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Threatened for Supporting Civil Rights

Fatima tells of the threats and dangers she faced supporting the civil rights movement.

Aired 02/20/2018 | Rating NR

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Threatened for Supporting Civil Rights

Clip: Season 1 Episode 5 | 2m 41sVideo has Closed Captions

Fatima tells of the threats and dangers she faced supporting the civil rights movement.

CORE campaigner Fatima Cortez Todd describes the threats she received and the dangers she faced for supporting the civil rights movement. She explains how brave Thelma Caulfield and her family were in the face of this danger.

Aired 02/20/2018 | Rating NR

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