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Saturday Sessions: Anais Mitchell performs “On Your Way”

Born and raised in Vermont, Anais Mitchell started writing songs when she was 17 years old. She's released eight studio albums - including one that led to her Tony and Grammy award-winning musical, "Hadestown." For “Saturday Sessions,” Anais Mitchell performs "On Your Way" from her new, self-titled album. Read More »

Civil rights activists remember Woolworth’s lunch counter sit in

Saturday marks the 59th anniversary of when Tougaloo College students and faculty staged a sit-in at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in Jackson, Mississippi. The historic moment was documented by an iconic photograph that shows the sit-in by civil rights activists protesting segregation and the violent reaction that soon provoked. Elise Preston spoke to some of those who were there that ... Read More »