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The United States Civil Rights Trail

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  • The U.S. Civil Rights Trail podcast is a narrative podcast series where historians and experts explore some of the most significant events of the Civil Rights movement. It features the real stories of real people who were there and who made a difference. And it explains why what took place then is still so relevant to all of us today.
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Episodes
  • North Carolina: Greensboro Sparks a Movement
    Dec 5 2023

    This is the North Carolina Civil Rights Trail podcast. A series where historians and experts help us explore significant events in African American history that happened in the state. This is the third and final episode, where we take you to protests and movements across the state inspired and energized by the Greensboro Four sit-in in places such as Elizabeth City, Kinston, High Point, Salisbury, Shelby and Warren County. We also tell the story of Ella Baker and how she founded SNCC on the campus of Shaw University in Raleigh. 

    Learn more about the sites on the North Carolina Civil Rights Trail by visiting: 

    • VisitNC.com/Civil-Rights
    • North Carolina African American Heritage Commission
    • CivilRightsTrail.com

    The episode features the voices and perspectives of: 

    • Glen Bowman, History Professor, Elizabeth City State University
    • Adriane Lentz-Smith, History Professor, Duke University
    • Bill Kearney, University of North Carolina Outreach Manager
    • Keri Peterson, Sr. Director of History and Exhibitions, Levine Museum of the New South
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    23 mins
  • North Carolina: The A&T 4 Sit Down
    Dec 5 2023

    This is the North Carolina Civil Rights Trail podcast. A series where historians and experts help us explore significant events in African American history that happened in the state. This is the second of three episodes. And in it, we’re going to learn about how four young men protesting at a department store lunch counter in Greensboro, NC, influenced generations.

    Learn more about the sites on the North Carolina Civil Rights Trail by visiting: 

    • VisitNC.com/Civil-Rights
    • North Carolina African American Heritage Commission
    • CivilRightsTrail.com

    The episode features the voices and perspectives of: 

    • Cassandra Williams, Tour Guide, International Civil Rights Center and Museum
    • Torren Gatson, Asst. Professor of History, UNC-Greensboro
    • Robert "Pat" Patterson, Sr., former student at NC A&T
    • Charles Bess, former busboy at Woolworths in Greensboro
    • Roslyn Smith, former Bennett College student
    • Yvonne Johnson, former Bennett College student
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    24 mins
  • North Carolina: NC Students Start a Revolution
    Dec 5 2023

    This is the North Carolina Civil Rights Trail podcast. A series where historians and experts help us explore significant events in African American history that happened in the state. This is the first of three episodes. And in it, we’ll tell the story of the events leading up to the famous A&T Four sit-ins in Greensboro in 1960, including the story of Dorothy Counts and her attempt to integrate a public high school in Charlotte. 

    Learn more about the sites on the North Carolina Civil Rights Trail by visiting: 

    • VisitNC.com/Civil-Rights
    • North Carolina African American Heritage Commission
    • CivilRightsTrail.com

    The episode features the voices and perspectives of: 

    • Dorothy Counts-Scoggins
    • Will Harris, Principal Scholar, International Civil Rights Center and Museum
    • Keri Peterson, Sr. Director of History and Exhibitions, Levine Museum of the New South
    • Cassandra Williams, Tour Guide, International Civil Rights Center and Museum
    • Yvonne Johnson, Bennett College student from 1960-1964
    • Torren Gatson, Asst. Professor of History, UNC-Greensboro

     

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    21 mins

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