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Stayed On Freedom
by Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium
The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium “Stayed On Freedom” podcast engages foot soldiers, leaders, scholars and ‘extraordinary ordinary’ people who are “stayed on freedom.” We remember to remember how the history and continuing legacy of the Black freedom movement and our Civil Rights Heritage Sites have transformed communities and changed the world!
Episodes
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Episode: 20: "Beginning Again..." | Stayed on Freedom Podcast
In this episode, we visit Brown Chapel AME Church, a historic cornerstone of the Civil Rights Movement, as it reopens its sanctuary after being closed since the COVID-19 pandemic. Once a central gathering place for organizers during the Selma voting rights campaigns, the church now stands in a…
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Stayed on Freedom Podcast Best Moments of 2025!
The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium “Stayed On Freedom” podcast engages foot soldiers, leaders, scholars and ‘extraordinary ordinary’ people who are “stayed on freedom.” We remember to remember how the history and continuing legacy of the Black freedom movement and...
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Episode 18: "Sitting Down and Standing Up"
This episode tells the powerful story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the year-long protest that began in Montgomery, Alabama after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated city bus in December 1955. What started as a one-day boycott organized by local activists...
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Episode 17: What's Louder Than A Bomb?
In this episode, we sit down with Mick Petts, son of Welsh stained-glass artist John Petts, to explore the story and significance of the Wales Window at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. The conversation takes us through how the 1963 bombing of the church, which killed four young girls,...
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Episode 16: "The Power and The Peril of a Mass Meeting"
This episode of Stayed On Freedom recounts the tragic stampede at Greater Shiloh Baptist Church in Birmingham in 1902, when a mass meeting turned deadly. It explores how the gathering, meant to be a moment of collective power and unity, descended into chaos, leading to panic and loss of life. The...
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Episode 15: "Hatred, Holy Places & Heroes" | Stayed on Freedom
History lives in the voices of those who lived it.In 1958, a young janitor named James Pruitt helped prevent what could have been a deadly bombing at Birmingham’s Temple Beth-El. His story—once untold—is now being preserved thanks to an oral history initiative led by our very own Executive...
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Episode 14: "Justice Delayed: The Legacy of the Scottsboro Boys"
Made possible with the support of the 1772 Foundation.The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium “Stayed On Freedom” podcast engages foot soldiers, leaders, scholars and ‘extraordinary ordinary’ people who are “stayed on freedom.” We remember to remember how the history…
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Episode 13: "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
In this episode of the Stayed on Freedom podcast, we explore Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s powerful "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." Written in 1963, this letter is both a moral defense of civil disobedience and a passionate response to critics of the Civil Rights Movement. We unpack its…
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Episode 12: "The Bloody Tuesday Before Bloody Sunday"
🎙️ “The Bloody Tuesday Before Bloody Sunday” – Premiering Friday, March 14th on the Stayed On Freedom podcast!Before Bloody Sunday in Selma, there was Bloody Tuesday in Tuscaloosa. On June 9, 1964, courageous foot soldiers marched for justice—only to face brutal resistance. In this episode, we...
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Episode 11: Remembering Selma, the “Field Negro” and The Legacy of Malcolm X
Today (2/21/25) marks the 60th anniversary of Malcolm X’s assassination, we honor his legacy with a powerful conversation featuring his daughter, Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz. In a special episode of our Stayed on Freedom podcast, “Remembering Selma, the ‘Field Negro,’ and the Legacy of Malcolm X,” we...
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Episode 10: "In Defense of Our Peace..."
Join us for this episode as we take a trip down memory lane to Greensboro, AL and The Safe House Museum. We also took a trp to Atlanta, GA to have a conversation with Educator and Author Dr. Akinyele Umoja about the Black freedom movement.The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites...
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Episode 009: "These Three Words....."
Join us as we sit and chat with LaTosha Brown. She is the Co-Founder of the Black Voters Matter Movement, which has been noted for its work on the 2017 U.S. Senate special election in Alabama and its influence during the 2020–21 Georgia state elections.--The Alabama African American Civil Rights...
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Episode 008: Resurrecting Buried Black History
Join us as we visit Gadsden Alabama's largest African American cemetery. Established in 1826 as "The Colored Cemetery," this site is the first and largest African-American cemetery in Gadsden.Contact Grace Heritage Community Development at [email protected] Grace Heritage...
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Episode 007: "Thank God For Mississippi" Revisiting Freedom Summer 1964 Part 3
We revisit Mississippi for a part 3 of Mississippi Freedom Summer 1964 conversation with Dr. Roy DeBerry. Sixty years ago on August 4, 1964 the bodies of three murdered, Freedom Summer Civil Rights workers registering people to vote were found in a shallow grave in Mississippi. In this episode of...
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Episode 006: "Thank God For Mississippi" Revisiting Freedom Summer 1964 Part 2
By popular demand, we revisit Mississippi for a part 2 of Mississippi Freedom Summer 1964. Sixty years ago on August 4, 1964 the bodies of three murdered, Freedom Summer Civil Rights workers registering people to vote were found in a shallow grave in Mississippi.In this episode of the “Stayed on...
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Episode 005: "Thank God For Mississippi" Revisiting Freedom Summer 1964
Sixty years ago on August 4, 1964 the bodies of three murdered, Freedom Summer Civil Rights workers registering people to vote were found in a shallow grave in Mississippi.In this episode of the “Stayed on Freedom” podcast, the Consortium goes to Mississippi to learn from Dr. Roy DeBerry, who was...
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Episode 004: Foot Soldier for Life - Uncovering Bloody Tuesday 1964
Join us as we uncover the powerful and heartbreaking story of Bloody Tuesday in Tuscaloosa, AL on June 9, 1964. We get the opportinuty of hearing the first hand experiences of some of the foot soldiers who marched for justice on that day.The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites...
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Episode 003: Holders of Hope
Episode 003: Join us as we sit with the Executive Director of Greater Birmingham Ministries and long time member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, Scott Douglas. We discuss St. Paul's involvement in the Birmingham Children's Crusade of 1963 and the impact it had on the Civil Rights…
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Episode 002: To Be Young, Courageous and Black AquaMayne
Episode 002: This Black History Month "Each One, Teach One" episode features a courageous conversation with 16 year-old Aaren "Black AquaMayne" Rudolph who captured the imagination of the people during Montgomery Riverfront Brawl in August 2023. We explore the authentic history of the Montgomery...
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Episode 001: An Extraordinary Ordinary King
Episode 001: Scholar and activist Dr. Cornel West visits 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL ---“ground zero of the Black Freedom Movement” on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2024. We discuss the “ordinary extraordinary” legacy of Dr. King and the continuing struggles of the freedom movement...
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The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium “Stayed On Freedom” podcast engages foot soldiers, leaders, scholars and ‘extraordinary ordinary’ people who are “stayed on freedom.” We remember to remember how the history and continuing legacy of the Black freedom movement and our Civil Rights Heritage Sites have transformed communities and changed the world!
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