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Need To Know | The saga of Shirley Sherrod | PBS

Duration: 08:59
Program: Need to Know #112
Broadcast Date: Jul. 23, 2010

Need to Know speaks with Terence Samuel, deputy editor of TheRoot.com, to discuss the controversial resignation of USDA employee Shirley Sherrod and the ways in which mainstream media handles the topic of race.

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