We hear about the life of civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer. Then, we check in with a Wisconsin brewery about how the pandemic has affected business.
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The legacy of civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer was a sharecropper in Mississippi when she joined the effort to register Black Americans to vote in the 1960s. In her latest book, Dr. Keisha N. Blain looks at the life and legacy of Hamer — from her early life in the Jim Crow era, her work to alleviate poverty and her place among other Civil Rights leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King.
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One Wisconsin brewery's pandemic business model
Like many others, Wisconsin’s New Glarus Brewing Company closed at the beginning of the pandemic. We speak with founder and president Deb Carey about this month’s reopening and how the company has adapted its operations over the last year.
Episode Credits
- Kate Archer Kent Host
- J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
- Trevor Hook Producer
- Maria Lopez Technical Director
- J. Carlisle Larsen Interviewer
- Keisha N. Blain Guest
- Deb Carey Guest
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