Points South Oxford American
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- Society & Culture
An Oxford American podcast.
Southern Stories. Southern Songs.
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Daisy Bates in Mitchellville
In part two of our story about Mitchellville, Arkansas, producer Christian Leus explores the next chapter in the town’s history: the Mitchellville Self-Help Project, led by Daisy Bates.
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Foundations of a Black Town
Producer Christian Leus travels to Mitchellville, Arkansas, a small Black town close to the Mississippi state line. Mitchellville's story is little known even to Arkansans, but in the 1960s, it was the site of a high-profile civic improvement project started by civil rights leader Daisy Bates. In the first part of this two-part series, we'll explore Mitchellville's foundations and what it means to be a Black town.
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Points South Live: Otis Redding Foundation and Macon Music Revue
Our 25th annual Southern Music Issue is on newsstands now! Join us for a special celebration of one of the South’s greatest balladeers: Otis Redding. Listen to hear conversation and music live from Grant’s Lounge in Macon, Georgia.
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Wade In the Water
From Edisto to Hilton Head and St. Helena, producer Sara A. Lewis continues to explore the legacies of Reconstruction in the South Carolina Sea Islands.
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Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
Producer Sara A. Lewis travels to South Carolina’s Edisto Island to discover a remarkable and heartbreaking story of Reconstruction.
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The Counternarrative
Producer Sara A. Lewis investigates why and how civil rights stories get told at public history sites throughout the South.