African-American Civil Rights Movement
Witness History. The Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks. Audio, 9 minutes
The story of a woman who played a largely unsung role in countless medical breakthroughs
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted2 February 2021
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- Posted29 January 2021
Calling for more US funding for black scientists. Newsday. Audio, 00:04:20
There are disparities in the way money is allocated for research
- AttributionBBC
- Posted28 January 2021
Small Axe: The Podcast. 2. Awakening. Audio, 34 minutes
Weyland Mckenzie-Witter continues the conversation Professor Kehinde Andrews.
- AttributionBBC Radio 1
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted16 January 2021
Verlene Warnock reacts to her son Raphael becoming a US Senator. Newshour. Audio, 00:01:33
Verlene Warnock, the 82-year-old mother of Raphael Warnock on his Senate victory
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted6 January 2021
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- Posted31 December 2020
The Essay. Secret Admirers, Jumoké Fashola on Nina Simone. Audio, 14 minutes
Radio 3 presenter Jumoké Fashola celebrates the American singer-songwriter Nina Simone
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted25 October 2020
From Civil Rights to Smethwick: Why was Malcolm X in the West Midlands? Video, 00:02:50
From Civil Rights to Smethwick: Why was Malcolm X in the West Midlands?
- AttributionBBC
- Posted23 October 2020
Witness History. The US Voting Rights Act of 1965. Audio, 9 minutes
The landmark legislation was introduced to ensure the rights of African Americans to vote
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Rethink. DeRay McKesson: Rethinking The Impossible. Audio, 6 minutes
Civil rights activist McKesson believes in a better future for young black men
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Thinking Black, John Howard Griffin. Audio, 14 minutes
Colin Grant examines how black people often experience invisibility in wider society.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
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- Posted3 October 2020
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- Posted19 September 2020
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- Posted16 September 2020
Witness History. The Greensboro lunch counter sit-in. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1960 four young black men began a protest against racial segregation in the USA.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted11 September 2020
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- Posted2 September 2020
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- Posted28 August 2020
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- Posted28 August 2020
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- Posted28 August 2020
Witness History. Who has the right to vote in America? Audio, 9 minutes
The decision that quashed a key part of an electoral law designed to protect black voters
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
