Start Over Unit Archives of African American Music and Culture

3. Benjamin Bradford’s "Post Mortem" (radio drama) (31:52)

Date:
June 7, 1972
Main contributors:
Bradford, Benjamin
Summary:
A recording of Benjamin Bradford’s Post Mortem, a radio drama that won first place in the Golden Windmill Radio Drama Contest. The drama follows a mortician and the spirit of a young boy as they pe...

4. Themester 2016, Bodies of Sound presentations and panel discussion (3:00:45)

Date:
October 24, 2016
Main contributors:
Burnim, Mellonee V. (Mellonee Victoria), 1950-; Pollard, Deborah Smith; Jones, Alisha Lola
Summary:
As part of the 2016 Themester Beauty, the Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC) hosted a presentation and panel discussion event in the Grand Hall of the Neal Marshall Black Cultur...

5. Panel III. New Directions in Gospel Music (3:02:27)

Date:
November 12, 2011
Main contributors:
Campbell, Lamar; Dixson, Liz; Williamson, Tracy (Sound recording executive and producer)
Summary:
Panelists: Lamar Campbell (Recording Artist; Worship Leader, Emmaus Christian Church), Liz “Faith” Dixson (Radio Announcer, WTLC AM 1310), Tracy Williamson (Founder TRE7, Inc., Artist Development, ...

6. William Chaney History of the Ku Klux Klan (34:20)

Date:
197X
Main contributors:
Chaney, William M.
Summary:
A discussion between unidentified host (William Spaulding?) and William Chaney, Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana. Chaney describes the history and naming of the Klan, its current activit...

9. Interview with Kandia Crazy Horse (33:37)

Date:
November 13, 2009
Main contributors:
Crazy Horse, Kandia; Garofalo, Reebee
Summary:
Reebee Garofalo interviews Kandia Crazy Horse during the AAAMC conference, "Reclaiming the Right to Rock: Black Experiences in Rock Music."

10. Panel Session 1. "What Is Rock? Definition and Roots" (3:54:06)

Date:
November 13, 2009
Main contributors:
Crazy Horse, Kandia; Stew; Willis, Ike
Summary:
This panel examines the following broad areas: (1) the ways in which African American rock musicians conceive of and define rock as a musical genre; (2) how rock is situated within the broader spec...

11. Interview with Earl Douglas, Jr. (37:39)

Date:
November 13, 2009
Main contributors:
Douglas, Jr., Earl; Garofalo, Reebee
Summary:
Reebee Garofalo interviews Earl Douglas, Jr. during the AAAMC conference, "Reclaiming the Right to Rock: Black Experiences in Rock Music."

12. Panel Session 3. "Face of Rock in the 21st Century" (4:27:39)

Date:
November 14, 2009
Main contributors:
Fields, Rob; Netic; Thomas, Kamara
Summary:
This panel explores the status of rock in the 21st century—how rock is conceptualized/defined and how has it been transformed and reinterpreted; the role of African American musicians in this proce...

13. Interview with Rob Fields (35:31)

Date:
November 13, 2009
Main contributors:
Fields, Rob; Orjuela, Fernando
Summary:
Fernando Orjuela interviews Rob Fields during the AAAMC conference, "Reclaiming the Right to Rock: Black Experiences in Rock Music."

15. Effects of TV on Black Children (32:11)

Date:
February 27, 1973
Main contributors:
Gardner, Mynelle.; Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling and Mynelle Gardner about the effects of television on Black children given the way current programs portray Black families. Top...

16. Panel I. Gospel Music in Church and Community (3:10:14)

Date:
November 12, 2011
Main contributors:
Garrison, Sherri; Hill, A. Thomas (Gospel musician); Bryant, Rodnie
Summary:
Panelists: Sherri Garrison (Director of Worship, Eastern Star Church; Former Director, Gospel Music Workshop of America Women of Worship), Rev. A. Thomas Hill (Recording Artist; Pastor, Healing Str...

19. Comparison of Laws Regulating Blacks (32:56)

Date:
July 7, 1972
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012
Summary:
In session 35 of the Afro-American in Indiana, host Rev. Boniface Hardin and featured guest Sister Jane Schilling discuss Black Codes and laws in Indiana with the laws in the South. Topics covered ...

20. Reflections in Black, Part 1: Frederick Douglass (1:04:54)

Date:
July 2, 1973
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012
Summary:
In the first of the 4-part series, Reflections in Black, Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Anita Louise Hill (St. Louis University), Marie Michael (student at Cardinal Ritter Hi...