Author Rita Smith Air Date 6/13/2001 Harriet Beecher Stowe Transcript Harriet Beecher Stowe did write books and stories specifically for children but they have sunk into obscurity, when compared to her masterpiece, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, published in book form in 1852. Adaptations for children of Uncle Tom’s Cabin began to appear almost immediately. A note […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Mildred-Taylor.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Fiona Barnes) Air Date 2/28/2001 Mildred Taylor Transcript That’s Cassie Logan, played by Lark Ruffin in the 1978 film version of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, telling us about her family and their struggles. The setting of Ms. Taylor’s novel, which won the […]
That’s Donna Lynne Coulter, Medicine Man Ya Ya, and friends singing the opening for their tribute to the great American educator, Mary McLeod Bethune, whose birthday it is today.
Here’s Jim Haskins with a review of Judith and Dennis Fradin’s Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.
It’s Maya Angelou’s birthday today, and Jim Haskins has some thoughts about her life and work to celebrate the occasion.
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Walter-Dean-Meyers.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 2/29/2000 Walter Dean Myers Transcript In our continuing programs in celebration of Black History Month, a writer for children and young adults who must be mentioned is Walter Dean Myers. Among his many distincitons, he’s a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Faith-Ringgold.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 2/24/2000 Faith Ringgold Faith Ringgold is a remarkable African American artist and writer, and Black History Month is a good time for every child to become familiar, if they aren’t already, with her stunning work. Her artistic career began with pictures that drew their […]
University of Florida professor Jim Haskins shares the story of W. E. B. Du Bois for Black History Month.
