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Freedom in America
Alistair Cooke ponders on spontaneous protests and reveals what led up to Rosa Parks changing American history.
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Fri 18 Jun 1999
21:00
Â鶹Éç Radio 4
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The Stand in the Schoolhouse Door of 1963
The 25th anniversary of the desegregation of the University of Alabama.
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The events that led to the recognition of Martin Luther King Jr Day.
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