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Students and members of the NAACP march in Washington in May 1979, the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that racial segregation in U.S. schools was unconstitutional. Pictorial Parade/Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption

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Morning Edition Turns 40

How Identity Has Changed — And Hasn't — Over Morning Edition's 40 Years

Since our show debuted in 1979, some notions of race and identity have changed dramatically, while in other ways the same painful battles continue.

"We make sure that everybody can afford [public health insurance], but we don't require you to take it. And partly I think that's just the right policy, because I think people should be able to choose," Pete Buttigieg said. Lucy Hewett for NPR hide caption

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'Just The Right Policy': Pete Buttigieg On His 'Medicare For All Who Want It' Plan

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Students and members of the NAACP march in Washington in May 1979, the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that racial segregation in U.S. schools was unconstitutional. Pictorial Parade/Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption

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How Identity Has Changed — And Hasn't — Over 40 Years Of 'Morning Edition'

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Michael Bloomberg is reconsidering entering the Democratic presidential primary. If he entered, he would be the second billionaire to join the race who walked back an earlier decision not to run. Evan Agostini/Associated Press hide caption

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Former New York Mayor Bloomberg Reopens Door To 2020 Presidential Run

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The Lightest Live Moments: Celebrating The Best 'Morning Edition' Bloopers

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Janie Bush (left) and daughter Tracey Bush at their StoryCorps interview in Dallas on Dec. 8, 2014. Callie Thuma/StoryCorps hide caption

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Mother-Daughter Duo Reunited Against The Odds: 'I Believed That You Were Dead'

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David Hasselhoff performs during a concert in Berlin on Oct. 3 — Germany Unity Day. In 1989, his song "Looking for Freedom" was the anthem to many Germans' newfound freedom. Frank Hoensch/Getty Images hide caption

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David Hasselhoff Is Still Big In Germany 30 Years After His Berlin Wall Show

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