Nctv17 Podcasts

Activists from the Civil Rights Era as well as those of today, discuss the ongoing fight for racial equality and justice everywhere. Indya Smith-Johnson, a 2020 graduate of Naperville Central High School, and Elijah Trannon, a junior at the school, describe how they're leading today's protests following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Meanwhile, former activists Thomas M. Armstrong, author of "Autobiography of a Freedom Rider and Foot Soldier," and Louis Freeman, Southwest Airline's first black pilot, talk about their own experiences with racism during a time when much of America was segregated.