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Freeman Hrabowski
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Moments of the Movement
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Birmingham native Freeman Hrabowski, who was trained to lead and protect younger children during civil rights protests, explains why many middle-cl...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, 90.5 WESA, WVAS, WEAA and more


  • Added: Aug 02, 2013
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 10
Carrie Young
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Moments of the Movement
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SNCC (snick) found a committed worker in teenaged Carrie Young in 1960s Arkansas. But even Young’s devotion had not prepared her for the illiteracy...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, KWGS, WVAS, WEAA and more


  • Added: Aug 02, 2013
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 8
Alfred Moldovan
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Moments of the Movement
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Dr. Alfred Moldovan, a founding member of the Medical Committee for Human Rights, shares his experience of treating SNCC workers who were attacked ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, WVAS, WEAA and more


  • Added: Aug 02, 2013
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 8
Fidel Castro 1959: the Lost Interview
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"If this Revolution falls, what we will have here in Cuba is a hell. Hell itself." - Fidel Castro in 1959. Havana.

Bought by KUOW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 23, 2013
  • Length: 08:55
  • Purchases: 2
Not Just for the Birds
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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New research shows one key to curtailing West Nile disease may lie in increasing the diversity of birds.

Bought by WCNY, WCWP, Radio Newark, and WTJU


  • Added: Jul 03, 2013
  • Length: 53:26
  • Purchases: 4
Fighting for Hearth and Home
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
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Historian Aaron Sheehan-Dean explains to host Brian Balogh how the idea of “home” motivated Confederate soldiers, and strengthened their resolve to...

Bought by Radio Newark, Radio Newark, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 01, 2013
  • Length: 11:50
  • Purchases: 3
Civil War 150th: Why They Fought [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Detail from “Field of Gettysburg” by T. Ditterline, 1863 , Credit: Library of Congress
The Battle of Gettysburg took place 150 years ago this week – the bloodiest of the Civil War. Thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers were kill...

Bought by WUFT, WLPR , WOUB, WTJU, and WMMT


  • Added: Jun 28, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
Civil War 150th: The Road to War [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Constitutional Union Party meeting flyer, 1860, Credit: Perkins Library, Duke University
With the 150th anniversaries of the Battle of Gettysburg and the fall of Vicksburg coming up, BackStory is re-airing its special series on the Civi...

Bought by WUFT, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WLPR , Prairie Public, WEZU and more


  • Added: Jun 21, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
National Parks Centennial: The Dispossessed of the Shenandoah
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Madison County, Credit: Charles McGuigan
More than 75 years ago Shenandoah National Park opened to the public for the first time. One of the most scenic routes in Virginia— Skyline Drive w...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2013
  • Length: 53:40
StoryCorps: Shengqiao Chen and Zehao Zhou
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Shengqiao Chen (L) and Zehao Zhou (R)
Shengqiao Chen (L) tells his friend Zehao Zhou (R) about being smuggled to the U.S. aboard the Golden Venture in 1993.

Bought by WEZU, Radio Newark, and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 07, 2013
  • Length: 02:11
  • Purchases: 3
Despite Celebrations, More Work to do on Civil Rights
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Focus Point with Avis Jones-DeWeever
Caption: Edith Lee-Payne at the March on Washington, 1963, Credit: Photo: Roland Scherman
Though the nation is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic speech at the March on Washington, contributor Avis...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Temperament of FDR
From: With Good Reason
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Scholars gathered recently at a conference in Virginia to explore the legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The keynote address fell to a Stanford schol...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: May 24, 2013
  • Length: 02:22
  • Purchases: 1
Matthew Perry Jr.
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Moments of the Movement
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Judge Matthew J. Perry Jr. will be remembered as the first African-American from South Carolina to ascend to the federal bench, but he started out ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, WVAS, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 8
John Churchville
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Moments of the Movement
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Activist and black nationalist John Churchville is known best as the founder of Philadelphia's Freedom Library Day School, but as a student of Malc...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, WVAS, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: May 07, 2013
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 8
October 11
From: Tree Mabry
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A search for peace through October 11

  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 07:03
Episode 11: Phoenix 20 Part 2
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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Part 2 of Phoenix 20 picks up right where part 1 ended. In this program, executive producer Sister Sue Sanders interviews host Dr. Peter Hilton abo...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 30:21
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 11: Phoenix 20 Part 1
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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The roles are reversed as Sister Susan Sanders interviews Veteran Matters host Dr. Peter Hilton about his time in the military during the Vietnam W...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 27:35
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 10: The Journey Home
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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Host Peter Hilton airs the final episode of this series of Veteran Matters. In this episode, Hilton welcomes back every veteran who has appeared on...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 24:43
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 9: Operation Magic Carpet
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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Host Peter Hilton continues the Veteran Matters series with the stories of Chris and Norm, two sailors in World War II who were apart of Operation ...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 27:28
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 8: A Soldier's Story
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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Host Peter Hilton welcomes to the program Bill. Bill is a veteran of the Korean War, and served at the front line of many operations in Korea. They...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 27:10
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 7: In the Trenches, People and God
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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Host Peter Hilton explores how spirituality may have affected the veteran's time in service, and what their experiences were like when they encount...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 27:55
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 6: The Journey Continues
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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Veteran Matters continues with part 2 of this series. Host Peter Hilton introduces a new group of veterans, and we learn what roles animals may or ...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 27:43
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 5: A Sailor's Tale
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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On this edition of Veteran Matters, host Peter Hilton welcomes to the program Norm, a veteran of World War II who served on the U.S.S. Bunker Hill ...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 28:23
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 4: A Tale of Two Nurses
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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The Veteran Matters series continues with the stories of two army nurses, Joan who served in World War II and Karen who served in Iraq. Host Peter ...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 27:05
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 3: Military Experiences
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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Host Peter Hilton welcomes veterans Andy and Michael, to this edition of Veteran Matters, to discuss their overall military experiences. Andy discu...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 26:42
  • Purchases: 2

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