Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
He made his name as a Florida Folklorist in the 1930s, and infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s. Today, Stetson Kennedy is still an Activist, agitating for civil rights and economic & racial equality. We find out why he recently posted years of documented ‘Klan Secrets’on his website — and why he was picketing a supermarket last week.
Guests
- Stetson Kennedy Writer, investigative journalist, pioneer folklorist, and lifelong civil & human rights activist
- Peggy Bulger Director, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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