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72: Duke Power
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72: Duke Power

Dr. William Turner on Duke University Social Contradictions

Dr. William C. Turner reflects on the social contradictions of Duke University in the late 1960s, where Black "star students" were celebrated while Black housekeepers were treated as invisible objects. Turner describes the dissonance of being "beloved" in his community but "unwelcome" in a university that patronized segregated institutions. The hosts note that local Black religious leaders often remained quiet during the Lacrosse case due to Duke's economic influence.