{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/651bf402df8d6100113bc5a0/652d391a2681ee00127797bb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#1: Thomas Sankara & the struggle for an independent Burkina Faso ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/651bf402df8d6100113bc5a0/1697462516049-de7a0551de5f5e258701311ae3023260.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The premiere episode of Black History Unveiled is about a country where corruption was rampant, where a small elite lived well at the expense of the majority, and where international aid was essential for survival. It is also a story about a person who wanted to change all that and who genuinely seemed to want the population's best. The methods have been questioned, but the result spoke for itself. </p><p><br></p><p>This is the story of Thomas Sankara and his struggle to make Burkina Faso stand on its own two feet. A fight that cost him his life</p>","author_name":"Amat Levin"}