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In this episode, we delve into the topic of How Riots Rewired 1968 Civil Rights. {"transcription":"WEBVTT\n\n00:00:00.680 --> 00:00:02.940\nIt's kind of wild to think about, but in 1968,\n\n00:00:03.220 --> 00:00:06.000\nit was completely legal for a landlord to just\n\n00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:08.619\nlook you in the eye and deny you a home simply\n\n00:00:08.619 --> 00:00:10.679\nbecause of the color of your skin. Yeah, totally\n\n00:00:10.679 --> 00:00:12.419\nlegal. I mean, you could have the money, right?\n\n00:00:12.439 --> 00:00:14.400\nYou could have the credit. But if you tried to\n\n00:00:14.400 --> 00:00:17.239\ncross this invisible geographic line into a white\n\n00:00:17.239 --> 00:00:19.219\nneighborhood, the door would just be shut in\n\n00:00:19.219 --> 00:00:21.640\nyour face. Exactly. And the most shocking part\n\n00:00:21.640 --> 00 ... 
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