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18

Conversations in Context: Media

“Conversations in Context” is a five-part interview series between Lonnie G. Bunch III, 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and MTV News host Dometi Pongo.  Each 8-10 minute episode will focus on a theme set up to explore parallels between historical milestones and today’s events. From movements to marches, witness an intergenerational discussion that covers everything from Lead Belly to Lil’ Baby, and journey from the Selma to Montgomery March to the Brooklyn Liberation parade. Secretary Bunch will provide commentary on significant milestones to help us better understand how history can help move us forward.

Men in suits boarding bus with National Guar din foreground

Freedom Riders preparing to board a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, May 24, 1961.
Perry Aycock/AP Images

Episode Four: Media

The power of the media in the context of the Freedom Riders’ departure from Los Angeles in 1961.

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Posted: 18 August 2020
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