Description
This recording opens with an introduction of the program by Boyd Lewis. The first segment, which begins at 1:12, is a feature about Sweet Honey in the Rock, an African American acapella singing group founded by Bernice Johnson Reagon. She was a founding member of the Freedom Singers who performed to raise money for civil rights organizations. The second segment, which begins at 23:58, is a sound essay about rains of a southern spring. The program includes music by the group and an interview with Reagon. The program ends with a sign off by Boyd Lewis."Southwind" was a radio program about the issues, people, and culture of the South that aired on WABE-FM, Atlanta's public radio station. The series, which aired from 1980 to 1987, was conceived, produced, and reported by journalist Boyd Lewis.
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