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The History Hour: Sanctuary Cities in the USA

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11/02/2017 GMT

Sanctuary Cities in the USA

BBC World Service - The History Hour, Sanctuary Cities in the USA

US safe havens for undocumented immigrants, a killer killer whale, DNA, and a Kenyan hit.

How US cities like San Francisco became safe havens for undocumented migrants, Tilikum the killer whale that killed, discovering DNA, free whiskey galore and Kenya's hit song.

This week how American cities like San Francisco became safe havens for undocumented immigrants, the story of Tilikum and first recorded killing of a human by an orca whale,  discovering DNA, the ship wreck that gave locals whiskey galore and Kenya's smash hit song - that got everyone singing in Swahili.

(Photo: Supporters of Sanctuary Cities demonstrating in San Francisco, January 2017. Credit: AP)

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