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A bold experiment is taking place among Black farmers in the Southeast — a story of hope in an area with a history of plantation slavery, land thef...
Bought by Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, WNYE, and KWMR
- Added: Jul 18, 2023
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 5
On December 3, 1955, a 33-year-old Black gas station attendant named Clinton Melton was shot and killed in Glendora, Mississippi. Two witnesses — i...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
- Added: Oct 18, 2021
- Length: 11:44
- Purchases: 2
Sam Waterston and John Douglas Thompson star in this offering from Playing on Air. In the short play, A Man of His Time, a descendant of Supreme Co...
- Added: Jan 29, 2018
- Length: 32:06
- Purchases: 2
When faced with a court order to integrate, Prince Edward County in Virginia closed its entire school system in 1959 rather than integrate. Now, fo...
- Added: Oct 21, 2013
- Length: 28:56
- Purchases: 4
When faced with a court order to integrate, Prince Edward County in Virginia closed its entire school system in 1959 rather than integrate. Now, fo...
Bought by WNYC, WRIR, WVAS, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WJAB and more
- Added: Oct 21, 2013
- Length: 53:52
- Purchases: 10
In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia closed its schools rather than integrate. The closures lasted for five years, and the people who were denie...
Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Interlochen Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, KZYX, WESM 91.3 FM and more
- Added: Jan 12, 2012
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 7
