Rice Associate Professor of History Dr. Alex Byrd discusses Childish Gambino's hit song and music video "This Is America" with RHR Podcast Director Eddie Plaut. Dr. Byrd elaborates on many of the historical and cultural themes of Donald Glover's work, arguing that the work exemplifies something essential to studying American history: that American history is African American history.

Referenced New Yorker Piece: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-carnage-and-chaos-of-childish-gambinos-this-is-america