April 26, 2013

Birmingham and the Children’s March; Baseball and Religion

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April 26, 2013 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

Premiered April 25, 2013

April 26, 2013

Fifty years ago, hundreds of children faced down Bull Connor's police dogs and fire hoses to protest segregation. We go to Birmingham, Alabama to talk with participants in the 1963 Children's March. And we visit NYU President John Sexton in New York City to talk about his book on baseball as a road to God.

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NYU president John Sexton teaches students to see baseball as a road to God.

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Baseball and Religion

Fifty years ago, they braved police dogs and fire hoses to march against segregation.

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Birmingham and the Children’s March

Watch an extended interview with Freeman Hrabowski, who marched in Birmingham as a child.

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Freeman Hrabowski Extended Interview

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This acclaimed one-of-a-kind TV show examines religion's role and the ethical dimensions behind top news headlines. Hosted by veteran journalist Bob Abernethy.