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Beloved Blues
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
Caption: Borrowed and Banned logo, Credit: John Snowden
Despite being one of the most frequently banned authors, Toni Morrison’s work has inspired countless others to tell stories outside the mainstream....

  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 23:18
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 8
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two stories that revisit the past.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Jul 13, 2022
  • Length: 50:30
  • Purchases: 1
Emma Coger Makes a Scene
From: KWIT
Series: Small Wonders
Caption: Supreme Court of Iowa. Emma Coger v. North Western Union Packet Company
In 1872, a black school teacher traveled by steamboat from Quincy, IL, to Keokuk, IA, to visit her family. Along the way, she was forcibly removed ...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2020
  • Length: 05:20
F-Word: Paradigms Take Years to Shift
From: Laura Flanders
Series: The F-Word: Laura Flanders' Bi-Weekly Commentary
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"Defund Police. Invest in Black Lives. What just weeks ago was a slogan is fast becoming law." The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely ...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2020
  • Length: 03:30
A March to Freedom: Martin Luther King
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Martin Luther King press conference, Credit: Marion S. Trikosko
On the anniversary of his birth, the life and work of the civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His own voice and words make this a mean...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KVSC, WGHC-LP 98.3 FM Chicago, KCNP, KCNP and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2010
  • Length: 44:36
  • Purchases: 6
A Union That Made Black History
From: Dick Meister
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The pioneering Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters played a major role in the struggle of African Americans for equal rights.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WDBM, and WEZU


  • Added: Jan 27, 2008
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 3
The Real Story of Rosa Parks
From: Caroline Harding
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Rosa Parks and the vital role of women in the civil rights movement

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KWMR, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2008
  • Length: 06:36
  • Purchases: 5
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow - Race
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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5 generational essays from This I Believe archive on Race

  • Added: Oct 17, 2007
  • Length: 24:40