American Stories: Race Amity and the Other Tradition

American Stories: Race Amity and the Other Tradition By Episode

• The Preacher and the Rabbi: Rev. Martin Luther King and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (#101)

  Two Stories - The Preacher and The Rabbi explores the relationship and moral/spiritual partnership of two men that inspired their own cultural and racial communities and others to advocacy for access, equity, and social justice in America; Angelina and Two Sarahs presents the Grimke sisters, Angelina and Sarah who were perhaps the most impactful women the Abolitionist Movement and their collaborating with Black Abolitionist Sarah Forten.

• The General and the Quaker: Harriet Tubman and Thomas Garrett (#102)

  The General and The Quaker: Harriet Tubman and Thomas Garrett centers on the profound and loving friendship between Harriett Tubman, the General of The Underground Railroad, and her little known and closest collaborator, a Quaker merchant named Thomas Garrett. They assisted over two thousand souls being emancipated from the brutality of slavery.

• The Low Country Teacher and The Liberal Hillbilly: Septima Clark and Myles Horton (#103)

  Two Stories - The Low Country Teacher and The Liberal Hillbilly: Septima Clark and Myles Horton - An African American South Carolina school teacher, Septima Clark, teams with Myles Horton, a radical white organizer from the hills of Tennessee to develop the Citizenship Schools model which powered the Civil Rights Movement; My Sister's Keeper shares the story of Viola Liuzzo, the first white woman martyr of the Civil Rights Movement and the loving cross racial friendship with Sara Evans who introduced her to the work on the NAACP in Detroit and help raise Viola's children after she was murdered.

• Godmothers of Race Amity: Mary McLeod Bethune and Eleanor Roosevelt (#104)

  Two Stories - Godmothers of Race Amity: Mary Mcleod Bethune and Eleanor Roosevelt This friendship is a textbook example of the power of race amity. From being initial advocates for the establishment of a training program for African American pilots at Tuskegee to the establishment of the "Black Cabinet" in Franklin Roosevelt's Administration, these two women collaborated on programs for change in America; Commentary/Reflections from Thought Leaders is given by Cornel West, Ph.D., Dolores Huerta, Johnetta Cole, Ph.D. and Howard Ross.

• Amity and Brotherhood for Education: Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald (#105)

  Two Stories - Amity and Brotherhood for Education: Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald shares one of the most impactful actions effecting the education of African Americans in the United States. The private project built over five thousand schools. It was carried out through the collaboration of two men, one black and one white. They had a deep friendship which extended to their personal association which is rarely found today in progressive circles.; Thomson and Teedyuscung - Towards E Pluribus Unum. This story presents the friendship between Charles Thomson, the Secretary of the first Continental Congress and the chief of the Delaware Nation, Teedyuscung. This remarkable relationship provided the pathway for the establishment of United States of America.