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September 22, 2021

Charles Mills, Renowned Political Philosopher and Author of "The Racial Contract," Has Died
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Caribbean political philosopher Charles Mills died Monday at the age of
70. A longtime educator, Mills was most recently distinguished professor
of philosophy at the City University of New York. His landmark book "The
Racial Contract" challenged the deracialized framework of the "social
contract." Mills wrote, "White supremacy is the unnamed political system
that has made the modern world what it is today."


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