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EPISODE · Jun 6, 2020 · 29 MIN

It Started With Oscar Grant: A Police Shooting in Oakland, and the Making of a Movement

from The California Report Magazine · host KQED

As nationwide protests continue in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, we explore how the death of Oscar Grant – shot by a transit officer while lying face-down, unarmed on a train platform - galvanized a new generation of activists, and helped spark a sustained call for change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As nationwide protests continue in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, we explore how the death of Oscar Grant – shot by a transit officer while lying face-down, unarmed on a train platform - galvanized a new generation of activists, and helped spark a sustained call for change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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As nationwide protests continue in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, we explore how the death of Oscar Grant – shot by a transit officer while lying face-down, unarmed on a train platform - galvanized a new generation of activists, and...

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