Kate Ellis

6 Collection Items

• Stephen Smith and Kate Ellis discuss "Say it Loud!: Great Speeches on Civil Rights and African American Identity"

  American RadioWorks' Stephen Smith and Kate Ellis join Midday’s Gary Eichten to talk about their new book, Say it Loud!: Great Speeches on Civil Rights and African American Identity.

  Oct. 14, 201060 minSave
• Say It Plain: A Century of Great African American Speeches

  "Say It Plain: A Century of Great African American Speeches". An American RadioWorks documentary. Featuring speeches from: Booker T. Washington: A former slave and the most influential African American at the turn of the 20th century

  Dec. 1, 200860 minSave
• Rebuilding Biloxi: One Year after Katrina

  American RadioWorks and Marketplace present the documentary “Rebuilding Biloxi: One Year after Katrina.” Hurricane Katrina devastated the lives of thousands of Mississippi Gulf Coast residents. Rebuilding Biloxi tells the stories of several families in the coastal community of Biloxi, MS, and their struggle to survive and then recover from the storm.

  Aug. 23, 200660 minSave
• American RadioWorks: Say it Plain - A Century of African American Oratory

  American RadioWorks presents the documentary “Say it Plain - A Century of African American Oratory.” Spanning the 20th century, this audio speech collection is a vivid account of how African Americans sounded the charge against racial injustice, exhorting the country to live up to its democratic principles.

  Feb. 1, 200560 minSave
• American RadioWorks: Thurgood Marshall Before the Court

  American RadioWorks presents “Thurgood Marshall Before the Court,” a documentary on the story of Thurgood Marshall's remarkable career before he joined the Supreme Court, when he was the nation's leading civil rights lawyer.

  May. 1, 200451 minSave
• The President Calling: White House Tapes

  Three of America's most compelling presidents - John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richrad M. Nixon bugged their White House offices and tapped their telephones. They left behind thousands of secretly recorded conversations, from momentous to mundane. In this documentary project, American RadioWorks eavesdrops on presidential telephone calls to hear how each man used one-on-one politics to shape history.

  Nov. 4, 200351 minSave