Topic: R R Moten

2 chapters across the catalog

88: Business Decision
43:55 - 50:25

88: Business Decision

Separate But Equal Reality, Educational Resource Disparity

A 1950s account from a black man in Farmville reveals a lack of desire to integrate, suggesting that if "separate but equal" had provided truly equal resources, the integration struggle might have been avoided. The segment highlights the extreme disparities in school facilities, such as black schools receiving discarded, torn chemistry books from white institutions. The role of local black principals in managing these limited resources is also critiqued.

29: The Rona
1:34:30 - 1:38:44

29: The Rona

Black Doctors, R.R. Moten, and Institutional Betrayal

The role of black leadership in the Tuskegee experiment is scrutinized, specifically Dr. Eugene Dibble and Tuskegee Institute President R.R. Moten. The hosts highlight how these leaders cooperated with the government to maintain white philanthropic funding, and they note Moten's history as an undercover intelligence officer.