It’s mind boggling how much of Atlanta’s past is linked by a few blocks, in a blighted, mostly forgotten area of south downtown. These blocks seemingly disappeared 50 years ago, erased from civic relevance, spiraling into crime and hopelessness, as forgotten as a Packard, Hudson and Studebaker.
On this episode of Salvation South Deluxe: Chuck Reece talks with Peter Guralnick, acclaimed biographer and author of Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom, and soul music legend William Bell, about the deep connection between soul music and the civil rights movement. Learn how this quintessential American artform was the catalyst and soundtrack for remarkable social change.
A very significant figure in the history of the South was born in Mississippi in 1924. A good many Southerners remember him with great fondness. But many more have never heard of Will Campbell. He was a Baptist preacher who never once behaved as he was expected to. Salvation South editor Chuck Reece is here with a remembrance in this week's commentary
An indelible portrait of a family, The Peach Seed explores how kin pass down legacies of sorrow, joy, and strength. And it is a parable of how a glimmer of hope as small as a seed can ripple across generations. Peter and Orlando explore a conversation with author Anita Gail Jones and learn about the Civil Rights movement in Albany, GA along the way.
The public media universe has a host of resources that allow students to explore a fuller picture of Rosa Parks. From similar protests in other cities, lesser-known historical actors, and a clearer history of Mrs. Parks' life before and after her defining moment on a Montgomery bus, we can teach students what Rosa Parks was really tired of was being "tired of giving in."
