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The Dream Before the Dream: Detroit, 1963

From: Zak Rosen

On June 23, 1963, labor and church leaders organized tens of thousands of people in Detroit for the Great March to Freedom. Dr. Martin Luther King ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix

Added: Jun 22, 2013
Length: 07:18
Purchases: 3

Louis Armstrong

From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes

Trumpeter Louis Armstrong is consider one of the most important musicians of the 20th century. With his innovations in ensemble playing and his dis...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and PRX Remix

Added: Mar 18, 2013
Length: 03:00
Purchases: 3

Rodney King on Forgiveness and Being a Negro

From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank

"I have been challenged to fight for saying 'can't we all get along.' I’ve had people say I want to kick your ass for saying that." - Rodney King I...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix

Added: Nov 14, 2012
Length: 06:48
Purchases: 2

The Apex Club

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy

The Apex Club was raided by federal agents and closed for selling alcohol during Prohibition in 1930. Just before that fateful day, New Orleans nat...

Bought by WDCB and KCBX

Added: Oct 25, 2012
Length: 58:58
Purchases: 2

This WE Believe - Race

From: Phil Mariage

3 'This I Believe' essays from older, middle and young generations on Race

Added: Feb 05, 2011
Length: 29:00

Heroes Come in Many Colors - Phillis Wheatley

From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Heroes Come in Many Colors

The contributions of the Black Man—celebrating Black History Month. Recounted in this installment is the life, times, and legacy of Phillis Wheatle...

Added: Dec 08, 2010
Length: 47:29

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

Interracial Marriage

From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

A comparative generational discussion about interracial marriage

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)

Added: Sep 22, 2010
Length: 28:56
Purchases: 1

Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

Honoring the late John Hope Franklin

Added: Apr 05, 2009
Length: 29:00

James Carroll Booker the Third: The Life, Music, and Mystique of the Bayou Maharajah Part 2.

From: David Kunian

Part 2 of 2 part radio documentary about the legendary New Orleans pianist James Booker

Bought by Prairie Public, NPR Illinois, and WNCU

Added: Jun 27, 2008
Length: 59:32
Purchases: 3

Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow - Race

From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

5 generational essays from This I Believe archive on Race

Added: Oct 17, 2007
Length: 24:40

HEAT -- Chance Encounters of Love

From: Murray Street Productions
Series: HEAT with JOHN HOCKENBERRY

Chance encounters of love with singer Nora York, renown chef Vertamae Grosvenor and a reading of Raymond Carver's "What We Talk About When We Talk ...

Bought by WCPN, KERA, WCQS, and KUT