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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
Pamela Newkirk, author of "Spectacle"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra talks with Pamela Newkirk about her book about a young African man who was displayed in a cage in the Bronx Zoo in 1906.

  • Added: Jul 01, 2016
  • Length: 29:51
Act
From: Michelle Boyd
Series: "I don't recall."
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The first of a three-part sound collage that memorializes African American men and women who were tortured by Chicago Police officers in the 1970s ...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2015
  • Length: 01:45
Bloodier Than Tarantino: The Real Slave Narrative and Its Complexities
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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The last few years in particular have seen a re-popularization of slave narratives: from Tarantino's fictional Django Unchained to the award-winnin...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2015
  • Length: 59:51
Denial
From: Michelle Boyd
Series: "I don't recall."
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The second of a three-part sound collage that memorializes African American men and women who were tortured by Chicago Police officers in the 1970s...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:05
Aftermath
From: Michelle Boyd
Series: "I don't recall."
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The final piece in a three-part sound collage that memorializes African American men and women who were tortured by Chicago Police officers in the ...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:00