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Anthony Burns/Fugitive Slave
In this documentary we explore how federal courts enforced fugitive slave laws. Historians, actors and legal scholars re-create the famous case of a young escaped slave who was sent back by a Boston j
Rubin Carter’s Hurricane, Pt1
As dramatized in a Bob Dylan song and The Hurricane starring Denzel Washington, ex-prize fighter Rubin Carter tells how he was wrongly convicted of a triple homicide and ultimately exonerated by a f
Equal Ground
The moving tale of the late Mae Bertha Carter, a sharecropper who raised thirteen children and also stood firmagainst harassmentin her quest to integrate public schools in Sunflower County, Mississi
Thich Nhat Hahn
We remember Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hahn, a best-selling author, Zen master and peacemaker, who taught part-time in the U.S. In this interview, he described lessons he learned about peacemaking tha
The Lost Cause, Pt2
We explore the bitter legacy of racial division left over from the Civil War and how its still affecting American life today. To see additional resources and our other programs, please visithumanmed
Moments of Truth w/Jean Shinoda Bolen
Bay Area author and psychiatrist Jean Shinoda Bolen explores the connection between a persons emotional state affects their physical health, and how moments of truth may be revealed when facing dir
The Lost Cause, Pt.1
Are we still living with the racial divide left over from the Civil War? This provocative audio documentary explores the history of a conflict that nearly tore America apart. To see additional resourc
The Literary Barber – Reuben Martinez
Announced as a winner of the prestigious MacArthur genius awards, colorful Rueben Martinez launched a literacy campaign from his small barber shop outside Los Angeles. To see additional resources an
Spiritual but not Religious
A conversation with Bradley University Prof. Robert Fuller who has studied a large sector of Americans who regard themselves as spiritually inclined, but who do not affiliate with organized religion.
A Humankind Sampler
Listen to these extraordinary excerpts from Humankind: how victims overcome hatred, the triumph of a child with disabilities, how a fractured family experienced healing, and more. To see additional re