Praise for Say It Plain:
Say It Plain captures that passion from some of America’s greatest speechmakers.
—Congressman Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D-IL)
History really does come alive in Say it Plain. This unique collection is a wonderfully rich
resource.
—Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children's Defense Fund
Say It Plain captures that passion from some of America’s greatest speechmakers.
—Congressman Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D-IL)
History really does come alive in Say it Plain. This unique collection is a wonderfully rich
resource.
—Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children's Defense Fund
Say It Loud
Great Speeches on Civil Rights and African American Identity
Edited by Catherine Ellis and Stephen Drury Smith
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$35.00
Following the pathbreaking Say it Plain—a book and MP3 set that allows Americans to relive the oratorical highlights of the modern struggle for racial equality and civil rights
Say it loud: I’m black and I’m proud!
—From James Brown's 1969 anthem
—From James Brown's 1969 anthem
In 2005, The New Press published Say It Plain, the celebrated companion to the American RadioWorks® American Public Media documentary chronicling the great tradition of African American political speech of the past century. In “full-throated public oratory, the kind that can stir the soul” (Minneapolis Star Tribune), Say It Plain collected and transcribed speeches by some of the twentieth century’s leading African American cultural, literary, and political figures. Many of the speeches were never before available in printed form.
Following the success of that path-breaking volume, Say It Loud adds new depth to the oral and audio history of the modern struggle for racial equality and civil rights—focusing directly on the pivotal questions black America grappled with during the past four decades of resistance. With recordings unearthed from libraries and sound archives, and made widely available here for the first time, Say It Loud includes powerful speeches by Malcolm X, Angela Davis, Martin Luther King Jr., James Cone, Toni Morrison, Colin Powell, and many others.
Bringing the rich immediacy of the spoken word to a vital historical and intellectual tradition, Say It Loud illuminates the diversity of ideas and arguments pulsing through the black freedom movement.
Catherine Ellis is a producer for American RadioWorks®, the documentary unit of American Public Media. She lives in Arlington, Massachusetts. Stephen Drury Smith is the executive editor and host of American RadioWorks® and is the winner of the DuPont–Columbia University Gold Baton. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Following the success of that path-breaking volume, Say It Loud adds new depth to the oral and audio history of the modern struggle for racial equality and civil rights—focusing directly on the pivotal questions black America grappled with during the past four decades of resistance. With recordings unearthed from libraries and sound archives, and made widely available here for the first time, Say It Loud includes powerful speeches by Malcolm X, Angela Davis, Martin Luther King Jr., James Cone, Toni Morrison, Colin Powell, and many others.
Bringing the rich immediacy of the spoken word to a vital historical and intellectual tradition, Say It Loud illuminates the diversity of ideas and arguments pulsing through the black freedom movement.
Catherine Ellis is a producer for American RadioWorks®, the documentary unit of American Public Media. She lives in Arlington, Massachusetts. Stephen Drury Smith is the executive editor and host of American RadioWorks® and is the winner of the DuPont–Columbia University Gold Baton. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Fall 2010
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6 1/8 x 9 1/4, 304 pages
978-1-59558-113-6
hc/cd
6 1/8 x 9 1/4, 304 pages
978-1-59558-113-6
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