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How wheelchairs, a river, and a spaceship challenged the status quo

Throughline by NPR

Jul 14, 202619:59Society & Culture

Stories of resistance from three places: Denver, Colorado where the Gang of 19 put their bodies on the line for the right to use public transportation. Montgomery, Alabama, where a song quietly galvanized generations. An...

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