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Voices: The power of nonviolent resistance May 30, 2019

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A clash between a longtime civil rights activist and a leader from a younger generation kicks off a discussion of the most effective path to change and the journeys that brought civil rights leaders to their belief in nonviolence.

Voices: How music propelled the civil rights movement May 23, 2019

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“Without songs, we couldn't have had a movement.”

Voices: How segregationist George Wallace became a model for racial reconciliation May 16, 2019

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"Sometimes we have to remember we're all human beings."

Voices: Women of the civil rights movement May 09, 2019

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Rep. Barbara Lee and Andrew Young explain why women are so often eliminated from civil rights stories — and why that’s so wrong

Coming up on ‘Voices of the Movement’ … May 02, 2019

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…more voices from the civil rights movement as they explore the themes that made the movement what it was, and that connect it to today. But first, we want to hear from you. What voices do you hope get preserved? And what lessons can we learn from them?

Voices: The story of Bloody Sunday and today’s pilgrimage to Selma Apr 25, 2019

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Congressman John Lewis and others who were there recall marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., to protest the suppression of black votes.

Voices: How MLK's famous letter was smuggled out of jail Apr 18, 2019

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Clarence B. Jones, Martin Luther King Jr.’s lawyer and occasional speechwriter, describes how he smuggled the letter out of jail.

Voices: Children ‘stripped of innocence’ Apr 11, 2019

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A member of the Little Rock Nine and a survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing both lost the illusion of safety in their young lives.

Voices of the Movement: The day Martin Luther King Jr. died Apr 04, 2019

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Andrew Young, King’s chief strategist with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and others who were close to King recall the moment they heard of his assassination.

Coming soon: Voices of the Movement, a special project from Cape Up Mar 25, 2019

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Starting April 4, ‘Cape Up’ will be presenting a special series highlighting the voices of civil rights leaders. Some you know and some you may not. For the next two months, we’re going to hear their voices. Listen to their stories. And try to understand.

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