Mahalia Jackson's civil rights activism takes center stage in new book. Plus, 'That time we almost destroyed the world'

0:01:00Mahalia Jackson’s civil rights legacy takes center stage in new bookA new biography explores the underreported civil rights legacy of legendary gospel singer and activist Mahalia Jackson. The co-authors discuss Jackson's rise from humble beginnings in Louisiana to superstardom, crossover success and civil rights movement prominence.Timothy B. Tyson, researcher and author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller The Blood of Emmett TillMary D. Williams, gospel singer, civil rights historian, and former adjunct professor at Duke UniversityThis interview originally aired August 25, 2026.0:33:00The Broadside: That time we almost destroyed the worldOn a chilly evening in 1961, a B-52 crashed in rural eastern North Carolina near the town of Goldsboro. Any plane crash is bad, but this one was particularly dangerous because onboard that bomber were two nuclear weapons. The event was perhaps the closest the United States has ever come to accidentally detonating a nuclear bomb — and kicking off a nuclear war.Jay Price, Military and Veterans Affairs reporter at WUNC News and The American Homefront ProjectStephen Schwartz, independent nuclear weapons expert and author of “Atomic Audit: The Costs and Consequences of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Since 1940”This excerpt of The Broadside was hosted by Anisa Khalifa. It was produced byCharlie Shelton-Ormond and edited by Jerad Walker.