david beito
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FDR and the Quashing of Free Radio
No president in American history had greater skill in the political uses of radio than Franklin Delano Roosevelt. His warm…
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The Forgotten Soap Opera That Took on the New Deal
In December 1934, The American Family Robinson came to the radio airwaves. The new show, like many of its competitors,…
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How Boss E.H. Crump Used the Memphis Police to Suppress a Black Republican Challenge to FDR
"When Martin briefly returned in 1943 to throw out the first ball at an All-Star Game of the Negro American…
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Mound Bayou: Guns, Civil Rights, Free Speech and The Emmett Till Murder
"During the trial of Till's murderers, Dr. T.R.M. Howard’s Mound Bayou home became a 'black command center' for witnesses and…
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Mound Bayou Takes the Lead in the Modern Civil Rights Movement
"Visitors often got their first exposure to a Southern town where members of their race voted, held office, enforced the…
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Reaching Across the Aisle for the Bill of Rights: Learning from a Political Odd Couple
"If Americans want to expand and guarantee protections for free speech, they can gain inspiration from the contributions of Republican…
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