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147. Momentum: The Ripples Made by Ordinary People, Part 2
147. Momentum: The Ripples Made by Ordinary People, Part 2
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Jun 24, 2022
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Podcast episode
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On today’s episode of our special series, Momentum: Civil Rights in the 1950s, Sharon continues the story of young Thurgood Marshall as he travels to rural Tennessee on behalf of the NAACP and finds himself on the wrong side of trumped up charges and an angry mob. We also reconnect with George McLaurin and hear about Ada Fisher, two lifelong students who wanted equal opportunities in education and stood firm until they had a victorious Supreme Court ruling. Sharon also catches listeners up with J. Egar Hoover as he begins to transform the Federal Bureau of Investigation, though not without stirring up controversy over his denial of organized crime. What made Hoover so hesitant to pursue mid-century crime bosses? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Jun 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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