Episode 08: Ruby Bridges & Barbara Jordan
Freedom's Promise
English - October 14, 2019 18:55 - 20 minutes - 27.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHistory Education Courses 3rdgrade 4thgrade 5thgrade 6thgrade africanamerican duchessharris history k12 youth Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Teen Zach Thomas and his mom, professor and author Duchess Harris, focus this time on some black girl magic. They tell the stories of Ruby Bridges, who in 1960 at age 6 integrated New Orleans schools, and Barbara Jordan who, at the same time was breaking down barriers facing black women in the US Congress. Making this all relevant to 2019, they discuss Ilhan Omar, US Congresswoman from Minnesota, who became one of the first to wear her hijab on the House floor. More info: For more information about the Freedom's Promise books and the Duchess Harris Collection, visit http://www.abdobooks.com/duchess-harris-collection For more information about Duchess Harris, visit http://www.duchessharris.com/ To request a text-document transcription of this episode, email [email protected] Freedom's Promise, podcast and radio series credits Duchess Harris: Writer and host Zach Thomas: Co-host Barry Madore, Fire on the Bluff Productions: Producer, recording engineer, editor Opening and closing music: “Black cat Funky” by reusenoise — http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/reusenoise/56513 — (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license Freedom's Promise Show page: http://freedomspromise.libsyn.com
Teen Zach Thomas and his mom, professor and author Duchess Harris, focus this time on some black girl magic. They tell the stories of Ruby Bridges, who in 1960 at age 6 integrated New Orleans schools, and Barbara Jordan who, at the same time was breaking down barriers facing black women in the US Congress. Making this all relevant to 2019, they discuss Ilhan Omar, US Congresswoman from Minnesota, who became one of the first to wear her hijab on the House floor. More info: For more information about the Freedom's Promise books and the Duchess Harris Collection, visit http://www.abdobooks.com/duchess-harris-collection For more information about Duchess Harris, visit http://www.duchessharris.com/ To request a text-document transcription of this episode, email [email protected] Freedom's Promise, podcast and radio series credits Duchess Harris: Writer and host Zach Thomas: Co-host Barry Madore, Fire on the Bluff Productions: Producer, recording engineer, editor Opening and closing music: “Black cat Funky” by reusenoise — http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/reusenoise/56513 — (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license Freedom's Promise Show page: http://freedomspromise.libsyn.com