Episode

Taylor Branch

Podcast
Vital Voices
Published
Jan 27, 2026
Duration seconds
1080
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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s374/audio/2026/01/vitalvoicespodcastepisode122.mp3
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Summary

Pulitzer-Prize-winning historian and biographer Taylor Branch is featured in a discussion with East Tennessee State University history professor Dr. Daryl Carter, recorded at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast in Johnson City, Tennessee. Branch is one of the most prolific chroniclers of the American civil rights movement and the leadership of Dr. King.