Seeds of Discontent, episode 18 (organizers in African American communities)
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Title
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Seeds of Discontent, episode 18 (organizers in African American communities)
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Description
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This episode focuses on organizers in African American communities, featuring an interview with Rennie Freeman, director of Detroit’s West Central Organization.
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Subject
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Seeds of Discontent was a 1968 radio documentary series that explored discontented social groups and organizations attempting to improve their conditions in American society. Smith’s connections with the community as a social worker allowed him to record hours of interviews with people about their lives and their opinions on contemporary issues.
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Creator
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Hartford Smith Jr.
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Source
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Publisher
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Originally distributed by WDET in Detroit, Michigan; made available in digitally archived format as part of the Unlocking the Airwaves project, a digital humanities initiative from University of Maryland and the University of Wisconsin-Madison launched in 2021.
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Date
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1968
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Type
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Sound
