• The Civil Rights Generation

  • Feb 6 2024
  • Length: 28 mins
  • Podcast

The Civil Rights Generation

  • Summary

  • The story of civil rights in America is the story of legends like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. It is also the story of countless ordinary people who made a difference in their own, less-visible ways. In this episode, a conversation with NPR's Ayesha Roscoe about her series on the civil rights generation and how it is remembered by those who struggled against inequity and fought for a more just future.

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