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The extraordinary life of Robert Moses

Dr Robert Moses, a pioneer in US civil rights and mathematics education has died. Charmaine Cozier looks at how these two chapters of his life were intrinsically linked.

Dr Robert Moses, a pioneer in African-American civil rights and mathematics education has died at the age of 86. Charmaine Cozier looks at an extraordinary life, from the courthouses of 1960s Mississippi to the classrooms of modern public schools, and traces the philosophy and values that threaded their way through his life.

Presenter: Charmaine Cozier
Producer: Nathan Gower

Portrait of American Civil Rights activist Robert Parris Moses, New York, 1964. (Photo by Robert Elfstrom/Villon Films/Gety Images)

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9 minutes

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Mon 23 Aug 2021 09:50GMT

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  • Sat 21 Aug 2021 04:50GMT
  • Sun 22 Aug 2021 13:50GMT
  • Sun 22 Aug 2021 21:50GMT
  • Mon 23 Aug 2021 02:50GMT
  • Mon 23 Aug 2021 09:50GMT

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