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Springfield, Illinois: Where conversations about race create ripples of community

With increasing racial tensions, Springfield was on the verge of becoming a tinderbox like Los Angeles or Cincinnati. Concerned by the level of racial animosity, city officials worked to engage residents in study circles to help improve race relations. (2005)

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