Midnight Ravers

Sat, May 17, 2025 00:00 AM

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Hosts: Terry Wilson, Shawn Rhodes, Nate Walker, and Sir W. Henry Eccleston

Topics:

Slave: Days Of Blood, Days Of Tears -

Synopsis: A 5 hour special on slavery.

Guests:

Playthell Benjamin, Professor Green, Isaac Fergusson, Simon Loekle. -

Playlist:

soundbite: the whipping of January -
Slavery Days Burning Spear -
soundbite: various slaves speaking -
Dry Your Tears Africa (Reprise) John Williams -
soundbite: stealing Africans from Africa -
I'm Talking 'Bout Freedom Syl Johnson -
Fanfare To The Common Man Aaron Copland -
soundbite: pre - amble & history read by Annette Walker
soundbite: introduction read by Playthell Benjamin -
soundbite: on board a slave ship -
What Kind Of Land Bernice Johnson Reagon & Toshi Reagon -
soundbite: William Lynch's "How To Make A Slave" read by Simon Loekle -
soundbite re: a blind slave Papa Dallas -
African Spirit Nasio Fontaine -
Black Seeds intro The Main Ingredient -
soundbite re: slavery Fountain Hughes -
Heritage Of A Blackman Sam Dees -
soundbite re: slavery read by James Earl Jones -
We'll Keep On Struggling Oku Onuora -
soundbite re: Josephine Smith read by Debbie Allen -
Oh Lord Why Lord/Prayer Parliament -
Canon In "D" Pachelbel -
soundbite re: slavery Laura Smally -
Born Dead J.B. Lenoir -
soundbite: a Captain speaks about his cargo -
Sons Of Slaves Junior Delgado -
soundbite: Frederick Douglas' "What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?" [excerpt] read by Ossie Davis -
Steal Away To Jesus Kinsey West -
soundbite re: sorrow songs read by Playthell Benjamin -
soundbite: the selling of Kizzy by her master John Amos and Madge Sinclair -
Crazy Bald Heads Bob Marley & The Wailers -
40 Lashes Wynton Marsalis -
soundbite: remembering slavery Laura Smally -
soundbite re: Rose Williams being forced to mate with Rufus read by Jena Jones -
Dambala Nina Simone -
soundbite re: Toby & Kunte Louis Gossett Jr. and John Amos -
soundbite re: slaves slipping off Laura Smally -
soundbite re: castration unavailable -
soundbite: remembering slavery unavailable -
Black Woman Judy Mowatt -
soundbite re: slaves praying for their masters Laura Smally -
soundbite re: Caroline Johnson Harris getting married read by Esther Rolle -
soundbite re: Arnold Gragston read by Clifton Davis -
soundbite: slave wives getting whipped unavailable -
Lord I Need You [excerpt] The Williams Brothers -
soundbite re: slave conditions unavailable -
soundbite: we got to remember the old ways unavailable -
African Children Aswad -
soundbite: Abraham Lincoln's interest in saving the union read by Simon Loekle -
soundbite re: escaping slavery read by Debbie Allen -
Lift Every Voice unavailable -
(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go Curtis Mayfield -
soundbite re: families being reunited read by Esther Rolle -
soundbite: remembering slavery Harriet Smith -
Buffalo Soldier Bob Marley & The Wailers -
Freedom In The Air Bernice Johnson Reagon -
soundbite re: William I. Johnson Jr. read by Clifton Davis -
Give Us A Flag Richie Havens -
soundbite re: Sarah DeBroh read by Melba Moore -
soundbite re: Tom Hester read by Louis Gossett Jr. -
Freedom The Golden Gate Quartet & Josh White -
soundbite: spreading the news that the slaves were freed Laura Smally -
soundbite: figuring out what to do with new found freedom Fountain Hughes -
soundbite re: Robert Glen read by James Earl Jones -
soundbite re: life after being freed Issa Mosley -
soundbite re: slaves being in debt even after being freed Laura Smally -
Message From The Black Man The Temptations -
soundbite re: her husband, Jim Smith, being killed Harriet Smith -
soundbite: saving money and paying for items with cash Fountain Hughes -
soundbite: Frederick Douglas Prelude unavailable -
soundbite: Frederick Douglas' "What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?" [excerpt] read by Ossie Davis -
God Bless America For What Swamp Dogg -
Stand Up And Be Counted [excerpt] Good Ole South -
The Klan [excerpt] L.A. Carnival -
Kajun Ku Klux Klan [excerpt] Johnny Rebel -
Ku Klux Klan Steel Pulse -
soundbite: Your Stars And Bars Jolivette Anderson -
Dixie/Strange Fruit RenÃ Marie -
soundbite: Ida B. Wells - Barnett's "Lynching, Our National Crime" read by Ruby Dee
soundbite re: Dred Scott case Mumia Abu - Jamal
Lift Every Voice/Get Up And Stand Up For Your Rights unavailable -
soundbite: epilogue Terry Wilson -

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