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Historian Paul Ortiz on the Black and Latinx History of the United States; Plus: Plus: How the fight for Medicare helped to desegregate hospitals

0:08 — Fund Drive Premium: An African American and Latinx History of the United States

Paul Ortiz is a professor of history at the University of Florida and the Director of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program. He’s the author of several books, including his most recent work, An African American and Latinx History of the United States. Yours for a pledge of $80 to KPFA, or, with the addition of the Pacifica Radio Archives Black History Collection, $250.

1:08 – Fund Drive Premium: Power to Heal

POWER TO HEAL is a documentary film that tells a poignant chapter in the historic struggle to secure equal and adequate access to healthcare for all Americans. Central to the story is the tale of how a new national program, Medicare, was used to mount a dramatic, coordinated effort that desegregated thousands of hospitals across the country in a matter of months. Yours for a pledge of $150 to KPFA.

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