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Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall arriving in Charleston, SC, for the Briggs v. Eliot trial in 1951.

By the time Cecil Williams of Orangeburg was 14 years old, he was taking pictures of Civil Rights activities and luminaries for a national magazine, Jet, the African American-owned publication based in Chicago. He went on to become one of the nation’s premier photographers of the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina and capture some of the transformative moments in the state and the nation’s history. His images have appeared in 126 books, many newspapers and 11 TV documentaries. He is the author of three books primarily based on his experiences as a civil rights photographer. Bhakti Larry Hough interviews Williams, who is still working as a photographer today, on the current edition of Insight.

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Ernest A. Finney, Jr. being sworn in as Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court in 1994.

Ernest A. Finney, Jr., of Columbia embodies living history. He was the first African American chief justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, when he was elected to the position in 1994. Also, he was the first African American to be a circuit judge in SC, and he represented the Friendship Nine of Rock Hill during the sit-in movement in SC in the 1960s.  On the current edition of Insight, Bhakti Larry Hough conducts part one of a two-part interview with Finney.

Part one will air on Wednesday, February 27th and Monday, March 4th. Part two will air Wednesday, March 6th and Monday, March 11th.

More information on Ernest Finney is available from: Wikipedia and a blog by Bobby Rettew.

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Mrs. Wilhelmina P. Johnson, Executive Director - CRC INC.

For 40 years, the Cultural Realism Complex (CRC) in Darlington has served Darlington County with a variety of programs for youth and community development and historic preservation. The force behind CRC is Wilhelmina P. Johnson, a retired educator and Darlington County Councilwoman, who started CRC as Cultural Realism Charm in 1973. Bhakti Larry Hough interviewed Johnson about CRC and African American history in general on the current edition of Insight.

Insight airs Wednesdays and Mondays at 10:00 AM, 7:00 PM, and midnight, at 90.9 FM, Radio Baha’i.

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Published on 1 Comment on Black History Month on Radio Baha’i

Radio Baha'i is celebrating Back History month with a series of programs produced by SI Communications: 4 one hour programs which will be aired on Thursdays at 10:00 AM, 7:00 PM, and midnight; and three mini-program series, with 14 episodes each, that will be aired throughout the day. These programs join our own Trial and Triumph mini-programs that feature South Carolinians. Below is the information provided by SI communications about their programs.

The Civil Rights Movement was won in the face of attack dogs, Klansmen, fire hoses, arrests and even death. The men and women who participated were soldiers on the battlefield of freedom, justice and equality, winning through demonstrations and non-violent disobedience. The most recognizable heroes of The Movement are Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks. But there are many more heroes whose names and deeds should be known by our young adults. Those heroes of the movement include A. Phillip Randolph, Bayard Rustin, James Meredith, Wyatt T. Walker, Medgar Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker, Angela Davis, the Little Rock Nine and many more.

S I Communications is proud to present this epic radio series throughout 2013. The Movement will provide a contemporary and fresh look at the struggle for equality in America from the early fifties through the turbulent sixties and seventies using music and narration. Actor Flex Alexander and singer Shanice will guide the listening audience through each entertaining hour of The Movement.

The Movement - 4 Hours (one hour aired on Thursdays in February at 10:00 AM, 7:00 PM, and midnight)

Black Women in The Movement Vignettes - 14 episodes :60 sec

Black Men in The Movement Vignettes - 14 episodes :60 sec

Events in the Movement (events, court decisions, etc) - 14 episodes :60 sec

 

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