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African American History & Culture

Discussing the book "W.E.B. DuBois--Biography of a Race, 1868-1919" with the author, historian David Levering Lewis
Oct. 25, 1993
Discussing the book "Those Pullman Blues: An Oral History of the African American Railroad Attendant"with the David Perata and guests
Feb. 17, 1997
Discussing the book "This Little Light of Mine: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer" with Kay Mills
Feb. 4, 1993
Discussing the book "The harder we run" with the author William Harris
Jan. 21, 1982
Discussing the book "The harder we run" with the author William Harris.
Discussing the book "The courting of Marcus DuPree" with the author Willie Morris
Oct. 31, 1983
Discussing the book "The courting of Marcus DuPree" with the author Willie Morris.
Discussing the book "The Coming Race War In America: A Wake-up Call" with the author, journalist Carl T. Rowan
Oct. 23, 1996
Discussing the book "Race Matters" with the author, Princeton University Professor of African American studies, Cornel West
May. 5, 1993
Discussing the book "Parallel Time: Growing up in Black and White" with the author, journalist Brent Staples
Mar. 1, 1994
Discussing the book "My Soul Looks Back, 'Less I Forget: A Collection of Quotations By People of Color" with Dorothy Winbush Riley
Aug. 13, 1993
Discussing the book "Like a Holy Crusade: Mississippi, 1964--the Turning of the Civil Rights Movement in America" with Nicolaus Mills
Feb. 19, 1993
Program includes an excerpt of a reading of "This Little Light of Mine" by Kay Mills.
Discussing the book "Jesse: The Life and Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson" (published by Random House) with the author, journalist Marshall Frady
Jun. 12, 1996
Discussing the book "Jesse: The Life and Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson" (published by Random House) with the author, journalist Marshall Frady.
Discussing the book "Jazz Piano: History and Development" with Billy Taylor
Nov. 16, 1982
Studs Terkel and Billy Taylor discuss the book "Jazz Piano: History and Development". They discuss jazz musicians and the history of jazz music. Includes excerpts of drums, piano, and orchestra playing in the background.
Discussing the book "James Earl Jones: Voices and Silences" with the author, actor James Earl Jones
Sep. 17, 1993
*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 
Discussing the book "I've Got the Light of Freedom: The Organizing Tradition and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle" with Professor Charles M. Payne
Jun. 20, 1995
Discussing the book "Freedom's Champion - Elijah Lovejoy" with the author, former Illinois Senator Paul Simon
Dec. 15, 1997

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