Remembering Frederick Douglass During Independence Day
This weekend the nation commemorates the 4th of July, the day American colonies declared their Independence from England in 1776. While many Americans will hang flags, participate in parades, and watch fireworks, Independence Day is not a cause for celebration to all.

The Best of Enemies
Theirs is a profoundly American story; a story of racial hatred and redemption in the American South. Its a story of an unlikely friendship between black and white, an unbelievable relationship that formed at the height of the civil rights movement of the 1960s and continues to this day. He was the Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan in Durham, North Carolina. She was the leader of the United Organizations for Community Improvement, a militant black protest group. White racist C.P. Ellis and African American activist Ann Atwater met during the battle over school desegregation, and they have been friends and allies ever since.


This audio is part of the collection: Democracy Now!
It also belongs to collection: News & Public Affairs

Artist/Composer: Democracy Now!
Date: 1998-07-03
Source: transferred from audio cassette to CD at Pacifica Radio Archive, this flac is from the CD

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Reviewer: neekola27 - - March 25, 2012
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I've now listened to speech portion of this 3 times and it is still giving me goosebumps. May I ask who is reading this? Is it Frederick Douglass?