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150 Years After: Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation
From: Vinny Cannizzaro
Series: A Community of Voices
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150 years ago, President Abraham Lincoln announced what would become one of the cornerstones to American Freedom: the Emancipation Proclamation. B...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 29:58
Back to War
From: Traveling 219
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A weekend with the West Virginia Re-enactors Association, as they re-create the Battle of Droop Mountain.

  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 06:04
Thenceforward and Forever Free: The Emancipation Proclamation
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Full Episodes
Caption: "Abraham Lincoln and His Emancipation Proclamation," The Strobridge Lith. Co., 1888 , Credit: Library of Congress
In this episode of BackStory, we take a look at the narratives surrounding the Emancipation Proclamation and try to unpack its legacy. How can we ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN, WFPL News, WOUB, WTJU and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Fields of Remembrance
From: With Good Reason
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To honor the young men who sacrificed their lives in the D-Day invasion, Brigadier General Casey Brower takes young cadets on tours of the American...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
Culturology: "North Country: The Making of Minnesota" by Mary Lethert Wingerd
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Culturology
Caption: "North Country: The Making of Minnesota" by Mary Lethert Wingerd
For a lot of us the history of Minnesota begins at the time of statehood in 1858, and is a history of progress from then to the present. Historia...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2012
  • Length: 16:12
Dr. James Robertson: The Untold Civil War
From: Liz Humes
Series: Wordy Birds
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On this episode of Wordy Birds we interview Dr. James Robertson, the author, professor, and famed historian, on his new book-The Untold Civil War: ...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 27:30
The Legacy of Massive Resistance
From: With Good Reason
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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 WTIP


  • Added: Jan 12, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Confederate Outlaw
From: With Good Reason
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The American Civil War has produced a number of mythical characters. Perhaps there are none like the notorious Champ Ferguson, a Confederate guerri...

Bought by WDVX


  • Added: Aug 22, 2011
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
November 4, 1964: The Premiere of Terry Riley’s In C
From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever
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Program 13 of 13

Bought by KRCB-FM, KWIT, Northstate Public Radio, KFOK-LP, and WCPN


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
January 28, 1936: The Publication in Pravda of the Article Chaos Instead of Music
From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever
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Program 12 of 13

Bought by KRCB-FM, KWIT, Northstate Public Radio, KFOK-LP, and WCPN


  • Added: Jun 17, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
January 10, 1931: The Debut of Charles Ives’s Three Places in New England
From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever
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Program 11 of 13

Bought by KRCB-FM, KWIT, Northstate Public Radio, KFOK-LP, and WCPN


  • Added: Jun 10, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
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December 26, 1926: The Premiere of Tapiola
From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever
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Program 10 of 13

Bought by KHNS, KRCB-FM, KWIT, Northstate Public Radio, KFOK-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
May 29, 1913: The Premiere of the Ballet, The Rite of Spring
From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever
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Program 9 of 13

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  • Added: May 29, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
January 25, 1909: The Premiere of Elektra
From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever
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Program 8 of 13

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  • Added: May 20, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
May 6, 1889: The Opening Day of the Exposition Universelle in Paris
From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever
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Program 7 of 13

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  • Added: May 13, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
August 13, 1876: The Launch of the First “Ring” cycle at Bayreuth
From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever
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Program 6 of 13

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  • Added: May 12, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
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April 7, 1805: The First Public Performance of Beethoven’s Eroica
From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever
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Program 5 of 13

Bought by KHNS, KRCB-FM, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KWIT, Northstate Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 12, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
August 8, 1803: Parisian Piano Maker Sebastien Erard Gives One of His Sturdy New Creations to Beethoven
From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever
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Program 4 of 13

Bought by KHNS, KRCB-FM, KWIT, Northstate Public Radio, WCPN and more


  • Added: May 12, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
October 29, 1787: The Premiere of Don Giovanni in Prague
From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever
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Program 3 of 13

Bought by KHNS, KRCB-FM, WFIU, KWIT, Northstate Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 12, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
April 22, 1723: The Town Council of Leipzig Appoints Bach as Cantor
From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever
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Program 2 of 13

Bought by KHNS, KRCB-FM, KWIT, Northstate Public Radio, WCPN and more


  • Added: May 12, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
February 24, 1607: The Premiere of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo
From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever
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Program 1 of 13

Bought by KHNS, KRCB-FM, KWIT, Northstate Public Radio, WCPN and more


  • Added: May 12, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Ms. Joanne Bland Presents: Growing Up in the Segregated South: Selma Voting Rights Movement
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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In 1965 the Southern Christian leadership Conference (SCLC) joined a Joanne Bland is the co-founder of the National Voting Rights Museum and Insti...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 31:50
An Interview with Ms. Joanne Bland: Civil Rights Activist for the Selma Voting Rights Movement
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On the last edition Culture Clique, Ms. Joanne Blackmon Bland discussed on Growing up in the Segregated South: The Selma Voting Rights Movement. Sh...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 32:18
  • Purchases: 1
Howard Zinn - A Memorial
From: Barry Vogel
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Howard Zinn’s productive insights into history came to an end with his death in January 2010. This edition of Radio Curious shares a previously not...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 29:34
The Showdown for Itasca State Park
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Our History
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The history of Mary Gibbs and Itasca State Park & her showdown with the lumber industry as told by historian Dr. Janet Rith-Najarian.

  • Added: Apr 21, 2010
  • Length: 18:07