Destination Freedom Black Radio days
Destination Freedom Black Radio Days
English - February 21, 2021 22:37 - 58 minutes - 66.6 MBGovernment Society & Culture Documentary blackhistory blacklivesmatter peopleofcolor radiodrama series socialjustice Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: S1 Ep23 The Little Rock Nine
Next Episode: S1 Ep24: Carter G. Woodson, Recorder of History
On Sept. 25, 1957, the common goal for the nine students entering Central High School was to receive the same educational opportunities afforded white people
The majority of the country only knows the name Little Rock Nine, not Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, Jefferson Thomas, Dr. Terrence Roberts, Carlotta Walls Lanier, Minnijean Brown Trickey, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed-Wair, and Melba Pattillo Beals.
However, these brave Nine and their families endured the unrelenting rage of the majority of white people in Little Rock, Arkansas to break down the segregated wall of Central High School. We begin with thoughts from Carlotta Walls LaNier. Next The Little Rock Nine.