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WorldCanvass: The Rupture of Civil War
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Historical perspective on the Civil War and its effect on average Americans.

  • Added: Feb 09, 2013
  • Length: 01:51:07
St. Philips: A History
From: Grace West
Caption: Reconstruction of the 1823 log church., Credit: Old Salem Museums and Gardens
A history of St. Philips Moravian Church, the only historic African-American Moravian congregation in the U.S.

  • Added: Jan 03, 2013
  • Length: 18:59
Butterbeans & Susie
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Butterbeans & Susie
Jody and Susie Edwards were apparently married on stage at the Standard Theatre, Philadelphia. They went on perform for several decades billing th...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 13, 2012
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Blues City 2: Chicago I
From: Gary Pitts
Series: Blues City
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It's a first taste of sweet home Chicago from the early years to the musical rivalry of the 50's between Muddy Water's and Howlin' Wolf.

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KRZA, KHNS, WJSU, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jul 14, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
Blues City 4: Missouri
From: Gary Pitts
Series: Blues City
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Going to Missouri: in St. Louis with Jelly Roll Anderson and Albert King; and then KC for the likes of Sonny Kenner and Big Joe Turner.

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KRZA, KHNS, WJSU, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jul 14, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Blues City 5: Arkansas
From: Gary Pitts
Series: Blues City
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Heading to Arkansas, home legendary blues artists like Big Bill Broonzy and Sonny Boy Williamson, and the King Biscuit Time radio blues show. Inclu...

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KRZA, KHNS, WJSU, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jul 14, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Blues City 6: Texas
From: Gary Pitts
Series: Blues City
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Time for Texas with Blind Lemon Jefferson, T-Bone Walker, the Vaughan brothers, and ZZ Top.

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KMUW, KRZA, WJSU, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jul 14, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Blues City 7: California
From: Gary Pitts
Series: Blues City
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Surf's up for the Blues as we tool out to southern California for T-Bone Walker, Juke Boy Bonner, and Jesse Fuller, as well as a few surprises.

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KRZA, WJSU, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jul 14, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Blues City 8: New York
From: Gary Pitts
Series: Blues City
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Now for the Big Apple for WC Handy and Duke Ellington to start. Then, this where the urban, jazz scene took on a raw southern sound.

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KRZA, KRZA, WJSU, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jul 14, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
Blues City 10: Delta
From: Gary Pitts
Series: Blues City
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Return to the Delta for Robert Johnson, Son House, Charlie Patton and Lead Belly.

Bought by KRZA, KPVL, WJSU, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jul 14, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps Griot: Robert Holmes
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Robert Holmes
Robert Holmes talks about his family being among the first to integrate a neighborhood in Edison, New Jersey.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 01, 2012
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 2
Diane Watkins Voice of Virginia Union
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A bell tower that has been mute for 70 years at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia is about to get a voice thanks to Diane Watkins.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2012
  • Length: 55:55
Remembering the Subtle Signs of Segregation
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: This rough sketch for a children's book drew one D.C. native into a mystery regarding “Colored Only” signs in D.C. in the 1930s. , Credit: Rebecca Sheir
A well-meaning illustration in a children's book sparks controversy over segregation in the nation's capital in the 1930s.

Bought by Listenwise, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jan 31, 2012
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 3
Henry "Red" Allen
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Red Allen
New Orleans musician who's work had a profound effect on the early development of jazz.

  • Added: Jan 05, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
The Trend Setter: Fletcher Henderson
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Fletcher Henderson
Bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger Fletcher Henderson is little remembered today in spite of the fact he set the foundation for the corners...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2011
  • Length: 58:58
A Symphony of Hopes and Dreams
From: With Good Reason
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A recent classical music piece was inspired by the poetry written by children in Birmingham, AL, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, KRPS, WNMU-FM, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Dec 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Slavery in the Upper Mississippi Valley
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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As the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War is upon us, we have an interview conducted by Arts & Cultural Heritage Reporter Jeff Carmack wit...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2011
  • Length: 26:30
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Secret Advisor
From: WNYC
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The names of many of Reverend Martin Luther King Junior’s associates are well known: Harry Belafonte, Jesse Jackson, Andrew Young. But one of his m...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, KLCC, Prairie Public, KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2011
  • Length: 07:38
  • Purchases: 28
Wailin' Soul: Bob Marley and the African-American Connection"
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
Caption: Bob Marley and Stevie Wonder, Credit: Kim Gottlieb-Walker
The Midnight Ravers look at the evolution of reggae music and the influence of African-American culture on it in general and on Bob Marley, specifi...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KVMR, WNCU, WGDR, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Jan 26, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Race, Slavery, and the Civil War: The Tough Stuff
From: With Good Reason
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To mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the nation’s finest historians gathered on September 24th at Norfolk State University to discuss th...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, WUAL, and KWIT


  • Added: Oct 28, 2010
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
An Imperfect Revolution: Voices from the Desegregation Era
From: American Public Media
Series: American RadioWorks: Black History
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The 1970s saw a tidal change in American race relations: for the first time, large numbers of white, black and other children of color began attend...

Bought by WGTE Public Media, WUFT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WBHM, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2009
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 20
Rediscovering Barbara Jordan
From: KUT
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One-hour documentary about the life and legacy of Barbara Jordan, the first black woman from the South to serve in the U.S. Congress.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 04, 2008
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 3. Survival
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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Eleven Africans and the Survival of the New Netherlands Colony (1624-1664)

  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
Classic Mardi Gras Songs Profiles - New Suit
From: David Kunian
Series: Mardi Gras Song Profiles
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A short profile with Big Chief Bo Dollis and keyboardist Willie Tee of the Mardi Gras classic "New Suit."

Bought by KSLU, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WNCU


  • Added: Jan 18, 2008
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 3
Classic Mardi Gras Songs Profiles - Mardi Gras Mambo
From: David Kunian
Series: Mardi Gras Song Profiles
Caption: The Mardi Gras Kongs of Bacchus
This short piece talks with pianist Art Neville and drummer John Boudreaux about the Mardi Gras standard "Mardi Gras Mambo."

Bought by KSLU and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jan 18, 2008
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 2