Religious and civic leaders like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have been telling protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, “Don’t riot…vote.” But that message doesn’t seem to be going over well with young, frustrated protesters. Is there a generational divide between older African Americans who lived through the civil rights movement and young people today?
Ferguson and the Civil Rights Generation Divide
Credits
Guest:
Eric McDaniel - University of Texas at Austin
Host:
Barbara Bogaev
Producers:
Andrew Walsh,
Christian Bordal,
Matt Holzman,
Jolie Myers,
Anna Scott