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EPISODE · Jun 4, 2018 · 50 MIN

#10 Voices & Votes: How Democracy Works (and How It Doesn't) with David Goodman

from Freedom Writers Podcast · host Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers

Erin Gruwell shares her conversation with activist David Goodman, who tells the heartbreaking story of his brother's tragic murder in 1964 by members of the Ku Klux Klan, and the 44-day federal investigation that followed. David then talks about confronting the horror of racism in America's past, using one's voice to vote in our present, and the crucial role that the youth play in bettering our democracy for the future. Links and Resources: Andrew Goodman Foundation: https://andrewgoodman.org/ Andrew Goodman with two Parkland students: https://bit.ly/2JsTZdS Learn more about the Goodman/Cheney/Schwerner case and Freedom Summer: https://to.pbs.org/2sDiSJp Video: https://bit.ly/2LUwHvX Video: https://bit.ly/2JbIHat More on Rosa Parks: https://bit.ly/2qlBlHg USA.gov State Election Office Directory: https://www.usa.gov/election-office Learn more about the Freedom Writers Foundation: www.freedomwritersfoundation.org Buy Signed Copies of Freedom Writers Books www.freedomwritersfoundation.org/index.php/shop

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