Samuel L Jackson and the Fight for Rights

History of Everything

Education, History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 29 July 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Samuel L. Jackson’s got big plans when he arrives at Morehouse College in the late 1960s. He loves movies, and he’s dreaming of a bright future as a marine biologist, but the world’s dreaming of other things. Tensions around the Civil Rights Movement are only increasing and protests against the Vietnam War are erupting on campuses around the nation. When these forces come to a head on campus, Samuel L. Jackson’s leading the charge, and his shocking actions change the history and future of Morehouse College. Listen to Black History, For Real wherever you get your podcasts, or you can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+: Links in Audio Plan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:05.2	Hello, everyone, Stakriya here, and I just cannot wait to share a podcast that I love with all of you.
0:10.1	Okay, so guys, this is black history for real.
0:13.4	It introduces you to the most overlooked black history makers that you really should know about.
0:18.5	What we're talking about is people like Asada Shakur of the Black
0:21.7	Panther Party or the richest man in the history of the world, which, if you didn't know, was black.
0:28.2	And once in a while, they'll even be spilling some historical tea, like that of W.E. Dubois
0:32.7	and Marcus Garvey. Look, here's what I'm about to do. I'm about to play a clip from the show that you just
0:37.8	will not believe. Think Samuel L. Jackson getting expelled from an HBCU, and there are no snakes
0:44.5	or planes. While you're listening, go follow Black History for real, wherever you get your
0:49.4	podcast, or you can listen early and ad-free on Wondery Plus. Join Wondery Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple
0:55.6	podcasts. It's mid-April 1969 in Atlanta, Georgia. 20-year-old Sam stands with the activist group,
1:10.0	the concerned students, and they definitely
1:13.1	got some concerns.
1:14.6	The students look up at the stately brick building, Harkness Hall.
1:19.2	It sits right in the middle of campus.
1:22.9	Its doors are open wide.
1:24.9	Light spills out the doorway as if it's welcoming students inside. They move
1:29.7	up the steps like moths drawn to a flame. Sam takes a step forward. He's just about
1:38.2	to cross the threshold and his wide eyes narrow as Sam sucks through the slight gap in his teeth.
1:49.0	He lets out a low and angry whistle.
1:51.0	The anger that simmers inside threatens to boil over.
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