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The Almost Astronaut
From: Joe Richman
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The story of how Ed Dwight went from being an Air Force captain to almost becoming the first Black astronaut in the world.

  • Added: May 19, 2023
  • Length: 16:36
From Montgomery to Ferguson
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou, Credit: http://www.apbspeakers.com/
Some call it a new civil rights movement. Others simply call it “black lives matter”. We hear a conversation about waging strategic non-violence be...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Feb 06, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Dream Remembered?: Martin Luther King Jr and the Grassroots Civil Rights Movement
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Gary Younge, author of "The Speech" talks about Martin Luther King Junior's Dream and the story behind it.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, KVSC, WVAS, WJSU and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 14
Thwarting Democracy, the Battle for Voting Rights
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Bloody Sunday-Selma, Alabama
It’s election season! But since the 2013 Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act, many states have pushed changes to voter laws that raise di...

Bought by KMUN and WNJR


  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2