Part One: Lead Belly: How a Man Named Huddie Ledbetter Beat Everyone Who Tried to Keep Him Down
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Margaret discusses the life of Texan musician Huddie Ledbetter, known as Lead Belly, and his struggles against oppression.
Margaret talks with Prop about the Texan musician who sung his way out of prison. Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly’s Truths from Jim Crow’s Lies, Sheila Curran Bernard: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/bring-judgment-day/63271E8000571D588BF52B0F7CA2121E (BJD26 for 20% off) Sources: Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly’s Truths from Jim Crow’s Lies, Sheila Curran Bernard https://www.nytimes.com/1962/05/20/archives/if-youre-woke-you-dig-it-no-mickey-mouse-can-be-expected-to-follow.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/12/22/what-is-woke-meaning-naacp-leaders-talk-about-the-word-martin-st-lucie-indian-river-treasure-coast/8091099001/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/09/what-is-woke-meaning/11425775002/ https://www.vox.com/culture/21437879/stay-woke-wokeness-history-origin-evolution-controversy https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/scottsboro-boys https://www.history.com/articles/scottsboro-boys https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/ledbetter-huddie-leadbelly See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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