Jim Brown: Out of Bounds
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This 1989 program features National Football League (NFL) Hall of Famer football player Jim Brown. It has been said by many sports observers that Jim Brown is one of the greatest football players that have ever lived....
Forgotten Legends of Jazz
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Donald Byrd shares his jazz career with Tony Brown and a live studio audience. As a sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pion...
From the Library of Black History: Black Eagles
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A 30-minute version of the 90-minute theatrical documentary of how The Tuskegee Airmen Shot Jim Crow Out of the Skies. A true WWII story starring the real heroes themselves. (1304)
Tuskegee Airmen – Part 2: The Enemy Within
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Criticism of the 99th's overseas combat record was instantaneous and virulent. After only a few months in combat, the Commander of the 12th Air Support Command assailed the performance of the Black pilots. "Officers ...
The Tuskegee Airmen – Pt. 3: Jim Crow’s Graveyard
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The Tuskegee Airmen -- Part 3 – Jim Crow’s Graveyard. Shooting down #German airplanes, rather than effectively carrying out the assigned duties of close ground support and bomber escort, emerged as the criterion for ...
Tuskegee Airmen: Pt. 4 – Red Tails and Black Aces
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The mere decision to go to war for their country, a country that deprived them of basic human rights, proves even further the competence and unheralded character of some of the greatest men in American history. The pi...
Gen. Frank E. Petersen: A Real Tough Guy
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A profile in the courage of Frank E. Petersen, the first Black general to wear Marine Green. Guest: General Frank E. Peterson (302)
When The Sisters Came Marching Home
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The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only African-American WAC unit to serve overseas in WWII. This unit was responsible for redirecting the mail to the GI's on the battlefield, a Sisyphean feat, cons...
When The Chickens Came Home To Roost — Part 1
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Part I & II. This is a one-hour version of the award-winning 1982 New York stage hit “When The Chickens Came Home To Roost,” written by Lawrence Holder and produced by Woodie King, Jr. It stars Denzel Washingt...
Who Killed Malcolm X?
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As part of this iconic collection, we are rebroadcasting a program from 1993 that dug deep into our series' archives to retrace 25-years of investigative reporting on Malcolm X. Through interviews, rare footage of the...
