BBC Witness: Black History Month

A special edition of Witness from the BBC World Service, bringing together some incredible interviews looking at the African-American experience. Told by people who were there, we hear stories that are fascinating, harrowing, and inspiring.

Segments include: The Tuskegee Syphilis Study, American news pioneer Dorothy Butler Gilliam, Nelson Mandela in Detroit, NASA's pioneering black women, The "Godfather of Gospel Music" and what the Confederate flag represents in America's battle over race.