- Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Title:
- Southwind No. 50
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1982-09-03
- Subject:
- Neighborhoods--Georgia--Atlanta
Transportation--Georgia--Atlanta
Race relations
Atlanta (Ga.)--Race relations
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum (Atlanta, Ga.)
Race discrimination--Law and legislation
Emory University. Carter Center
Jimmy Carter Library - People:
- Lipshutz, Robert J., 1921-2010
Young, Andrew, 1932-
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Lewis, John, 1940-2020 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Presidential Parkway, 33.76688055, -84.357858936526
United States, South Carolina, 34.00043, -81.00009 - Medium:
- open reel audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This recording opens with singer Johnny Cash's rendition of "Southwind" and an introduction of the program by Boyd Lewis. The first segment, which begins at 1:19, is a feature about Camp Kemo, a camp in Leesville, South Carolina, for children undergoing chemotherapy treatments. The program was produced by Beatrice Black of the South Carolina Educational Network and features audio excerpts from Francis Freedman, a play therapist; volunteer counselor Don Kaufman, and several unidentified children who attended the camp. The second segment, which begins at 6:55, is a feature about the development of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center and the Presidential Parkway, in Atlanta. The program features audio excerpts from Atlanta architect Richard Grinnell; attorney Robert Lipshutz; Atlanta City Councilman John Lewis; Dan Sweat, Director of Central Atlanta Progress; Richard Stogner of Fulton County Economic Development Office; Atlanta resident Paul Hagan, Mary Dabbs, and Billie Selwyn. 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 1118.050.001
ahc.1118.050.001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/p17222coll4/id/75
- 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:
- 29:32 min.
- Original Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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