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Voice of Freedom
Turbulent times turned an artist into a hero
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How the Lincoln Memorial became a symbol for civil rights.
Goin' Back To T-Town |
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How a pandemic of racial terror led to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
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History is alive. We are still living it. Let’s talk about it.
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The history of America’s ongoing struggle with race, democracy and justice.
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The role of protest, agitation and struggle in the evolution of the country we live in today.
Voice of Freedom |
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Before the legendary singer was a civil rights icon at home, she battled white supremacy abroad.
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Tulsa’s extraordinary Black neighborhood in images 100 years ago and today.
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The Greenwood district in Tulsa, Oklahoma was once a Mecca for African American business. Then came the racist mob.
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Clayborne Carson discusses King's relationship to the Bible, his opinion of Marx, and the science fiction novel that helped shape his activism.
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On April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray shot and killed Dr. Martin Luther King. This is the fateful narrative of the killer and his prey, set against the seething, turbulent forces in American society.
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Revisit a thriving Black community in Tulsa, which rebuilt after a 1921 racially-motivated massacre.
