Legacy of Love | Trailer

Season 8 Episode 1

About the Episode

LEGACY OF LOVE reveals the meeting, romance and intellectual relationship between Coretta Scott and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. With historical dramatizations and exclusive interviews, the film shows the surprising differences between their backgrounds. Featuring brief commentaries by Christian, Jewish, Moslem, Asian-American, African-American and Latin-American community leaders.

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Extras

Segregation Scholarships | Rosenwald Schools

The Rosenwald Schools were built to educate young Black children in the segregated American South.

1:32
Inundation District | Boston's Made Land

Did you know that Boston was once a peninsula? Nancy S. Seasholes explains how the city came to be.

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Firelighters: Fire is Medicine | Trailer

Women leaders reclaim for their right to share the indigenous practice of controlled burning.

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Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People: Preserving a Way of Life | Trailer

A love story of salmon, water and family that explores this deep connection for the Lummi people.

0:48
Silence in Sikeston | Beyond the Lens with Cara Anthony

Journalist Cara Anthony reveals a piece of family history that parallels SILENCE IN SIKESTON.

8:12
Segregation Scholarships | Investing in Black Education

The scholarships provided educational opportunity for Black Americans while maintaining segregation.

1:14
Inundation District | Trailer

Examining the short-sighted political decisions of one American city in an era of rising seas.

1:18
Inundation District | Preview

Examining the short-sighted political decisions of one American city in an era of rising seas.

0:29
Silence in Sikeston | Meet the Makers

A conversation about the film and podcast and what they examine and expose about silence and health.

16:10
Silence in Sikeston | Before Lynching Became a Crime

Before the death of Cleo Wright in 1942, lynching was never prosecuted as a federal crime.

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