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We look at the meaning of July 4th with a rendition of Frederick Douglass’ speech WHAT, TO THE SLAVE, IS THE FOURTH OF JULY? read by Ossie Davis. Later we present a sermon from Rev Jeremiah Wright titled A More Perfect Union. Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ … Continued
It took more than three generations of struggle to win the vote for half the population of the United States. The fight for women’s suffrage rose out of the battle for slavery’s abolition and later foundered in the backlash against Reconstruction, gaining new life with the social upheavals of the early 20th century. Historian Ellen … Continued
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we look at the meaning of July 4th with a rendition of Frederick Douglass speech and a sermon from Rev Jeremiah Wright.
“What to the Slave Is 4th of July?”: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass’s Historic Speech; Danny Glover & Ta-Nehisi Coates Make the Case for Reparations at Historic Congressional Hearing; Ta-Nehisi Coates: Reparations Are Not Just About Slavery But Also Centuries of Theft & Racial Terror; Ta-Nehisi Coates: “Joe Biden Shouldn’t Be President”.
“What to the Slave Is 4th of July?”: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass’s Historic Speech; Danny Glover & Ta-Nehisi Coates Make the Case for Reparations at Historic Congressional Hearing; Ta-Nehisi Coates: Reparations Are Not Just About Slavery But Also Centuries of Theft & Racial Terror; Ta-Nehisi Coates: “Joe Biden Shouldn’t Be President”.
Public Citizen: Trump’s National Emergency Declaration Paves Way for Sweeping Authoritarianism; New Interior Sec. David Bernhardt May Violate Trump’s Ethics Rule on Lobbyists in His Administration; Democrats Are Capitulating to Trump by Approving Border, DHS Funding; Agitate, Agitate, Agitate: A Key Lesson from Abolitionist Frederick Douglass on His 201st Birthday; Ibram X. Kendi on Frederick Douglass: “The Only Way … Continued
this episode is no longer available
we look at the meaning of July 4th with a rendition of Frederick Douglass speech and a sermon from Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
Does Donald Trump Think Frederick Douglass is Alive? Douglass’s Great-Great-Great Grandson Sets Him Straight; Yemen: Jeremy Scahill & Advocates Question “Success” of Trump Raid That Killed 24 Civilians; Meet Lewis Wallace: Trans Reporter Fired for Writing About Journalistic Integrity in Trump Era.
Does Donald Trump Think Frederick Douglass is Alive? Douglass’s Great-Great-Great Grandson Sets Him Straight; Yemen: Jeremy Scahill & Advocates Question “Success” of Trump Raid That Killed 24 Civilians; Meet Lewis Wallace: Trans Reporter Fired for Writing About Journalistic Integrity in Trump Era.
