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American Experience: Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP

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Meet Walter White, the NAACP’s longtime leader and one of the most influential but least-known figures in civil rights history. Under his leadership, the NAACP paved the way for Black power at the ballot box and scored important legal victories. 

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American Experience
Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP
1:52:47
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Expires: 2025-03-26
Rating: TV-14

The story of one of the most influential yet forgotten civil rights figures, Walter White.

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