Southwind No. 13

Collection:: Southwind recordings
Title:: Southwind No. 13
Creator:: Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
Date of Original:: 1981-04
Subject:: African American farmers
Museums--Georgia--Atlanta
Labor unions
Agricultural laborers
Mitchell, H. L. (Harry Leland), 1906-1989
Southern Tenant Farmers' Union
High Museum of Art
Emergency Land Fund (U.S.)
Agriculture
Location:: United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
Medium:: radio programs
Type:: Sound
Format:: audio/mpeg
Description:: This recording opens with singer Bessie Jones' rendition of "Preachin the Blues" and an introduction of the program by Boyd Lewis. The first segment, which begins at 1:22, is a feature about difficulties facing small farmers. The program features audio interview excerpts from Emergency Land Fund director Joseph Brooks and other unidentified individuals. The second segment, which begins at 11:45, is a feature about the Southern Tenant Farmers Union. The program features audio interview excerpts from farmer H.L. Mitchell, co-founder of the union. The third segment, which begins at 20:42, is a feature about photographer Jim Frazier and includes audio excerpts from him and High Museum curator Peter Morin. The program ends with a sign off by Boyd Lewis.
"Southwind" was a radio program about the issues, people, and culture of the South that aired on WABE-FM, Atlanta's public radio station. The series, which aired from 1980 to 1987, was conceived, produced, and reported by journalist Boyd Lewis.
Local Identifier:: MSS 1118.013.001
ahc.1118.013.001
Metadata URL:: http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/p17222coll4/id/112
Additional Rights Information:: Copyright is held by Boyd Lewis. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivsCC BY-NC-ND license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Extent:: 7 in. reel-to-reel audio tape, 3 3/4 ips
29:25 minutes
Original Collection:: Southwind recordings
Holding Institution:: Atlanta History Center
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