Where the new civil rights movement goes from here

Jan. 04, 2017

Reporter Wesley Lowery talks about being on the endless police shootings beat and his new book, They Can’t Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America’s Racial Justice Movement.

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Credits

Guest:

Wesley Lowery - correspondent for "60 IN 6" - @WesleyLowery

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Amy Ta, Michell Eloy

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Where the new civil rights movement goes from here

Reporter Wesley Lowery talks about being on the endless police shootings beat and his new book, They Can’t Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America’s...

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