Martin Luther King Day (originally aired on January 14, 2021)

Martin Luther King Day (originally aired on January 14, 2021)Constant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 831

Jan 18, 2021 • 53m

Maurice Jackson shares how Anthony Benezet became the founder of abolitionism in the early United States. Jerry Mikorenda tells the story of Elizabeth Jennings, a woman who wouldn't give up her seat on public transit 100 years before Rosa Parks' famous refusal.

Episode Segments

Founder of American AbolitionismJan 18, 202131mMaurice Jackson, of Georgetown, introduces Anthony Benezet, founder of abolitionism in the United States.

Maurice Jackson, of Georgetown, introduces Anthony Benezet, founder of abolitionism in the United States.

America's First Freedom RiderJan 18, 202122mJerry Mikorenda tells the story of Elizabeth Jennings, a woman who fought for civil rights more than 100 years before the movement of the 1960s.

Jerry Mikorenda tells the story of Elizabeth Jennings, a woman who fought for civil rights more than 100 years before the movement of the 1960s.