Episode 24 - Sweet Auburn’s Enduring Legacy

About this episode

This episode celebrates the grand opening of the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge in Atlanta, highlighting its significance in the Civil Rights Movement.

Brought to you from the first, Black-owned radio station in the country, WERD Studios, this month’s PNBI recording is a very special one. Host Ronda Lee traveled to the Sweet Auburn neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia— birthplace of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.—to celebrate the grand opening of the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge, where Dr. King, and many other Black leaders, catalyzed the early Civil Rights Movement. On the third floor, WERD Studios was the movement’s first communications base. I...

People in this episode

Host: Ronda Lee

Topics covered

• Civil Rights Movement
• Black History
• Community Legacy
• Atlanta
• Cultural Heritage

Keywords

• Sweet Auburn
• Civil Rights
• Dr. King
• Atlanta
• Black-owned radio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Prince Hall Masonic Lodge, WERD Studios

Places: Atlanta, Georgia

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