April 3, 2018

Taylor Branch on the Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

April 4, 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Pulitzer Prize author and historian Taylor Branch spoke about the… read more

April 4, 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Pulitzer Prize author and historian Taylor Branch spoke about the life and legacy of the civil rights leader at an event hosted by the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. Taylor also talked about his personal experience growing up as a child in a segregated community in the South and then later deciding to participate in the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. His award-winning novel was titled, “Parting the Waters: America in the King Years” and he’s best known for his trilogy of books on MLK and the civil rights era. close

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Program ID:: 442985-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Speech
Location:: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
First Aired:: Apr 03, 2018 | 1:17pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Jan 18, 2021 | 2:07pm EST | C-SPAN 3

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Apr 03, 2018 | 1:17pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 03, 2018 | 1:20pm EDT | C-SPAN RADIO
Apr 03, 2018 | 2:20pm EDT | C-SPAN RADIO
Apr 03, 2018 | 2:20pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
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Apr 04, 2018 | 1:54am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 04, 2018 | 2:20am EDT | C-SPAN RADIO
Apr 07, 2018 | 2:15pm EDT | C-SPAN RADIO
Apr 07, 2018 | 6:14pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 08, 2018 | 4:11am EDT | C-SPAN 3
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Aug 09, 2018 | 7:09am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Jan 15, 2021 | 8:01pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Jan 16, 2021 | 12:55am EST | C-SPAN 3
Jan 18, 2021 | 8:00am EST | C-SPAN 3
Jan 18, 2021 | 2:07pm EST | C-SPAN 3

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