Ava DuVernay Illuminates America's Caste System with 'Origin'
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Fresh Air
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NPR
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audio
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Arts
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Publication Date |
Jan 15, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:45:34
Award-winning director Ava DuVernay's new film Origin explores a new way to consider the historical subjugation of Black people in America: As the adverse result of a caste system.The film is inspired by Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. In the movie, Wilkerson embarks on a journey to learn about caste - traveling to Germany and India to get to the root of the Black experience in America. DuVernay also directed 13th, When They See Us, and Selma.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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