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In 1969, a group of Morehouse College students held the Board of Trustees hostage for two days. They demanded reforms to the curriculum and overall improvement to student life. One of the hostages was Martin Luther King, Sr. One of these students was Samuel L. Jackson.

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The A Building: 39 Years Old

2026/02/06

Hans Charles and Menelek Lumumba introduce us to the amazing true story of the 1969 Morehouse lock-in with Samuel L Jackson and MLK Sr. This episode explains the motivating circumstances for the students protest in the wake of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassinations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The A Building: Justice For George Floyd

2026/02/06

Hans Charles and Menelek Lumumba dive deeper into the 1969 Lock In and highlight this story's relevance to recent protests around George Floyd, Colin Kaperneak, and in today's America. What does it mean to protest? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Introducing: The A Building

2026/01/30

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519 reviews

★★★★☆

Tintin #2 2024/01/05

Entertaining if you’re from LA

I enjoyed learning about the LA punk scene from this podcast. As a true crime podcast, it missed the mark. I also wish Alan Sachs had hosted. Penelope...

★★★★★

alain jean jacques 2026/02/07

Great History Fix!

Love diving in to the History of student engagement at Morehouse. You often hear about how students took over buildings at predominantly white schools...

★★★★★

F--k Yall. 2026/02/06

The A Building: Ep. 1: 39 Years Old

This podcast was electric. Detailed, deep, engaging and I was completely immersed in the story as the hosts expertly guided us through this history wh...

★★★★★

Teague1117 2026/02/06

I need more episodes!!

Hans & Mumba (host of the Back of the Theater Podcast) bring a unique perspective to the 1969 student protest at Morehouse College. Looking forward to...

★★★★★

Brandi P (Fine Girl) 2025/06/24

Want to quit Sugar? Listen here…

I discovered Big Sugar while in my journey to lose weight when there were only 3 episodes. I was so angered by what I heard the sugar industry was doi...

★★★☆☆

TruckerCorey95 2025/06/05

Good story

Good story but my god the ads are insane!

★★☆☆☆

AnimatedMeatSack 2024/02/02

Ok?

Bunch of former Hollywood almosts and has-been’s whackin’ off their egos. And the ads. Jesus Christ, there are WAY too many ads.

★☆☆☆☆

busterbigdollars 2024/01/22

It had potential

This wasn’t the worst podcast I have listened to but it’s pretty low on my list. Extremely redundant. Way too many ads. I feel like the host reminded...

★☆☆☆☆

Jessica Bravo 2024/01/05

Better research

I don’t know if these are rushed or what. They pick big topics and only focus on a small area. Most episodes miss a lot of context, are heavily repeti...

★★☆☆☆

Ice Cream Brocial 2024/01/05

Too many ads jfc

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