Episodes
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
the true story of Benjamin Turner
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Noted author Frye Galliard relates the true story of Benjamin Turner, the first African-American congressman elected from Alabama to the US House of Representatives. It happened in 1870. Turner was enslaved the first 40 years of his life!
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
The Alabama Secretary of State addresses runoff elections in 2020
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
With quarantines bringing all sorts of complications, Alabama Secretary oof State John Merrill explains how his office is preparing for election runoffs.
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Politicians and Business Leaders in early 20th century
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
New US President Theodore Roosevelt and famous financier J.P. Morgan use find a way to work with each other to keep the big business of industry moving forward without running over the laboring class.
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Historical fiction author concludes powerful trilogy
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Sarah Sundin writes well-researched and realistic novels sets in WWII. This most recent trilogy concludes with the youngest of three brothers who all participate in the Normandy landings on D-Day, all in different military branches.
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
A powerful collection of photos and first-person accounts by formerly-enslaved Americans
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
The photos and accompanying interviews were collected during the WPA in 1930s. They are people who were enslaved prior to the Civil War, and how their lives progressed in emancipation. These documents and photos have been th eNational Archives ever since, and are being seen by the public for the first time.