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. Your panelists:
Rev. Janette Wilson
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Dr. Chandra Gill
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Dr. Carol Adams
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Dr. Leon Finney
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Hermene Hartman
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Pastor Charles Jenkins
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Cliff Kelley
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Father Michael Pfleger
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Pastor Patrick Shaffer
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Dorothy Tillman
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Dr. Conrad Worrill
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Lester Holt and Marion Brooks will host Finishing the Dream. The program 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.