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Rosa Parks and Myles Horton discuss the Highlander Folk School, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the American Civil Rights Movement

BROADCAST: Jun. 8, 1973 | DURATION: 00:55:27

Synopsis

Rosa Parks and Myles Horton discuss the importance of the Highlander Folk School, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the American Civil Rights Movement. The story of these two prominent figures of the Civil Rights Movement have intervened in their fight for social equality. Includes a fragment of an interview with E. D. Nixon well known civil rights leader.

Details

Broadcast Date
Jun. 8, 1973

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 57.10 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
55 minutes, 27 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

African American History & Culture American History & Politics Civil Rights Education

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Academics

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005 Horton, Myles Civil rights movements African Americans Audiotapes. Radio programs. Highlander Folk School (Highlander Research and Education Center) Montgomery Bus Boycott African Americans--Segregation Racial segregation December 1, 1955 Grundy County, Tennessee African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century. American Civil Rights Movement United States Supreme Court United States federal government Horton, Myles, 1905-1990 Nixon, Edgar Daniel E. D. Nixon Colombia College (Honorary degrees) Montgomery chapter of the NAACP Congress King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. Watergate scandal Freedom

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