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1. "Black Leadership in the Music Industry" Lecture (49:03)

Date:
February 5, 2013
Main contributors:
Westbrooks, Logan
Summary:
Public Lecture by Logan H. Westbrooks in the Showers City Hall as part of Bloomington's Black History Month. The lecture was followed by a reception in the lobby of City Hall. The lecture video ava...

4. Abe Lincoln, Part 1 (31:43)

Date:
November 8, 1973
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Jane on Abraham Lincoln and his stance on slavery. This session, the first of two episodes on Abraham Lincoln, describes Lincoln’s early years ...

5. Adoption of Children (31:58)

Date:
October 20, 1972
Main contributors:
Spaulding, William; Wallace, Gloria; Myers, Janet
Summary:
William Spaulding moderates a conversation with two guests, Ms. Gloria Wallace from the Marion County Welfare Department and Ms. Janet Myers from the Children’s Bureau. They discuss the adoption pr...

6. Alternative Schools (32:26)

Date:
May 16, 1974
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling on alternative schooling for Black students. Fr. Hardin addresses the need for more Black students in graduate school, which can...

7. Ancient Africa & Afro-American Roots (32:09)

Date:
October 8, 1974
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling on the ancient roots of the Afro-American. The hosts begin by discussing why knowing one’s heritage is so important, especially ...

8. Ancient Africa & Afro-American Roots, Part 2 (32:27)

Date:
October 8, 1974
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a second discussion with Sister Jane Schilling on the ancient roots of the Afro-American that focuses on geography. The hosts begin by reiterating the importance of kno...

9. Andrew Ramsey (32:27)

Date:
September 27, 1973
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Jane on Andrew Ramsey and historical retelling. The hosts discuss the subjectivity of history before playing an excerpt of a lecture by Ramsey ...

10. Anniversary Program: Review of the First Year (32:09)

Date:
January 5, 1973
Main contributors:
Spaulding, William; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017; Smith, Dwight
Summary:
Bill Spaulding hosts an anniversary program with Sister Jane Schilling, Paulette Anderson and Dwight Smith that recaps previous programs with the focus primarily on the early history of African Ame...

11. Battle of the Crater and 13th Amendment (32:01)

Date:
June 8, 1972
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017; Doyle, Pat
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Jane and Pat Doyle on the Battle of the Crater and the 13th Amendment. Fr. Hardin begins by describing a recent visit to the Battle of the Crat...

12. Being Black in a Recession (32:29)

Date:
June 18, 197X
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling on the current recession and how it impacts the Black community. The hosts discuss unemployment, the recession’s impact on healt...

13. Ben Ishmaelites in Indianapolis (33:25)

Date:
July 27, 1972
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Johnson, Paul
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Paul Johnson about the history of the Ben Ishmaelites in Indianapolis, ranging from the 19th century writings of Rev. Oscar McCulloch to more contempo...

14. 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...

15. Black & White English (31:44)

Date:
November 1, 1973
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017; Gardner, Mynelle
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling and Mrs. Mynelle Gardner, teacher and board member of the Martin Center, on Black English in America. The group discusses the us...

16. Black Business, Part 1 (32:37)

Date:
January 27, 1972
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Smith, Dwight
Summary:
Part 12 in the series: Afro-American in Indiana. Host Dwight Smith and featured guest Rev. Boniface Hardin discuss Black business in the state of Indiana, providing a historical context of the econ...

17. Black Business, Part 2 (32:53)

Date:
February 3, 1972
Main contributors:
Smith, Dwight; Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012
Summary:
Part 13 in the series: Afro-American in Indiana. Host Dwight Smith and featured guest Rev. Boniface Hardin continue their discussion of Black men in business within the social context of Indiana. T...

18. Black Church (32:26)

Date:
February 24, 1976
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling on the Black church. They begin by explaining African religious beliefs and practices and how those were interrupted by the slav...

19. Black Churches Part 2 (32:31)

Date:
February 17, 1972
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017; Holman, Marsha
Summary:
Part 15 in the series: Afro-American in Indiana. Host Rev. Boniface Hardin and featured guests sister Jane Edward Schilling, Marsha Holman, and directress Sister Barbara discuss the historical cont...

20. Black Churches, Part 1 (32:36)

Date:
February 10, 1972
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017; Holman, Marsha
Summary:
Part 14 of the series: Afro-American in Indiana. Host Rev. Boniface Hardin and featured guests sister Jane Edward Schilling and Marsha Holman discuss the historical relationship between churches an...

21. Black Codes in Indiana (32:10)

Date:
March 6, 1973
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin and Sister Jane Schilling discuss the Black codes in Indiana, including legal restrictions that limited the freedom of Black people as well as the lack of enforcement of anti...

22. Black Codes in Indiana, part 2 (32:08)

Date:
March 13, 1973
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin continues a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling about Black codes in Indiana that restricted the freedom of African Americans. Topics include the 1803 Indiana law specifyin...

23. Black Experience in Medicine (32:54)

Date:
January 20, 1972
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Smith, Dwight
Summary:
Part 11 in the series: Afro-American in Indiana. Host Dwight Smith and featured guest Rev. Boniface Hardin discuss Black physicians after the Reconstruction era, Black experiences with hospitals, m...

24. Black History of Anderson, Indiana (32:06)

Date:
April 26, 197X
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling on the book A Brief History of the Negro in Anderson, Indiana by James Warren Bailey. After talking about the book’s contents an...

25. Black Matriarchal Society (33:18)

Date:
September 28, 1972
Main contributors:
Spaulding, William; Anderson, Paulette
Summary:
Bill Spaulding hosts a discussion with Paulette Anderson, of the Martin Center, about the roles of Black men and women in Black families and the misconception of the Black matriarchal society. Othe...

26. Black militia and the Spanish American War (33:12)

Date:
July 20, 1973
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling about the history of Indiana Black soldiers in the Spanish American war. Topics include yellow journalism, coverage in Black new...

27. Black Movement in the '60s (31:16)

Date:
197X
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Gardner, Mynelle
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Mrs. Mynelle Gardner on the impact of the Black Movement in the1960s. Ms. Gardner begins by describing the Black Movement and the goals of its partici...

28. Black Music - Jerry Harkness (34:07)

Date:
January 6, 1971
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Smith, Dwight; Harkness, Jerry, 1940-
Summary:
Fr. Boniface Hardin and Dwight Smith host this episode on which Jerry Harkness, a former player for the Knicks and Pacers, joins the program as a guest. Hardin, Smith, and Harkness discuss the chal...

30. Black Newspapers (35:37)

Date:
March 31, 1972
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
In session 21 of the Afro-American in Indiana, host Rev. Boniface Hardin and featured guest sister Jane Edward Schilling, chief researcher at the Institute of Afro-American Studies, discuss Black n...

31. Black Psychology (31:15)

Date:
May 27, 1975
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Gardner, Mynelle
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Mrs. Mynelle Gardner on Black psychology. They discuss the unique psychic issues afflicting Black individuals, especially those relating to self-ident...

32. Black Settlements in Indiana (32:17)

Date:
November 17, 1972
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling about the history of Black settlements throughout Indiana in the early 19th century with a primary focus on Lyles Station in Gib...

33. Black Statistics in Center Township (33:25)

Date:
September 14, 1972
Main contributors:
Spaulding, William; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
William Spaulding hosts a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling about Center Township in Indianapolis, which has the highest percentage of Black people in the city. Topics include White flight, dem...

34. Black Theater (33:24)

Date:
July 21, 1972
Main contributors:
Thompson, Francesca, 1932-; Spaulding, William
Summary:
William Spaulding hosts a discussion with Sister Francesca of Marian College about the history of Black theater, from minstrelsy to the present, with a primary focus on the 20th century. Topics inc...

35. Black Theology Practical Ministry (33:24)

Date:
August 3, 1972
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Taylor, Kenneth
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Kenneth Taylor, a student at Saint Meinrad Seminary, about Black theology. They talk about the perception of the Catholic Church in the Black communit...

36. Black Youth (32:00)

Date:
August 14, 1973
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Bonner, Terry
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Terry Bonner, a recent graduate of Manual High School in Indianapolis, about challenges facing Black youth. They talk about high school education ofte...

37. Black Youth in Indianapolis (32:42)

Date:
August 14, 1973
Main contributors:
Hardin, Father Boniface
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Terry Bonner, a young Black man from the Martin Center, to gain a perspective on Black youth in Indianapolis. Terry shares his and his peers’ thoughts...

38. Blacks and the Law Part 4 (32:29)

Date:
March 16, 1972
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017; Spaulding, William
Summary:
Part 19 in the series: The Afro-American in Indiana. Host Rev. Boniface Harden and guests Sr. Jane Schilling and Bill Spaulding discuss laws affecting Black people in the U.S. and Indiana. Topics c...

39. Blacks in Prison, Part 2 (31:44)

Date:
May 13, 1975
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts part two of a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling on Blacks in prison. The hosts discuss the societal “program for failure” that sets Blacks up to fail and the double...

40. Blacks In War (32:13)

Date:
April 3, 1973
Main contributors:
Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017; Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling about the history and treatment of Black soldiers in the United States, including Crispus Attucks and his role in the Revolution...

41. Christmas and Its Effect on the Afro-American in Indiana (31:16)

Date:
December 18, 1973
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Jane on Christmas and the Afro-American. The hosts begin by discussing the historical connection between Blacks and Christianity. They then dis...

42. Civil War - Reconstruction (32:57)

Date:
November 2, 1971
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017; Smith, Dwight
Summary:
Part 3 in the series: Afro-American in Indiana. Host Dwight Smith and featured guest Rev. Boniface Hardin and Sister Jane Edward Schilling discuss inclusion of Black men in the Civil War and politi...

43. Civil War - Social & Political Implications in Indiana (32:57)

Date:
May 16, 1972
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling about the role of African Americans in Indiana during the Civil War. Topics include efforts to stem Black migration into the sta...

44. Civil War Overview (32:57)

Date:
May 11, 1972
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
In session 27 of the Afro-American in Indiana, host Rev. Boniface Hardin and featured guest sister Jane Edward Schilling discuss the history of the Civil War and the role of the Black man. Topics f...

45. Civil War Part 2 (33:01)

Date:
May 26, 1972
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
In session 29 of the Afro-American in Indiana, host Rev. Boniface Hardin and featured guest sister Jane Edward Schilling continue their discussion of the role of the Black man in the Civil War. Top...

46. Civil War Part 3 (33:31)

Date:
June 2, 1972
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
In session 30 of the Afro-American in Indiana, host Rev. Boniface Hardin and featured guest sister Jane Edward Schilling continue their discussion of the Civil War. Topics focus on the U.S. approac...

47. Civil War Reconstruction,1866-1900 (35:32)

Date:
November 22, 1971
Main contributors:
Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017; Smith, Dwight; Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012
Summary:
Part 4 in the series: Afro-American in Indiana. Host Dwight Smith and guests Rev. Boniface Hardin and Sister Jane Edward Schilling discuss the "Golden Era" of Reconstruction after the Civil War (18...

48. Colonization - History and Effects and Indiana Constitution (31:08)

Date:
July 14, 1972
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Jane Edward Schilling about the colonization movement and efforts to resettle free African Americans in Liberia in the 19th century. Topics inc...

49. Colonization Part II - Mechanism and Registration (31:06)

Date:
July 21, 1972
Main contributors:
Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017; Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin continues a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling about the colonization movement in Indiana and efforts to resettle free African Americans in Africa in the 19th century. Top...

50. 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 ...