African-American Civil Rights Movement

Saxophonist Archie Shepp on life as a black American in Paris.

Four voices consider the legacy of Malcolm X in post-Ferguson America.

Courtney Pine explores John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, fifty years after its release.

Ida B. Wells the African American civil rights activist is chosen by Baroness Oona King

Oona King discovers her family's role in the fight for equality for African Americans.

Decades after his death, why does Sun Ra continue to inspire an obsessive following?

Profile of soul singer Roberta Flack, who charted an atypical path to fame in the 1970s.

Alvin Hall on Motown's eight Black Forum spoken word records with the people behind them.

Gary Younge tells the story of Ebony, the magazine that redefined African-American life.

Gary Younge visits The Welsh Window of Alabama a symbol of the fight for civil rights.

Cerys Matthews celebrates one of her musical heroines, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.

Playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah on Marcus Garvey, the inspirational 20th-century black leader.

Tom Robinson explores Jimi Hendrix and the guitarist's political beliefs and outlook.

African-American frustration at the slow pace of change results in riots.

Activists confront segregationists and President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act.

The US Supreme Court orders schools to become racially mixed.

In 1967, amidst protests and war, Louis Armstrong recorded 'What A Wonderful World'

Singer and actress Pauline Black chooses a jazz legend, the singer Billie Holiday.

Joe Boyd shines a spotlight on the career of record producer John H Hammond.

Joanna Macgregor nominates the chanteuse and civil rights activist Nina Simone.