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John Beecher talks about his poetry collection "To Live & Die in Dixie"

BROADCAST: 1969 | DURATION: 00:57:36

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Synopsis

Discussing "To Live & Die in Dixie & Other Poems". Includes excerpt from Studs' 1965 Montgomery program that features Beecher (1905917-3-1). Beecher reads "To Live and Die in Dixie", "Chainey", "The Better Sort of People", "After Christus", "Bestride the Narrow World", "Wisdom of the Abbott Macarius", "Josiah Turnbull took no part in politics", "A Commemorative Ode".

Details

Broadcast Date
1969

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
57 minutes, 36 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Poetry

People

Authors, Writers

Tags

Beecher, John, 1904- Audiotapes. Radio programs. WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Poets To live and die in Dixie. Southern American culture Till, Emmett, 1941-1955

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