New World A Coming


A radio show based on the 1943 book New World A-Coming: Inside Black America, which described life for African Americans in Harlem, New York City. In latter episodes it spread out to include other topics of race and culture. 

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

Chapters

NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-03-12-02-THE-NEGRO-FASCISM-AND-DEMOCRACY.MP3 26:16
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-03-19-03-THE-NEGRO-IN-EARLY-AMERICA.MP3 16:46
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-03-26-04-THE-NEGRO-IN-ENTERTAINMENT.MP3 25:44
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-04-02-05-GHETTOES-THE-BLACK-BELT-THEIR-HISTORY.MP3 24:48
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-04-09-06-THE-NEGRO-AND-HEALTH.MP3 24:25
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-04-16-07-THE-STORY-OF-NEGRO-HUMOR.MP3 24:38
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-04-23-08-THE-STORY-BEHIND-THE-HEADLINE-IN-THE-NEGRO-PRESS.… 26:42
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-04-23-08-THE-STORY-BEHIND-THE-HEADLINE-IN-THE-NEGRO-PRESS(… 26:42
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-04-30-09-THE-STORY-OF-THE-NEGRO-CHURCH-IN-NEW-YORK.MP3 26:34
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-05-07-10-ARRANGEMENT-IN-BLACK-AND-WHITE.MP3 26:24
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-05-21-12-THE-STORY-OF-JAMES-PEARSON.MP3 25:06
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-05-28-13-THE-STORY-OF-TED-MORGAN-A-NEGRO-REPORTER.MP3 24:59
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-06-04-14-LIFE-IN-THE-GHETTO.MP3 22:25
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-06-11-15-A-STATEMENT-BY-THE-NEGRO-COMMUNITY-ON-D-DAY.MP3 25:58
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-06-18-16-THE-MAMMY-LEGEND.MP3 24:33
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-06-25-17-THE-STORY-OF-NEGRO-MUSIC.MP3 25:14
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-10-22-18-THE-VERMONT-EXPERIMENT.MP3 17:51
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-10-29-19-MUSIC-AT-WAR.MP3 26:09
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-11-05-20-EXECUTIVE-ORDER-8802.MP3 26:07
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-11-12-21-INSIDE-HARLEM-HOSPITALS.MP3 25:19
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-11-19-22-THE-LIFE-AND-MUSIC-OF-W-C-HANDY.MP3 24:52
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-11-26-23-PARACHUTES-FOR-DEMOCRACY.MP3 24:37
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-12-03-24-HEROES-OF-THE-SKY-PARTIAL-SHOW.MP3 15:39
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-12-10-25-THE-AMERICAN-NEGRO-THEATRE.MP3 24:58
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-12-17-26-WE-DELIVER-THE-GOODS.MP3 24:45
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-12-24-27-THE-FIRST-NOEL.MP3 24:57
NEWWORLDACOMING-1944-12-31-28-I-TEACH-NEGRO-GIRLS.MP3 24:46
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-01-07-29-HOT-SPOTS-U-S-A.MP3 24:43
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-01-14-30-THE-FREEDOM-ROAD.MP3 24:31
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-01-21-31-THE-FREEDOM-ROAD.MP3 24:56
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-01-28-32-ROLL-CALL.MP3 7:51
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-02-04-33-THERE-ARE-THINGS-TO-DO.MP3 17:11
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-02-11-34-THEY-KNEW-LINCOLN.MP3 24:52
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-02-18-35-THE-STORY-OF-BLOOD-PLASMA.MP3 24:52
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-02-25-36-FURLOUGH-HOME.MP3 24:45
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-03-04-37-NEGROES-IN-HOUSING.MP3 23:54
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-03-11-38-NEGROES-AND-HEALTH.MP3 23:55
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-03-18-39-NEGROES-IN-LABOR.MP3 23:18
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-03-25-40-THE-NEGRO-REPORTER.MP3 23:45
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-04-01-41-THE-NEGRO-IN-EARLY-AMERICA.MP3 23:57
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-04-08-42-WHITE-FOLKS-DO-SOME-FUNNY-THINGS.MP3 24:21
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-04-15-43-MEMORIAL-TO-FDR.MP3 29:59
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-04-22-44-THE-STORY-OF-NEGRO-NURSES.MP3 23:17
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-04-29-45-REPORT-FROM-THE-FRONT.MP3 22:57
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-05-06-46-BLOOD-FLOWS-RED.MP3 14:10
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-05-20-48-THE-MEANING-OF-V-E-DAY-TO-NEGROES.MP3 24:59
NEWWORLDACOMING-1945-05-27-49-THE-WIND-AT-MY-BACK.MP3 24:29