Oklahoma Humanities recently sponsored a series of talks in four cities across the state about race and social issues. The writings of Oklahoma's own Ralph Ellison were used at the programs to give context to the state of race relations in the state today. In this episode the Ralph Ellison Foundation's Executive Director, Michael Owens, talks with BrainBox host Chris Carroll about the legacy of Ralph Ellison and his relevance to discussions of race in America today.

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Learn more about the Ralph Ellison Foundation:  http://www.ralphellisonfoundation.org

Read Ralph Ellison's essay "What America Would Be Like Without Blacks":  http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/what-america-would-be-like-without-blacks/