Cape Up: Voices of the Movement

The veterans of the civil rights movement made history, but they are eager for you to know something: They didn’t set out to be heroes or icons. On two recent occasions, these brave men and women gathered to reflect on their experiences and the legacy they're leaving. Some of them are names you know, some aren’t — but all of them have stories that need to be told while they're still here to tell them. This series from “Cape Up,” a Washington Post Opinions podcast, brings you the stories and reflections of some of these leaders, and their lessons on where we go from here.

Recent Episodes
  • Passing the baton
    Jun 6, 2019 – 24:21
  • The power of nonviolent resistance
    May 30, 2019 – 20:44
  • How music propelled the civil rights movement
    May 23, 2019 – 20:13
  • How segregationist George Wallace became a model for racial reconciliation
    May 16, 2019 – 16:20
  • Women of the civil rights movement
    May 9, 2019 – 23:31
  • The story of Bloody Sunday and today’s pilgrimage to Selma
    Apr 25, 2019 – 25:14
  • How MLK's famous letter was smuggled out of jail
    Apr 18, 2019 – 19:46
  • Children 'stripped of innocence'
    Apr 11, 2019 – 25:01
  • The day Martin Luther King Jr. died
    Apr 4, 2019 – 18:48
Recent Reviews
  • RichSpaceman
    So much soul and heart
    This podcast offered so much soul and heart I hated that it didn’t have more episodes which is my only complaint. There are still so many powerful stories to be told and I hope JC does more of these with the Civil Right leaders we have left.
  • MjSports
    Incredible
    Carefully crafted, incredibly moving.
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