Oh Freedom Over Me; Radio Fights Jim Crow
Oh Freedom Over Me
AirTalk is preempted for this special presented by American Radio Works. "Oh Freedom Over Me” documents one of the most remarkable chapters in the Southern Civil Rights movement, the Mississippi summer project of 1964. This one hour report, the story of Freedom Summer, is told through the voices of its participants, the organizers, student volunteers and black Mississippians, and through archival tape of the music and people that helped drive the movement.
Radio Fights Jim Crow
During the World War Two years, a series of groundbreaking radio programs tried to mend the deep racial and ethnic divisions that threatened America. At a time when blacks were stereotyped on the radio as lazy buffoons, the federal government and civil rights activists used radio for a counter attack. On this special hour-long report from America Radio Works, we hear how this was done.
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