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Teammates From Boston Recall Protest At 1968 Mexico City Olympics
Tommie Smith and John Carlos made history raising their fists during national anthem. -
Setting The Record Straight: Towns In Greater Boston Recognize Indigenous Peoples Day
Callie Crossley speaks with local Native American activists and scholars about the movement of many cities across the nation to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day. -
40 Years Ago, Female Reporters Won The Right To Locker Room Access
How "Sports Illustrated" and its reporter Melissa Ludtke took on Major League Baseball and won. -
Revisiting And Reliving The History Of The Massachusetts 54th Regiment
The Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial restoration project is more than just a spruce-up for an old bronze monument, it's an opportunity to highlight black history in Boston. -
Politics And Politeness On Stage In 'The Niceties'
Callie speaks with the playwright Eleanor Burgess and director Kimberly Senior about the Boston run of "The Niceties." -
Anita Hill's Challenge To Clarence Thomas: A Tale Of 2 Lives And 3 Elections
The electoral connection was critical throughout the Thomas nomination process. Two elections that took place in the 1980s were not only preludes but determinants of the drama that would unfold. -
Left On Pearl: The Hidden History Of Boston's Women Activists in 1971
Callie Crossley speaks with the women behind "Left on Pearl," a documentary about the 1971 occupation of 888 Memorial Drive. -
BC Historian On Fallout From Cohen And Manafort Legal Troubles
"To my mind, nothing that has happened so far is as serious as what happened during Watergate,"Patrick Maney says. -
Remembering John F. Kennedy's Last Speech
A new documentary airing on WGBH television explores that speech and Kennedy's relationship with the man who it honored: poet Robert Frost. -
A History To Be Reckoned With At Faneuil Hall
“This is the thing that I think is hard for people,” Locke said. “It is the ‘cradle of liberty.’ Frederick Douglass spoke here, suffragettes spokes here. At the same time, Peter Faneuil was a slaver... Both of those things can be true.”
