What we owe to the 1963 protesters for civil rights
What we owe to the 1963 protesters for civil rights  
Podcast: The Source
Published On: Tue Feb 03 2026
Description: On Juneteenth we look back at the fight for civil rights in America. Historian Peniel E. Joseph discusses his new book Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil Rights Revolution." He reflects on the power of protest and community organizing and how segregationists and other bigots in power were pushed out of the way. And what this means today.