How Political Assassinations Can Change History: A Look at Two Civil Rights Icons

17/09/2025 17 min Temporada 1 Episodio 15
How Political Assassinations Can Change History: A Look at Two Civil Rights Icons

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Conservative icon and activist Charlie Kirk joins a list of civil rights figures and politicians who were killed for speaking what they believe. Thousands have expressed their desire to pick up the baton and carry Kirk's legacy forward. The question is this: Is it possible to fill the void left behind when someone like Charlie Kirk is assassinated?In this episode, we look at the assassinations of two Civil Rights icons, Medgar Evars and Robert F. Kennedy, and ask the question, "What if?" How would things have been different if they had lived to continue their work?Host: AlanResearch: Elena, the Roots of Today archivistMusic by: Andrii Poradovskyi (lNPLUSMUSIC - Pixabay)Show Notes: www.rootsoftoday.blog