African-American Civil Rights Movement
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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.
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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
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- Posted27 August 2020
Fighting Together in Korea. Audio, 28 minutes
How the Korean War forced the US military to desegregate.
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- Posted7 August 2020
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- Posted31 July 2020
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- Posted31 July 2020
John Lewis funeral: He was 'a person who only wanted peace and equality' Newsday. Audio, 00:03:43
The body of the civil rights activist, Senator John Lewis, will be laid to rest in Atlanta
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted30 July 2020
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- Posted28 July 2020
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- Posted26 July 2020
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- Posted26 July 2020
Witness History. The Million Man March. Audio, 9 minutes
On 16th October 1995 hundreds of thousands of black American men marched on Washington DC
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- Posted18 July 2020
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- Posted18 July 2020
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