Taylor Branch

Born: 1947-01-14

Taylor Branch is the Pulitzer-Prize winning author, best known for his series on Martin Luther King, Jr and the Civil Rights era including Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, (National Book Award) Pillars of Fire and At Canaan’s Edge. He has also received a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and the National Humanities Medal.


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4 Little Girls

as Self - Author
Released: 1997-07-09

On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four...

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Freedom Summer

as Self - Historian
Released: 2014-01-17

In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi....

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Out of Luck

as Himself
Released: 2005-02-04

An in depth look at the full effect of State Lotteries on the players and the people around them.

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Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

as Self
Released: 2021-05-05

An inspiring portrait of the life and legacy of Jewish theologian and philosopher, Rabbi Abraham...

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Bill Russell: Legend

as Self - Co-Author with Bill Russell, 'Second Wind'
First aired: 2023-02-08

Winningest NBA champion and civil rights icon Bill Russell builds a larger-than-life legacy on...

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