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Spike Lee and the battlefield of American history

By Reggie Ugwu
New York Times·
13 mins to read

With his new film, the peerless American filmmaker — self-isolating and reflective in New York — unsettles past and present conflicts.

It's a funny thing, Zooming with Spike Lee. He's remote, confined within a box within a box on your computer screen, yet somehow undiminished.

Maybe it's the look — the ball cap and the glasses — or maybe it's the way he looks at you. Lee has been staring directly into cameras for more than 30 years. Think of

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