Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
This is an auspicious week in political history. It was on this day in 1920 that American women won the right to vote; it was in August 28, 1963 that Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech; and it was forty years ago this week that the 1968 Democratic Convention took place in Chicago, and changed forever our view of politics, police and protesters. Join Kojo to talk about these events, and their legacy on politics & political conventions today.
Guests
- Barbara Lee State Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia (D-Richmond); and Delegate Democratic National Convention
- David Greenberg Assistant Professor, Journalism, Media Studies and History, Rutgers University; "History Lesson" writer, Slate.com
- Nathaniel Exum State Senator, Maryland State General Assembly (Dist. 24, Prince George's County); and Delegate, Democratic National Convention;
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