Episode 193: Classmates (Making Trouble)
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What Good Was Five Years Anyway?
The first student led walk out of the silvil rights movement lasted for two weeks. The students were prepared to stay out of school until their demands were met. They would refuse to go to school, refuse to graduate and refuse to participate in any programme or activity if they didn't get what they needed. There is no recording of the speech barbara johns gave that day that led to the first student led walked out of thesilvil rights movement. It was written as part of a book called Black Power: A Love Story about America’s Forgotten Children (Simon & Schuster)
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