SOTRU - Who Is This Man? A State of the Re:Union Black History Month Special
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union
Length: 58:23
MLK Jr.’s “I have a Dream” speech has become the shorthand of the Civil Rights Movement-- but we might never have heard it, if it were not for another man, who’s largely been forgotten by history: Bayard Rustin. In this program hour, we explore the life and legacy of Mr. Rustin, a black, gay, Quaker who brought Gandhian non-violent protest to the Civil Rights movement in America.
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Piece Description
MLK Jr.’s “I have a Dream” speech has become the shorthand of the Civil Rights Movement-- but we might never have heard it, if it were not for another man, who’s largely been forgotten by history: Bayard Rustin. In this program hour, we explore the life and legacy of Mr. Rustin, a black, gay, Quaker who brought Gandhian non-violent protest to the Civil Rights movement in America.
Timing and Cues
BILLBOARD (:58)
Incue: “From the Public Radio Exchange and NPR”
Outcue: “But first, this news”
News Hole: 1:00- 6:00
SEGMENT A (12:58)
Starts with :29 seconds of music
Incue: “From the Public Radio Exchange and NPR”
Outcue: “You’re listening to State of the Re:Union”
Music Break: 19:00- 20:00
SEGMENT B (18:58)
Incue: “You’re listening to State of the Re:Union”
Outcue: “State of the Re:Union”
Music Break: 39:00- 40:00
SEGMENT C (18:58)
Incue: “You’re listening to State of the Re:Union”
Outcue: “Put them back together”
Music Bed 59:00-59:58
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massage Situation | Flying Lotus | Reset EP. | Warp | 2007 | 02:47 |
| Sound of the Ghost | Clutchy Hopkins | Walking Backwards. | Ubiquity Recordings | 2008 | 03:04 |
| Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child | Bayard Rustin | 00:00 | |||
| Oh Freedom | Bayard Rustin | 00:00 | |||
| Take This Hammer | Bayard Rustin | 00:00 | |||
| Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen | Bayard Rustin | 00:00 | |||
| Steal Away | Bayard Rustin | 00:00 | |||
| Raga Madhuvanti: Gat in FastTeentaal | Ali Akbar Khan & Swapan Chaudhuri | Peerless. | Navras Records | 2002 | 05:40 |
| Eyes On the Prize | Mavis Staples | We'll Never Turn Back. | Anti | 2007 | 04:06 |
| Ruf Einer Burg/In a Fortress | Jason Moran | Modernistic. | Blue Note | 2002 | 04:19 |
| Untitled Track 3 | Sigur Ros | ( ). | MCA | 2002 | 06:33 |
| We Shall Overcome (Live at the 1963 March on Washington) | Joan Baez | 00:00 | |||
| He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands (Live at the 1963 March on Washington) | Odetta | 00:00 | |||
| Gimme Shelter | The Rolling Stones | Let It Bleed. | ABKCO Records | 1969 | 04:30 |
| Kick Out the Jams | MC5 | Kick Out the Jams. | Elektra | 1969 | 02:37 |
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