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EPISODE · Jul 23, 2020 · 49 MIN

New book captures history of American protests for young audiences

from Civic · host Mel Baker, Lila LaHood

San Francisco Public Press publisher Lila LaHood talks with 48Hills publisher Marke Bieschke and arts editor about his new book "Into the Streets: A Young Person's Visual History of Protests in the United States," which gives background and context for a long legacy of uprising and civil disobedience around the nation. Bieschke also discusses what this history means in light of recent the recent wave of protests against police brutality.

San Francisco Public Press publisher Lila LaHood talks with 48Hills publisher Marke Bieschke and arts editor about his new book "Into the Streets: A Young Person's Visual History of Protests in the United States," which gives background and context for a long legacy of uprising and civil disobedience around the nation. Bieschke also discusses what this history means in light of recent the recent wave of protests against police brutality.

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San Francisco Public Press publisher Lila LaHood talks with 48Hills publisher Marke Bieschke and arts editor about his new book "Into the Streets: A Young Person's Visual History of Protests in the United States," which gives background and context...

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