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National Security
3:10 pm
Mon June 24, 2013

NSA Leaker Sets Sights On South America, But Why Ecuador?

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The U.S. continues its cat and mouse game with the man who confessed to leaking NSA secrets, Edward Snowden. After spending the last few weeks in Hong Kong, Snowden caught a plane to Moscow this weekend, and he's believed to still be in Russia. But his exact whereabouts are uncertain. The U.S. has urged Russia not to let Snowden leave.

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Code Switch
7:18 am
Fri June 21, 2013

Breaking Golf's Color Barrier In Birmingham

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Three men are denied access to a golf course in Columbus, Ohio, in January 1956. Blacks were regularly denied access to golf courses.
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The front page of the <em>Birmingham News</em> on June 20, 1963.
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Originally published on Fri June 21, 2013 3:07 pm

This week, All Things Considered host Audie Cornish traveled to Birmingham, Ala., to cover the 50th anniversary of the tumultuous civil rights protests that happened there. It's all part of NPR's series commemorating the monumental summer of 1963.

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History
3:42 pm
Thu June 20, 2013

The Desegregation Of Birmingham's Golf Courses

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Originally published on Fri June 21, 2013 3:07 pm

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

I'm Melissa Block.

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

And I'm Audie Cornish. All this week, I'm in Birmingham, Alabama, where the city is in the midst of commemorating the 50th anniversary of the tumultuous and influential civil rights protests that occurred here. One place that might not come to mind when you think about this period is the golf course.

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Code Switch
5:08 pm
Tue June 18, 2013

How The Civil Rights Movement Was Covered In Birmingham

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A 17-year-old Civil Rights demonstrator is attacked by a police dog in Birmingham, Ala., on May 3, 1963. This image led the front page of the next day's <em>New York Times</em>.
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The <em>New York Times'</em> front page on May 4, 1963.
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The <em>Birmingham News' </em>front page<em> </em>on May 4, 1963.
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Originally published on Wed June 19, 2013 10:47 am

As the Civil Rights Movement was unfolding across the US in 1963, the entire nation had its eyes on climactic events taking place in Southern cities like Birmingham, Ala., and Jackson, Miss. But there's a stark difference between how the national press covered the events in Birmingham and how Birmingham's papers covered their own city.

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History
3:18 pm
Tue June 18, 2013

A Look Back At How Newspapers Covered The Civil Rights Movement

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Originally published on Fri June 21, 2013 3:07 pm

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

I'm Melissa Block.

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

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