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Peter Hardeman Burnett: California's 1st Governor And A Noted Racist : NPR

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Gregory Nokes, author of a biography of California's first governor, Peter Hardeman Burnett, about Burnett's life and racist legacy.

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