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The Gospel Ranger
This is the story of a song, “Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down.” It was written by a 12-year-old boy on what was supposed to be his deathbed.


A Guitar, A Cello, and the Day that Changed Music
What would it sound like if one of the world’s greatest classical cellists, and the most legendary blues guitarist of all time…jammed together?


The Rise and Fall of Black Swan Records
Black Swan Records was the first major Black-owned record label in the United States.


Strange Fruit: Voices of a Lynching
On August 6, 1930, two African-American teenagers were charged with the murder of a factory worker, and the rape of his wife. A mob lynched them that evening. But a third Black teen was supposed to die that day. This is his story.
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