February 17, 1997 - On this Midmorning, a Voices of Minnesota with the perseverance of two families in facing racial discrimination. Barbara Cyrus tells of her family's move to escape discrimination in the south only to encounter it in the north. Then, Archie Givens Jr. tells how his father's commitment to education led him to donate African American art and literature to the University of Minnesota.
July 28, 1992 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder interviews Archie Givens Jr. about touring exhibit of The Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.