki) These days, the word civility can seem almost quaint. Do Americans even agree that it's something to strive for? We explore what civility — and incivility — mean in polarizing times.

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