New world a-coming. Negro facism and democracy.

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Narrator Canada Lee describes the threat of fascism to African American hopes for equality in an episode from the radio show "New World A-Coming" titled "Negro Fascism and Democracy". Dramatizations are interspersed with commentary highlighting the experiences of black enlisted men and women dealing...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:New world a-coming (Radio program)
Main Author: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: WMCA (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
Citizen's Committee of Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Other Authors: Lee, Canada (Narrator)
Bell, Ralph (Actor)
Foster, Byron (Actor)
Locke, Doris (Actor)
Sydney, P. J. (Actor)
Wright, Jimmy (Actor)
Hughey, Richard (Actor)
Carter, Red (Actor)
Geer, Will (Actor)
Ellis, Maurice (Actor)
Echols, Randy
Smith, Muriel, 1923-1985
Lee, James
Ottley, Roi, 1906-1960 (Author of dialog)
Language:English
Published: [1944]
Subjects:
African American soldiers > Civil rights > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > African Americans > Drama.
Discrimination in the military > United States > Drama.
Fascism and social status > Drama.
Radio plays.
Fiction radio programs.
Genre:
Drama.
Radio plays.
Fiction radio programs.
Physical Description:1 electronic audio file (26 min., 14 sec.) : digital, WAV file.
Variant Title:
Negro facism and democracy.
Format: Audio Software

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