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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