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Karachi and Kansas
Shahzeb Jillani explains why he's going back to report on a dangerous Pakistani city; in the Midwest, Sarfraz Manzoor meets Herb Jeffries, the Black cowboy film star who wasn't.
Pascale Harter introduces personal stories, reflections and insight from correspondents around the world. In this edition, Shahzeb Jillani explains why he's going back to Karachi, to report on one of Pakistan's most dangerous cities even if his mum insists it's "a godforsaken place". In the American Midwest, Sarfraz Manzoor unravels an enigma of Hollywood history: what happened to all the black cowboys in the Westerns? Meeting the man once billed as the first black cowboy screen idol, he learns there is more than one twist to the tale of Herb Jeffries.
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Sat 23 Mar 201304:50GMT
BBC World Service Online
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- Fri 22 Mar 201311:50GMTBBC World Service Online
- Fri 22 Mar 201319:50GMTBBC World Service Online
- Sat 23 Mar 201301:50GMTBBC World Service Online
- Sat 23 Mar 201304:50GMTBBC World Service Online
