Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. 2.2 lin. ft. (5 1/2 archival boxes)

Summary

1. The Radio Scripts collection consists of transcripts of radio programs, both serials and single broadcasts. Among the radio series are "Freedom's People" sponsored by the Federal Security Agency of the U.S. Office of Education (1941-1942); "Give me Liberty" sponsored by the American Committee for Democracy and Intellectual Freedom (1939); "Native Sons" written by Kirk Lord and Frank Griffin; "National Urban League" sponsored by the organization of the same name during its annual Vocational Opportunity Campaign (1941-1951); "Unity at Home; Victory Abroad" consisting of speeches and dramatizations of the lives of African Americans and whites (1943); "New World A-Comin'" (1944-1966), and "Within Our Gates" presented by the Philadelphia Fellowship Commission to deal with the problem of intolerance and bigotry and to provide all citizens equal opportunity and equal rights (1945-1948).
2. The largest group of scripts in the collection is from the radio series "New World A-Comin'." There are also several single scripts including, "Speech of Paul Robeson," "Hampton Institute Forum of the Air, 1944," "Lincoln, Douglas and the Honor Roll In the Race Relations," and "Wings over Jordan."

Subject

1. Within our gates (Radio program)
2. Give me liberty (Radio program)
3. United States > Race relations > Drama
4. New York (N.Y.) > Biography
5. African Americans and mass media
6. African Americans > New York (State) > New York
7. Freedom's people (Radio program)
8. Native sons (Radio program)
9. Public service radio programs > United States
10. African Americans in radio broadcasting
11. United States > Social conditions > 1933-1945
12. Lee, Canada
13. Unity at home, victory abroad (Radio program)
14. New world a-comin' (Radio program)
15. African Americans > Drama
16. United States > Social conditions > 1945-

Call number

1. SC MG 60

Biography (note)

1. The Radio Scripts collection is an artificial grouping of scripts from radio programs that were developed to show the contributions of African Americans to the social, economic, political and historical development of the United States. Many of the scripts were created for public service programs during the 1940s to foster national unity and better race relations.

Title

1. Radio Scripts collection, 1937-1966.

Biography

1. The Radio Scripts collection is an artificial grouping of scripts from radio programs that were developed to show the contributions of African Americans to the social, economic, political and historical development of the United States. Many of the scripts were created for public service programs during the 1940s to foster national unity and better race relations.

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Research call number

1. SC MG 60