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

Call number

1. SC MG 60

Language

1. English

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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1. Finding aid

Research call number

1. SC MG 60