About this episode

This episode discusses significant events that occurred on June 11, 1963, including civil rights activism and tragic incidents of racism and violence.

!!Content Warning!! This episode includes descriptions of suicide, racism, and murder as a hate crime The story of a day: this day in 1963 began with the self-immolation of a Buddhist monk in Vietnam, it saw racism in the University of Alabama, a Presidential speech on the importance of enforcing civil rights protections, and the day ended with the murder of NAACP activist Medgar Evers.

People in this episode

Host: Jon Brown

Topics covered

• civil rights
• historical events
• racism
• activism
• Vietnam War
• self-immolation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Alabama

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