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Title: The Bob Edwards Show, Jotaka Eaddy, C. T. Vivian, Bonita Porter, and Talib Kweli, August 28, 2013
Author: Bob Edwards
Narrator: Bob Edwards
Format: Original Recording
Length: 57 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-28-13
Publisher: XM Satellite Radio
Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews
Publisher's Summary:
Today is part three of our series Deeply Rooted: Commemorating the Civil Rights Movement and the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People played a large role that day. Founded in 1909 in response to race riots and lynchings, the NAACP is a long-standing American institution. The association is also known for its work on Brown v. Board of Education; the Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1964, and 1968; integration of the armed forces; and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Jotaka Eaddy, Senior Director for Voting Rights and Senior Adviser to the President and CEO of the NAACP, joins Bob to discuss the organization, its history, and its ongoing efforts to raise American standards of equality.
Then, Bob talks to Dr. C.T. Vivian, recent recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and current president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Before his assassination, King served as president of the SCLC. Bonita Porter was just 11 years old when she attended the March on Washington, and ahead of her This I Believe essay which will air on Friday, Porter shares her recollections of that day fifty years ago.
Finally, although he doesnt follow politics, Brooklyn rapper Talib Kweli creates music with societys ills in mind even when theyre political. Recently, the head-knockin emcee joined the Dream Defenders in Florida to protest its controversial stand your ground law. He talks to Bob about black history and the legacy of American civil rights in contemporary urban music. [Broadcast Date: August 28, 2013]