Each season of Reckon Radio tells one in-depth story with Southern roots. Season One, "Greek Gods," examined the power and reach of a secret society at the University of Alabama. Season Two, "Recused," examined the rise and fall of Jeff Sessions. Season Three, “Unjustifiable,” examines how the death of Bonita Carter forever changed the course of Birmingham, Alabama. Season Four, “Panther: Blueprint for Black Power,” is the story of Lowdes County the unexpected birthplace of the Black Panther Party.
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Each season of Reckon Radio tells one in-depth story with Southern roots. Season One, "Greek Gods," examined the power and reach of a secret society at the University of Alabama. Season Two, "Recused," examined the rise and fall of Jeff Sessions. Season Three, “Unjustifiable,” examines how the death of Bonita Carter forever changed the course of Birmingham, Alabama. Season Four, “Panther: Blueprint for Black Power,” is the story of Lowdes County the unexpected birthplace of the Black Panther Party.
S4E6: How Movements Make Us Taller, featuring DeJuana Thompson & TN Rep. Justin J. Pearson
Reckon Radio
40 minutes
2 years ago
S4E6: How Movements Make Us Taller, featuring DeJuana Thompson & TN Rep. Justin J. Pearson
In the final episode, Woke Vote founder and Birmingham Civil Rights Institute President, DeJuana Thompson, and Tennessee State Rep Justin J. Pearson sit down with hosts Eunice Elliott and Roy S. Johnson. The four discuss the status of the movement for Black Power today—what's changed, what hasn’t and how the strategies of the Lowndes County Freedom Organization (LFCO) hold up today. To Pearson and Thompson, the past isn’t the past. It’s our toolkit for tomorrow.
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Reckon Radio
Each season of Reckon Radio tells one in-depth story with Southern roots. Season One, "Greek Gods," examined the power and reach of a secret society at the University of Alabama. Season Two, "Recused," examined the rise and fall of Jeff Sessions. Season Three, “Unjustifiable,” examines how the death of Bonita Carter forever changed the course of Birmingham, Alabama. Season Four, “Panther: Blueprint for Black Power,” is the story of Lowdes County the unexpected birthplace of the Black Panther Party.
