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What D.C. Learned From the 1968 Uprisings
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Apr 4, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
More than 900 D.C. businesses were damaged, and nearly 700 homes destroyed during the unrest in April 1968 after Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed. But what’s even more striking is to hear about that part of D.C.’s history through the words of its residents: how they processed the grief and anger for a fallen icon. Vann Newkirk, the host of the Atlantic’s podcast Holy Week, spoke to several Washingtonians who were there, and he relays those stories to us today, in part one of our 1968 series.
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Be sure to tune in tomorrow, for our conversation with Virginia Ali, the founder of Ben’s Chili Bowl.
Want some more DC news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter Hey DC. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE. We’re also on Twitter! Follow us at @citycast_dc (TRY TO CHANGE IT UP EVERY TIME)
And we’d love to feature you on the show! Share your DC-related thoughts, hopes, and frustrations with us in a voicemail by calling 202-642-2654.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Apr 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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