The Year That Was

Radical and Agitator: William Monroe Trotter and the Fight for Justice



February 17th, 2020  •  59 mins 9 secs  •  Download (40.7 MB)  •  Link with Timestamp

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William Monroe Trotter was among the richest, best-educated, and most-well-connected African-American men in the United States--and he dedicated every ounce of his privilege into helping his fellow black Americans. By 1919, he had fought with the elder statesmen of his community, been arrested in protests over "Birth of a Nation," and denounced Woodrow Wilson's racial policies to president's face. But 1919 would bring one of Trotter's greatest challenges: he would need to learn how to peel potatoes.