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Civil Rights in the Age of Obama: Part II
January 19, 2009
Roger Wilkins historian, reporter [homepage]
Callie Crossley radio host, The Callie Crossley Show [homepage]

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.

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Generations of Social Justice
Xernona Clayton
00:29:24
This program invites two individuals, Xerona Clayton who worked with Dr Martin Luther King 50 years ago and today is the president of the foundation that presents the Trumpet Awards, a prestigious award ceremony which recognizes African American accomplishments and is sponsored by the Turner Broadca
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
John Callahan and Adam Bradley on Ralph Ellison
John Callahan
00:49:33
Editors John Callahan and Adam Bradley discuss Ralph Ellison's posthumously-published second novel Three Days Before the Shooting.
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.
Isabel Wilkerson: Epic Story of America’s Great Migration
Isabel Wilkerson
00:55:23
Pulitzer Prize--winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson discusses her first book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration.
Securing the Common Good in a time of Global Crises
Ban Ki-moon
01:11:00
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls for the international community to move quickly and boldly in addressing urgent global challenges.
Image of A Man's Life: An Autobiography
Author: Roger Wilkins
Publisher: Ox Bow Pr (1991)
Binding: Paperback, 384 pages
Image of Jefferson's Pillow: The Founding Fathers and the DIlemma of Black Patriotism
Author: Roger Wilkins
Publisher: Beacon Press (2002)
Binding: Paperback, 184 pages

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