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Radio 4,09 Jun 2009,15 mins

'And We Shall Overcome'

America, Empire of Liberty

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Series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds. Activists confront segregationists in the south and President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act after years of protests and political pressure.

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