A French Victory or a Win For Immigrants?

People take the streets around the Arc de Triomphe to celebrate France's World Cup victory over Croatia, in Paris, France, Sunday, July 15, 2018. France won the final 4-2.

Peniel Joseph, founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracyprofessor of history and public affairs at the University of Texas-Austin and the author of Stokely: A Life (Civitas Books, 2016), explains why he thinks France's World Cup win is a victory for Africa and immigrants everywhere.