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Uncovering Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Boston Years
Callie Crossley speaks with journalist and documentary filmmaker Clennon King about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s hidden history here in Boston. -
Carrying the Torch: The New Generation Continuing MLK’s Legacy
Callie Crossley speaks with the leaders of youth civil engagement groups Sociedad Latina and Dream Defenders about sacrifice, youth activism and a vision for the future. -
Motown: The History Of A Hits Factory
Berry Gordy Jr. built Motown from the ground up, using techniques he had learned as an assembly line worker in a car factory. -
The Dominican Republic Took In Jewish Refugees Fleeing Hitler While 31 Nations Looked Away
At a conference of 32 nations that convened in France in 1938, only one country — the Dominican Republic — agreed to help settle German Jewish refugees. -
Boston City Hall At 50. From World's Ugliest Building To Brutalist Masterpiece
Decades after its heyday, the mid-20th century architectural style brutalism is getting a second look, and it ain't looking so bad. -
Is Democracy Today As Vulnerable As It Was During World War I?
Historian Nancy Koehn said that democracy's place in the world today faces existential threats just as it did in the period around World War I. -
The Lessons Of World War II Are Still Relevant. Will We Heed Them?
Our collective memory of the cataclysm is growing dimmer. -
How Nixon's Presidency Marked The Turn to More Conservative Politics
This year marks 50 years since Richard Nixon won the presidential election in 1968, beating then Democratic nominee Vice President Hubert Humphrey. -
Tigerland: How One Columbus, OH High School Turned Adversity Into Advantage
Callie Crossley speaks with author Wil Haygood about his 8th and newest book, "Tigerland." -
Salem Witches, Sure. What About The New England Vampire Panic?
Over the course of a century, a wave of exhumations took place throughout New England. They were hunting vampires.
