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Race and Economy

Understanding the civil rights movement as a labor and economic movement

by Kai Ryssdal and Richard Cunningham
Feb 23, 2023
Legalized segregation was an economic system that determined people’s livelihoods, says history professor Robin D.G. Kelley.
Protestors hold signs reading "Union Justice Now!" and "Honor King: End Racism!" in Memphis, Tennessee, in April 1968, days after the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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In Regina King's "One Night in Miami," Black icons wrestle with how to use their power

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Feb 24, 2021
The Emmy- and Academy Award-winning actress discusses her directorial debut and what she hopes audiences take away from the film.
"All of those things that make me who I am, I'm bringing to the storytelling process," says actor-director Regina King.
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