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Civil Rights
The Apple Seed
- Jan 20, 2014 7:00 pm
- 58:30 mins
This episode includes stories from Charlotte Blake Alston and Dr. Bonner Ritchie about civil rights movements, and other stories about overcoming prejudice. Charlotte Blake Alston Song/Story 1: Wade in the Water & People Could Fly Teller: Charlotte Blake Alston Site: http://www.charlotteblakealston.com/ Notes: A traditional spiritual and a short dedication. Charlotte Blake Alston Interview 1: Civil Rights and the 1963 Children's Crusade Teller: Charlotte Blake Alston Site: http://www.charlotteblakealston.com/ Notes: Charlotte tells us some of the tragic stories from the Civil Rights Movement in America. Charlotte Blake Alston Song/Story 2: Trilogy of Loss, Struggle and Hope Teller: Charlotte Blake Alston Site: http://www.charlotteblakealston.com/ Notes: The song "The Ballad of Birmingham," the story "In Her Words (the ordeal of Elizabeth Eckford)" and Langston Hughe's poem "I dream a world." Charlotte Blake Alston Song/Story 3: Martin Luther King Rap Teller: Charlotte Blake Alston Site: http://www.charlotteblakealston.com/ Notes: The story of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Montgomery Bus Boycott told to a beat. Diane Ferlatte Story/Song 4: Next Town Teller: Diane Ferlatte Site: http://www.dianeferlatte.com/ Notes: Diane tells the story of a time when, as a little girl, she encountered racial prejudice. Dr. J. Bonner Ritchie Interview 2: "The Peace Movement" Teller: Dr. J. Bonner Ritchie Site: http://www.marthareedjohnson.com/ Notes: As a young man, Dr. Ritchie became involved in the peace and civil rights movements.