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Seven Days of 1961

Seven Days of 1961

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Hear history from the people who made it on the Seven Days of 1961 podcast. Activists share what happened when they challenged white supremacy, facing violence and arrest.

Recent Episodes

  • 1,500 Black college students challenged police in 1961. The Supreme Court took their side.

    2 years ago

  • Joyce Barrett led a sit-in at age 22, helping to enact a ban on racial discrimination in Maryland

    2 years ago

  • More than 100 high school students walk out in protest of Brenda Travis' expulsion for activism

    2 years ago

  • After Freedom Riders barely escaped death, new activists poured into the South for months

    3 years ago

  • How nine college students challenged segregation at a public library

    3 years ago

  • At age 15, Kenneth Dious was ready to fight for the Black students integrating UGA

    3 years ago

  • They wanted to integrate their South Carolina town in 1961. The college students were sentenced to a chain gang.

    3 years ago

  • Trailer: Seven Days of 1961

    3 years ago