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From Macedonia to America: Civics lessons from the former Yugoslavia

  • Written by Keith Brown, Professor of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University
From Macedonia to America: Civics lessons from the former YugoslaviaPolice officers push back demonstrators next to St. John's Episcopal Church outside of the White House, June 1, 2020 in Washington D.C.Jose Luis Magana/AFP via Getty Images

Americans protesting police violence may find inspiration in the activism of Macedonian citizens in the last years of Communist rule in Yugoslavia.

In August 1987, Communist...

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