- Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Title:
- Southwind No. 148
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1985-12-05
- Subject:
- Religion
Abortion
Religious right--United States--History
Environmentalism--United States--History
Stanley, Charles
Southern Baptist Convention - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- radio programs
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This recording opens with an introduction of the program by Boyd Lewis. The first segment, which begins at 1:16, is a feature about the split between factions of Southern Baptists at their convention in 1986. Emory University's Nancy Ammerman is engaged in a study of the culture of the Southern Baptist Convention, and she is interviewed for the program. The conflict is between moderates and conservatives. The second segment, which begins at 10:43, is a feature about a lawsuit brought against the Savannah River nuclear weapons plant by the Georgia Conservancy and other plaintiffs. The program features audio excerpts of Atlanta filmmaker Mark Mori who made a film about the legal and environmental controversy over the plant. The third segment, which begins at 22:19, is a feature about the opening of an exhibition of "Gone With the Wind" memorabilia in Decatur, Georgia. The program features audio excerpts of an interview with DeKalb County NAACP President John Evans, and actress Butterfly McQueen. 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 1118.148.001
ahc1118.148.001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/p17222coll4/id/42
- 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
30:17 minutes - Original Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
