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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.- The Massey Lectures
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr- a Rewind series
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The voice, the stories and the passion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It’s been more than forty years since he was assassinated, but his words still...

Bought by KUOW, KZYX, WNSB, WCPN, KQED and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2009
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 11
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.- I Have a Dream
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr- a Rewind series
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In the third of six programs that honour Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the speech that brought him to national attention- I Have a Dream. Also, the f...

Bought by WNSB, WCPN, KUOW, KUOW, WRIR and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2009
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 9
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.- A Portrait of Atlanta 1962
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr- a Rewind series
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Today on the second of six programs honouring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a portrait from 1962 of the city of Atlanta. It was the birthplace Dr. Ki...

Bought by WNSB, WCPN, KUOW, KBRP Community Radio, KUOW and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2009
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 7
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr- A Documentary from 1962
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr- a Rewind series
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A documentary from 1962 about Martin Luther King Jr. It presents a compelling portrait of a young Baptist preacher who was determined to change the...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio, WNSB, WCPN, KFAI Minneapolis, WRIR and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2009
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 14
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Massey Lectures #5
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Black History Month
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The year was 1967 and Martin Luther King, civil rights leader, Baptist preacher and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, agreed to deliver the prestigi...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, Radio Catskill, KWMR, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 26, 2009
  • Length: 29:26
  • Purchases: 4
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Massey Lecture #4
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Black History Month
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In November 1967 Martin Luther King delivered the Massey lectures on CBC Radio. The Masseys are a prestigious annual broadcast in which a noted Can...

Bought by Radio Catskill, KZMU Moab Community Radio, Radio Catskill, and WCPN


  • Added: Jan 26, 2009
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 4
Martin Luther King Jr. Massey Lecture #3
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Black History Month
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In November 1967 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the Massey lectures on CBC Radio. The Masseys are a prestigious annual broadcast in which a n...

Bought by Radio Catskill, Radio Catskill, WCPN, KVSC, and KUT


  • Added: Jan 26, 2009
  • Length: 29:33
  • Purchases: 5
Martin Luther King Jr. Massey Lecture #2
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Black History Month
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
It’s been more than forty years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, but his words still ring strong and his message still stirs. Tod...

Bought by Radio Catskill, KCUR, Radio Catskill, Radio Catskill, WCPN and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2009
  • Length: 29:33
  • Purchases: 6
Martin Luther King Jr. Massey Lecture #1
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Black History Month
Caption: CBC Radio
It was November 1967 and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the featured lecturer at Canada's prestigious annual Massey lectures. King's title was "Con...

Bought by WFHB, Radio Catskill, KCUR, Radio Catskill, WCPN and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2009
  • Length: 29:34
  • Purchases: 9
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay: Otis Redding returns to Macon
From: Philip Graitcer
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Otis Redding Exhibit

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Sep 18, 2008
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 1
Finding Solid Ground 2008
From: Eve Troeh
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One-hour documentary **UPDATED for the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

Bought by WVAS, WMNF, WRVO Public Media, KMUN, KWIT and more


  • Added: Aug 26, 2008
  • Length: 55:36
  • Purchases: 8
MLK: He Died Defending Union Rights
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary noting Martin Luther King Jr.'s staunch support of union rights, which he died defending.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2008
  • Length: 02:58
Remembering Dr. King's Assassination
From: Philip Graitcer
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Seniors in Atlanta Remember Where They Were When King Died

Bought by WABE, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 4
MLK Was a Working-Class Hero
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary noting that Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the staunchest and most effective supporters working Americans have ever had.

Bought by Prairie Public, WEZU, RadioFreePalmer, KBRP Community Radio, KUT and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 7
Chris Calloway: A Jazz Life of Her Own (29:00 / 21:30 / 9:33 / 7:20)
From: Paul Ingles
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Jazz singer Chris Calloway, daughter to the legendary singer and band leader Cab Calloway, died August 7, 2008. Chris recalls her father's legacy ...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, KGLT, and WVRU


  • Added: Dec 23, 2007
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
P.O.V. - Revolution '67 Filmmaker Interview
From: P.O.V. / American Documentary, Inc.
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Filmmaker Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno talks with P.O.V. about the making of her film "Revolution '67"

  • Added: Sep 20, 2007
  • Length: 06:52
Training for Change
From: Hillary Frank
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Four social activists talk about why a day of service is the wrong way to honor Martin Luther King.

Bought by PRX Remix, WSLR, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KVMR


  • Added: Feb 08, 2007
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 4
Humankind: Meeting Hate With Love -- Stories of King and Gandhi
From: Humankind
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Explorations on the non-violence philosophies shared by King and Gandhi

Bought by KZYX, KUT, KPIK-LP, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WRGY and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2007
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 48
The 1906 Atlanta Race Riot
From: Philip Graitcer
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The 1906 Atlanta Race Riot was the closest thing to a race war ever known in Atlanta

  • Added: Sep 25, 2006
  • Length: 06:47
Beyond the Scars
From: Voices of Our World
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BEYOND THE SCARS: A perspective from the survivors of America?s race wars; author Roger Gottlieb, Liberating Faith & the memories of a survivo...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WYSO, and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Jan 19, 2006
  • Length: 27:58
  • Purchases: 3
Dec. 23: Russian - Alona on Mrs. Walker
From: Alona Suvórova
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Birthday piece

  • Added: Dec 23, 2005
  • Length: 01:55
A Movement For Rosa
From: Richie Duchon
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Composer Mark Camphouse and conductor Marcellus Brown recall the time they wrote and performed a piece of music about, for and with Rosa Parks.

Bought by KPFT


  • Added: Nov 28, 2005
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 1
Toilet Paper Scrap Chronicles Civil Rights Ordeal
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
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A six-foot piece of jail-grade toilet paper from 1963 captures Civil Rights struggle

Bought by WABE, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KUOW, KFAI Minneapolis, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2005
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 7
The '63 March: The Aftermath
From: WGBH Radio Boston
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This is the fourth in a five-part radio series focusing on the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Empowered by the march and stirring ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WEAA, KRUA, WMNF, WJAB and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2003
  • Length: 07:31
  • Purchases: 9
The '63 March: Forty Years Later
From: WGBH Radio Boston
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This is the fifth in a five-part radio series focusing on the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. For some who were there, memories of t...

Bought by WEAA, 90.5 WSNC, WJAB, KZYX, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2003
  • Length: 07:42
  • Purchases: 6