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Apr 2021
44m 26s

Photographing Black Panthers

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As two films focus on the 1960s political group, Matt Chorley speaks to the Black Panthers' photographer Stephen Shames about how the organisation was born, and how many racial injustices still exist today.


PLUS: Finkelvitch - Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch on the politics of sport.

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