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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Ferguson and the Civil Rights Generation Divide

    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.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Aug 18, 2014 • 1 min read

    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?

    The full episode

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    A Civil Rights Generation Gap, Unregulated Food and More
    1. 0:00Ferguson and the Civil Rights Generation DivideYou’re reading this
    2. 8:14Officer Body Cams
    3. 16:42It’s Time to Have a Cow, Man
    4. 25:12Whatever Happened to the Metric System?
    5. 41:06Are New Chemical Food Additives Safe?
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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Eric McDaniel

      University of Texas at Austin

      News

    The full episode

    1 of 5
    A Civil Rights Generation Gap, Unregulated Food and More
    1. 0:00Ferguson and the Civil Rights Generation DivideYou’re reading this
    2. 8:14Officer Body Cams
    3. 16:42It’s Time to Have a Cow, Man
    4. 25:12Whatever Happened to the Metric System?
    5. 41:06Are New Chemical Food Additives Safe?
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand