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What can Montgomery Alabama teach Americans about Civil Rights?
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The landscape of Montgomery, Alabama is a monument to Civil Rights, but is America losing touch with the lessons of that movement?
Montgomery, Alabama was the setting for much of the battle for Civil Rights.
As the country celebrates its 250 anniversary, NPR’s Debbie Elliot went to Montgomery to see what it can teach us. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider
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Montgomery, Alabama was the setting for much of the battle for Civil Rights.
As the country celebrates its 250 anniversary, NPR’s Debbie Elliot went to Montgomery to see what it can teach us. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider
This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at [email protected].
This episode was produced by Tyler Bartlam.
It was edited by Rose Friedman and Courtney Dorning
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See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
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