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Press Release: July 31, 2004 Learn About the Radio Series FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
31 July 2004 BLACK STARZ! PREMIERES "THEN I'LL BE FREE TO TRAVEL HOME" ON NATIONAL CABLE TELEVISION IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST. The Legendary Lena Horne hosts, and her daughter Gail Lumet Buckley narrates this powerful, multiple award-winning Documentary on the discovery and legacy of New York's Colonial African Burial Ground, and the epic battle to preserve it. The 2-Part Chronicle will air Sunday, August 1st; Tuesday, August 10th; Saturday, August 21st; and Wednesday, August 25th. See below for exact time of airings. The Producer/Director is Eric V. Tait, Jr. Daryl Waters is Musical Arranger/Composer, and it features the musical talents of Noel Pointer and Ebony Jo Ann. Part I (1:26.00): "Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home" chronicles the discovery of New York's Colonial-Era African Burial Ground, and the historical contributions the original Africans who founded it (and their descendants) made to the survival and development of New York and the Nation from 1626 to the New York City Draft Riots of 1863. It is an honest, in-depth look at the significance and impact of Northern Slavery. It is also a history of larger-than-life "freedom fighters" on many levels; a long progression of phenomenally heroic enslaved Africans who rose from slavery to change the course of this nation from it's earliest Colonial days. This is their story as it unfolded in the areas of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut in what would eventually become the United States of America. Part II(:56:00): "Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home (THE BATTLE TO SAVE THE NEW YORK AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND)" is a hard-hitting expose of how a U.S. Government Agency tried to cover-up, and almost destroyed, what's been called the greatest archaeological discovery of the 20th Century. In a classic David-Goliath struggle, a grassroots coalition of people of all Races battled the Federal bureaucracy to rescue and preserve a sacred, historical Landmark. This is emotional, informative programming that unfolds with power and passion. It is this work that inspired the gripping, multi-layered 13-part Radio Documentary Series of the same name that's been aired on public radio stations across the country since early this February. Funded primarily by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), and distributed by Public Radio International (PRI), stations and listeners continue to ask for more distribution and airings of this Series. For more information about "Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home," video and audio versions, visit us at www.evted.org or call 212.281.2456, 212.694.2219, or e-mail us at evted@verizon.net. SCHEDULED AIR DATES/TIMES: Sunday, August 1st: 2:05pm Part 1, 3:35pm Part 2 Tuesday, August 10th: 5:30pm Part 1, 7:00pm Part 2 Saturday, August 21st: 11:50am Part 1, 1:20pm Part 2 Wednesday, August 25th: 5:30pm Part 1, 7:00pm Part 2 Read the January 23, 2004 Press Release. Read the February 12, 2004 Press Release. Read the March 31, 2004 Press Release. Read the May 18, 2004 Press Release. Copyright © 1999-2006 by EVT Educational Productions |
