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Hubert Humphrey's Fight For Civil Rights

Hubert Humphrey's Fight For Civil Rights

FromFresh Air


Hubert Humphrey's Fight For Civil Rights

FromFresh Air

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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Jul 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

If you have any impression of LBJ Vice President Hubert Humphrey, it might be that of an establishment politician who defended an unpopular war in Vietnam and led the Democratic Party to defeat in 1968. But writer Samuel Freedman says the young Hubert Humphrey was a man of true principle and rare talent, fighting bigotry as mayor of Minneapolis, and waging a courageous battle to get the party to embrace civil rights. Freedman's book is Into the Bright Sunshine.John Powers reviews the new season of the Navajo police drama Dark Winds.
Released:
Jul 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.