Our American Generations - Race- This I Believe essays

This is the half hour version. These essays, taken from all five generations on the This I Believe Archive, are a wonderful collection of comparative thought on the topic of Race. Here at the 50th anniversary of the desegregation crisis in Little Rock, it is very illuninating to hear essays from every region of our country. Grace Kavanaugh from Oakland, CA speaks from the 18 and under age group. Howard Jordan from Brooklyn, NY in the 18 to 30 age, along with Rebecca Wells of Houston, Tx 30 to 50 age bracket. James Kates from Fitzwilliam, NH spoke from the 50 to 65 generation and Lottie Bogan from Jacksonville, MS in the over 65 age group. These are terrific essays and taken together they refocus our attention on the issues of Race. Our program continues to highlight comparative generational thought and our next topic is War, so watch for that posting. If you would like to begin airing all of our programs, please email me and I will be glad to set up the connections. As we are now beginning to utilize the PRX site, it is our intention to offer these programs free to Public Radio stations. As a producer in our market and in these times, I fully understand the financial costs to good programming.