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Bill Kovach and Clayborne Carson, editors of a new anthology of writing about the civil rights movement, tell how James Baldwin, Robert Penn Warren, Gordon Parks and many others captured the struggle...
View Article"I Have A Dream" 50 Years Later
Taylor Branch, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement (Simon & Schuster), joins us to look back on the 50 years of civil rights...
View ArticleRevisiting the Civil Rights Movement Ahead of the March on Washington's 50th...
On the morning of August 28th 1963, the idea of America was tested and in the sounds of feet stepping and buses parking, there was a sign early that day that something would happen. It would not be a...
View ArticleReflecting on the March on Washington
Editor's Note: This audio report contains strong language that many may find offensive. This week on The Takeaway, we're remembering the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington—a defining moment in...
View ArticleRemembering the March on Washington & Next Steps for Civil Rights
Fifty years ago tomorrow, 250,000 protesters from across the country converged on the Washington Mall for the 1963 March on Washington. With a vision of America as a place of equal opportunity and...
View ArticleThe Life and Legacy of Civil Rights Leader Bayard Rustin
Producer-director Bennett Singer discusses the film “Brother Outsider,” a documentary exploring the life and work of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, who influenced Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and...
View ArticleOn MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail
Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama, on Good Friday, April 12, 1963, and while he was in jail, he saw in the newspaper a statement from eight "moderate" clergymen who branded...
View Article50 Years After the March on Washington, A Look At Dreams for the Next 50 Years
On this 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, we turn an eye toward the future of the civil rights movement and the dreams of this generation of activists.Rashad Robinson is the Executive...
View Article50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
Fifty years ago today, hundreds of thousands gathered on the Mall in Washington, DC to call for increased civil rights for African-Americans. Peniel Joseph, professor of history and founding director...
View ArticleWNYC Black History Month 2014
WNYC celebrates Black History Month with special programming throughout February. We will feature specials every night at 8PM on WNYC FM and AM during the week of February 10th with additional...
View ArticleRE:Defining Black History
During a month selected to celebrate “history,” we are treated to a lot of the same familiar civil rights stories. In this special, you can hear some alternate narratives, ones edited out of the...
View ArticleStokely Carmichael's Life
Stokely Carmichael was a controversial figure in black rights, straddling both the non-violent and Black Panther movements. In his new biography, Stokely: A Life, Peniel Joseph, professor of history...
View ArticleThe Re-Birth of the First Amendment
Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court made a decision in the case New York Times v Sullivan that would forever alter the way journalists practiced journalism. Brooke speaks with Andrew Cohen, contributing...
View ArticleRosa Parks' Legacy is Trapped in a New York Warehouse
Perhaps the most heralded scofflaw of the 20th century was Rosa Parks. Her 1955 refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama helped to launch the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Civil Rights...
View ArticleEleanor Holmes Norton on Voting Rights, 50 Years after Freedom Summer
In June 1964, approximately 1,000 college students arrived at Western College for Women (today, Miami University) in Oxford, Ohio. Sponsored by three leading civil rights organizations, the students...
View ArticleRE:Defining Black History
During a month selected to celebrate “history,” we are treated to a lot of the same familiar stories: the battles won for civil rights, the glory of Martin Luther King Jr.’s words, and the hardships...
View ArticleRetracing The Path from Selma to Montgomery
Over the weekend, President Obama was among the thousands of Americans commemorating the 50th anniversary of the civil rights march on Selma, Alabama. The event became the scene for America's Bloody...
View Article50 Years After MLK, Racial Tension Haunts Alabama Town
Weeks before Selma's Bloody Sunday in 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. urged residents of Gee's Bend, Alabama to vote.Now, some 50 years after Dr. King marched in the streets of Alabama, the Retro...
View ArticleRediscovering the Hidden Music of the Civil Rights Movement
No matter how old you are, there are things you know about the Civil Rights Movement. You’ve heard Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. You’ve seen the protesters getting blasted by fire...
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Thousands Attend Brooklyn Funeral for 'Dean of American Preachers'
Several streets around Concord Baptist Church in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn on Monday were blocked for the funeral of Reverend Gardner C. Taylor.The fact that the 96-year-old Taylor stepped away from...
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