- Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Title:
- Southwind No. 131
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1985-04-04
- Subject:
- Gardening--Georgia--Calhoun
Daffodils
Civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights movements
Social justice - People:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Young, Andrew, 1932-
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Lewis, John, 1940-2020
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006
Lowery, Joseph E. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Gordon County, Calhoun, 34.50259, -84.95105 - Medium:
- radio programs
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This recording opens with an introduction of the program by Boyd Lewis. The first segment, which begins at 1:24, is a feature about Daffodil Farm near Calhoun, Georgia. The program features audio excerpts from Bill Bray and Deb James of Daffodil Farm who answer questions about the history of the farm. The second segment, which begins at 14:18, is a feature about Martin Luther King Jr., whose life was celebrated by Atlantans in April of 1985 on the anniversary of his assassination. The program features audio excerpts from King, and people who knew him or were inspired by him, including Coretta Scott King; Dr. Joseph Lowery; Atlanta City Councilman John Lewis; Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, Jr.; Jimmy Carter, and several unidentified people. The program ends with a sign off by Boyd Lewis.
"Southwind" was a radio program about the issues, people, and culture of the South that aired on WABE-FM, Atlanta's public radio station. The series, which aired from 1980 to 1987, was conceived, produced, and reported by journalist Boyd Lewis. - Local Identifier:
- MSS 1118.131.001
ahc1118.131.001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/p17222coll4/id/19
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright is held by Boyd Lewis. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivsCC BY-NC-ND license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Extent:
- 7 in. reel-to-reel audio tape, 3 3/4 ips
30:34 minutes - Original Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights: