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During one sweltering week in July 1948, the Democratic Party gathered in Philadelphia for its national convention. The most pressing and controversial issue facing the delegates was not whom to nominate for president—the incumbent, Harry Truman, was the presumptive candidate—but whether the Democrats would finally embrace the cause of civil rights and embed it in their official platform. On the convention's final day, Hubert Humphrey, the relatively obscure mayor of the midsized city of Minneapolis, ascended the podium.

"Before Sanders, There Was Frank Zeidler, a Religious Socialist" is from the April 01, 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Samuel G. Freedman and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"A Civil Rights Warrior, Armed with Spoons and Thank-You Notes" is from the Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Samuel G. Freedman and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Democrats Shift to Embrace the Religious Left" is from the August 27, 2016 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Samuel G. Freedman and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Muslim College Chaplains Extend a Hand Across Religious Divides" is from the November 13, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Samuel G. Freedman and narrated by Kristi Burns.