American RadioWorks: Black History

Series produced by American Public Media

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AMERICAN RADIOWORKS® is the highly esteemed national documentary unit of American Public Media. ARW creates documentaries, series projects, podcasts and online content for the public radio system and the Internet.

This series of seven documentaries chronicles America’s racial past and the long, dramatic struggle for civil rights.


7 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
State of Siege: Mississippi Whites and the Civil Rights Movement
From: American Public Media
Series: American RadioWorks: Black History
Caption: White students protest integration at the University of Mississippi in 1962. No state in the South was more resistant to the struggle for black equality. , Credit: Photograph by Flip Schulke/CORBIS
Mississippi occupies a distinct and dramatic place in the history of America’s civil rights movement. No state in the South was more resistant to t...

Bought by KOSU, Interlochen Public Radio, WJSU, WESM 91.3 FM, and WRPI


  • Added: Feb 16, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Say it Loud: Great Speeches on Civil Rights and African American Identity
From: American Public Media
Series: American RadioWorks: Black History
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"Say It Loud" traces the last 50 years of black history through stirring, historically important speeches by African Americans from across the poli...

Bought by KLCC, KFAI, KGOU, WLRN, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 16, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
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 KERA, KQED, WESM 91.3 FM, KUHF, WYSO and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2009
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 11
Thurgood Marshall: Before the Court
From: American Public Media
Series: American RadioWorks: Black History
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In 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. But Marshall had already earned a place in histor...

Bought by KERA, WAMC, WESM 91.3 FM, KUHF, Northstate Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2009
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 13
Remembering Jim Crow
From: American Public Media
Series: American RadioWorks: Black History
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For much of the 20th Century, African Americans in the South were barred from the voting booth, sent to the back of the bus, and walled off from ma...

Bought by KOSU, WYSO, North Country Public Radio, Northstate Public Radio, WAMU and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2009
  • Length: 59:56
  • Purchases: 7
Say It Plain: A Century of African American Oratory
From: American Public Media
Series: American RadioWorks: Black History
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For generations, African American orators have been demanding justice and equality, reminding America to make good on its founding principles of de...

Bought by WFIU, KJZZ, KERA, Troy Public Radio, WESM 91.3 FM and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2009
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 17
King's Last March
From: American Public Media
Series: American RadioWorks: Black History
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Although it was one of the most challenging and controversial chapters of his career, the final year of King's life has not been the focus of signi...

Bought by KUOW, KHNS, Marfa Public Radio, Vermont Public Radio, KWIT and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2009
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 54

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