EPISODE · Mar 20, 2026 · 3 MIN
Charles Blockson- Freedom Journeys
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When a teacher once told him Black people had no history, Charles L. Blockson set out to prove otherwise. For decades, he collected books, documents, and artifacts telling the stories of people of African descent—building one of the nation’s most important archives of Black history. Today, his legacy lives on through the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection at Temple University Libraries. Historian Diane D. Turner calls him a “cultural warrior”—someone who believed that knowledge is power and that preserving history is essential for everyone. #FreedomJourneys #America250 #Philadelphia250 #BlackHistory #BlackMedia #WURDRadio
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When a teacher once told him Black people had no history, Charles L. Blockson set out to prove otherwise. For decades, he collected books, documents, and artifacts telling the stories of people of African descent—building one of the nation’s most important archives of Black history. Today, his legacy lives on through the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection at Temple University Libraries. Historian Diane D. Turner calls him a “cultural warrior”—someone who believed that knowledge is power and that preserving history is essential for everyone. #FreedomJourneys #America250 #Philadelphia250 #BlackHistory #BlackMedia #WURDRadio
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