African-American Civil Rights Movement

How two African-American athletes protested against racism at the 1968 Olympic Games.

Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come is an anthem for civil rights in the USA.

David McAlmont tells the glittering tale of Sylvester James and his disco hit Mighty Real.

Matthew Parris meets financial guru Alvin Hall, whose hero is James Baldwin.

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.

What links Wales to one of the darkest moments in the American civil rights movement?

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.

Reverend Jesse Jackson reflects on his life through the BBC Archives.