Introducing Finishing the Dream

Finishing the Dream brings the Civil Rights era to life with archival footage from the Civil Rights era -- and discussions between some of the most prominent African-Americans living and working in Chicago today.

This special program is a collaboration between NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBC News, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. There will be news footage from the Civil Rights movement and a panel discussion of those who lived and witnessed certain events and issues that occurred during that era.

Lester Holt and Marion Brooks will host Finishing the Dream

Finishing the Dream airs Sunday, May 30th at 8am and Monday, May 31st at 4:30pm on WMAQ NBC5.

To see over 100 stirring Civil Rights era clips, visit the NBC Learn archives.

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