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The Whipping Man
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A gripping Civil War drama with an unusual twist.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KFCF FM, KWMR, KMUN, KUOW and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 25
Behind the Sheet
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A story of bravery in the face of inhuman treatment.

Bought by KWMR, Spokane Public Radio, KUOW, WPCA-LP, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 17
A Huey P. Newton Story
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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One of the most distinctive voices in civil rights history re-emerges to tell his own story.

Bought by KKRN, KFCF FM, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KWMR, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2021
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 24
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates new film about Rosa Parks
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Meta Golding as Rosa Parks in Behind the Movement, Credit: Courtesy of TVOne
Actress Meta Golding takes on the role of a lifetime: Rosa Parks in Behind the Movement

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WNJR, and KVNF


  • Added: Feb 16, 2018
  • Length: 27:18
  • Purchases: 3
Cowards Die Many Times Before Their Deaths, the Valiant Never Taste of Death but Once
From: Richard Paul
Series: Shakespeare Unlimited
Caption: Nelson Mandela in his cell on Robben Island
The story of the Robben Island Shakespeare, smuggled into South Africa's Robben Island Prison.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 09, 2014
  • Length: 18:41
  • Purchases: 1
American Achiever: Sojourner Truth
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: American Achievers: Lovers of Freedom
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In May 1851, a group of women gathered at a conference in Akron, Ohio after having unsuccessfully petitioned the Ohio Constitutional Convention of ...

Bought by KUNM and WEZU


  • Added: May 06, 2014
  • Length: 06:08
  • Purchases: 2
American Achiever: Maria Stewart
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: American Achievers: Lovers of Freedom
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Born as a free Black in Connecticut in 1803, Maria Stewart would make history on September 21, 1832 when she became the earliest known American wom...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WEZU


  • Added: May 06, 2014
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 2
American Achiever: Henry Highland Garnet
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: American Achievers: Lovers of Freedom
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An advocate of militant abolitionism, and renowned for his skills as a public speaker, Henry Highland Garnet advocated armed insurrection as the be...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 06, 2014
  • Length: 06:32
  • Purchases: 1
American Achiever: Frederick Douglass
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: American Achievers: Lovers of Freedom
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After Frederick Douglass escaped north to gain freedom from American slavery, he became a major abolitionist. Actor Charles Dutton provides narrati...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Actor/Activist, Rachael Holmes
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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At the intersection of theater and social activism: Citizen Artist Rachael Holmes. [26:52]

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KZUM, KPIP-LP, and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 26:52
  • Purchases: 4
The Writ Writer - part 2
From: Guy Rathbun
Caption: Scipio A. Jones, Credit: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
In the final episode, the NAACP begins efforts to fight the death sentences handed down in Helena, led in part by Scipio Africanus Jones, the leadi...

Bought by WNCU


  • Added: Jan 06, 2014
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
12 YEARS A SLAVE -- Lupita Nyong'o Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Lupita Nyong'o, San Francisco, CA 10/12/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Lupita Nyong’o talks honoring the characters, giving voice to the voiceless, and meeting Solomon Northup’s descendants.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Dec 01, 2013
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 1
12 YEARS A SLAVE -- Chiwetel Ejiofor Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Chiwetel Ejiofor, San Francisco, CA 10/11/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Chiwetel Ejiofor talks depicting violence, the myth of the “good master,” and speaking Solomon Northup’s own words.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Nov 01, 2013
  • Length: 11:07
  • Purchases: 1
FRUITVALE STATION -- Michael B. Jordan & Octavia Spencer interview.
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Michael B. Jordan & Octavia Spencer, Oakland, CA 6/21/13 , Credit: Andrea Chase
Michael B. Jordan and Octavia Spencer talk truth, pain, and spirituality.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 30, 2013
  • Length: 11:03
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with Stanley Nelson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Stanley Nelson discusses his award-winning documentary Freedom Riders. [29:39]

Bought by WNJR and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 09, 2012
  • Length: 29:35
  • Purchases: 2
William's Leap For Freedom
From: Sue Zizza
Caption: Portrait of William Wells Brown, Credit: Engraving from State Historical Society of Missouri
SueMedia Productions, in conjunction with the National Audio Theatre Festivals, (NATF) is offering "William’s Leap for Freedom" for Stations to bro...

Bought by KUNM, KFAI Minneapolis, KUNM, KFAI Minneapolis, WEMU and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2011
  • Length: 52:57
  • Purchases: 21
HARRIET'S RETURN by Karen Jones Meadows
From: Camino Real Productions, LLC
Series: Theatre from the Land of Enchantment
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A radio drama based upon the legendary life of Harriet Tubman, written and performed by Karen Jones Meadows..

Bought by KUNM, KFOK-LPFM, and KUNM


  • Added: Feb 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:31:07
  • Purchases: 3
Negro Cinderella -- The Story of Lena Horne
From: donnie betts
Series: Destination Freedom -- Black Radio Days
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story of celebrated jazz singer Lena Horne.

Bought by KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 11, 2008
  • Length: 32:59
  • Purchases: 1
Five Days in July radio drama
From: Charles Schultz
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a half-hour original radio drama

Bought by KUNM and WCBE


  • Added: Jul 03, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Five Days in July Special
From: Charles Schultz
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Radio drama on the 1967 Newark Riots followed by a panel discussion

Bought by KUNM, KBYS 88.3 FM, KKFI, WCBE, WSKG and more


  • Added: Jul 03, 2007
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 7
Shakespeare In Black and White
From: Richard Paul
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The African-American experience with Shakespeare

Bought by KLCC, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WABE, KZYX, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2006
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 9