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One of the original 13 Freedom Riders, what Charles Person faced during the Civil Rights Movement was far worse than his time as a Marine in Vietnam.
- Added: Jan 13, 2021
- Length: 01:26:58
Only 11 years old on Bloody Sunday, JoAnne faced the charging horses and the swinging batons of the state troopers.
- Added: Jan 13, 2021
- Length: 01:06:54
Freedom Rider, Dave Dennis, never thought about getting involved in the Civil Rights Movement but he did want a date with a pretty young lady.
- Added: Jan 13, 2021
- Length: 01:31:59
Her mugshot has been called one of the most iconic in American history. The pretty white southern woman who defied Jim Crow and fought for civil ri...
- Added: Jan 13, 2021
- Length: 01:23:34
The little girl who went to school with federal marshals as escorts has something to say about what she went through and what we are going through ...
- Added: Jan 13, 2021
- Length: 01:02:02
This week on World Ocean Radio: part four of the five-part Slavery: Heritage and Identity series. In this episode we discuss the history of La Amis...
- Added: Jul 28, 2020
- Length: 05:30
A North Shore Suburb of Chicago skirts fair housing laws that require affordable housing and struggles to come to terms with segregation and a trou...
- Added: Dec 26, 2018
- Length: 14:55
In 1955 one woman refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man - in doing so she inspired a whole race to fight back against institutionaliz...
Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
- Added: Jan 21, 2012
- Length: 01:55
- Purchases: 3
A commentary noting Martin Luther King Jr.'s staunch support of union rights, which he died defending.
- Added: Apr 04, 2008
- Length: 02:58
A commentary noting that Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the staunchest and most effective supporters working Americans have ever had.
Bought by Prairie Public, WEZU, RadioFreePalmer, KBRP Community Radio, KUT and more
- Added: Jan 13, 2008
- Length: 03:11
- Purchases: 7
