Towards Justice
Towards Justice is a podcast about some of the inspiring people who fought in the Civil Rights Movement. Each episode profiles a different veteran and illustrates how the lessons of the 1960s Freedom Struggle paved the way for a life devoted to social justice. The podcast title is based on the quote, made famous by Martin Luther King Jr., that “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”
The podcast is hosted by Hannah Simpson, a British documentary Assistant Producer, who has studied United States History & Politics in the UK and America.
Towards Justice
Towards Justice: Alice Pretlow
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At the age of just eight years old, Alice Pretlow was among the first African American students to integrate an all-white school in Batesville, Mississippi. This came after the landmark Brown Vs Board of Education decision of 1954 which required schools throughout America to desegregate. Despite facing cruel racism and discrimination, Alice devoted her life to public school teaching. In the interview, Alice reflects on her childhood memories of Mississippi which include a visit from Senator Bobby Kennedy, the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964 and a trip to Washington D.C. as part of Dr. King’s Poor People’s Campaign.