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1963 March on Washington: "Freedom" The Demands, The Pledge, The Prayer
August 28, 1963
Bayard Rustin leader of the civil rights movement
A. Philip Randolph founder, March on Washington
Odetta folk and gospel singer
Benjamin E. Mays president, Morehouse College

In 1963, WGBH 89.7 broadcast the entire event as part of the National Educational Radio Network, the precursor to NPR.

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Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Town Hall: Part I
Malik Neal
00:50:40
CSI:NY's Hill Harper and filmmaker Gary Ross join local students and a panel of esteemed local experts for a timely Town Hall Meeting entitled, "Lincoln, Douglass and the Transformative Power of Words." The event seeks to underscore the importance of education in the lives of Abraham Lincol
Imperfect Offering: Humanitarian Action for the 21st Century
James Orbinski
00:59:29
Physician and humanitarian James Orbinski discusses his new book, An Imperfect Offering: Humanitarian Action for the Twenty-First Century.
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Town Hall: Part II
Hill Harper
01:31:12
CSI:NY's Hill Harper and filmmaker Gary Ross join local students and a panel of esteemed local experts for a timely Town Hall Meeting entitled, "Lincoln, Douglass and the Transformative Power of Words." The event seeks to underscore the importance of education in the lives of Abraham Lincol
The Obama Year
Michael Porter
00:43:20
Harvard economist and business guru Michael E. Porter, pundit and advisor to presidents past David Gergen, Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier, and Atlantic Monthly senior editor Jack Beatty mix it up with a frank assessment of the President Obama's progress on his new agenda.
US Supreme Court and Race
Randall Kennedy
01:07:00
Two Harvard legal scholars discuss the complex and often misunderstood history of how decisions by the United States Supreme Court have affected the legal status of racial minorities in America, and ask if the Supreme Court has been a friend or a foe to African Americans.
Civil Rights in the Age of Obama: Part I
Roger Wilkins
00:41:27
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and civil rights leader Roger Wilkins reflects on the state of American race relations, the evolution of our electoral politics, and Barack Obama's historic election with journalist Callie Crossley.
Image of Absolutely the Best
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
Part Number: 061079
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Image of Tradition Masters
Manufacturer: Tradition Records
Part Number: 1085
Price: $14.98
Image of Odetta Sings Dylan
Manufacturer: Drg
Part Number: 19503
Price: $17.98
Image of Odetta and the Blues
Manufacturer: Obc
Part Number: 509
Price: $11.98
Image of Christmas Spirituals
Manufacturer: Vanguard Records
Part Number: 79079
Price: $11.98
Image of Born to Rebel: An Autobiography
Author: Benjamin E. Mays
Publisher: University of Georgia Press (2003)
Binding: Paperback, 448 pages
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