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Press Release: February 26, 2005
Learn About the Radio Series To Purchase the 14 CD Boxed-Set of the Radio Series FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
26 February 2005
“THEN I’LL BE FREE TO TRAVEL HOME” ONCE AGAIN RESONATES WITH AUDIENCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. “Then I’ll Be Free To Travel Home” is without doubt the trailblazing, major blueprint for the recently completed PBS Series “Slavery and the Making of America.” The EVT Educational Productions, Inc.’s multiple award winning 2-part video documentary and landmark 13-Episode radio documentary series continues to resonate powerfully with viewers and listeners around the country. Said series Executive Producer Eric V. Tait, Jr., “The phone calls and messages from listeners, viewers, and Program Directors, have been extremely gratifying.” Among them: “...thank you so much for ‘then i’ll be free to travel home.’ i heard part of one episode on wbgo out of newark nj...how can i purchase this amazing documentary? thanks, b. painter.” “I am so pleased it will be on again. ...You have done a fabulous job with this program... E. Beckett.” “I’m interested in finding out the price to purchase your 14-CD set of the above radio documentary series. My family loves listening to it on WEAA 88.9FM in Baltimore. Kudos to the producer and staff for a job well done... Regards, L. Sheppard” “The series is fabulous! What's the price of the Custom 14-CD Set. ...Also, the video, if you have that information, as well... C. & P. Lewis” “The series sounds GREAT! ...Thanks, Susan Johnson Lyons, Director of Radio Programming, The WOSU Stations.” “...We love the series and received wonderful calls on the program... M. C. Jackson III, GM, Public Radio 88.9 WEAA-FM.” “Then I’ll Be Free To Travel Home - the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground” chronicles factual stories about ordinary citizens and larger than life people of all backgrounds who made this nation what it is today. More specifically, it uses the discovery and legacy of the New York African Burial Ground to tellingly capture the significant impact and contributions African-Americans have made to the social, economic, and political development of the United States in their almost 400-year battle against slavery and for full, first-class citizenship. From the first Black-Spaniard’s arrival in the early 1600s, even before New Amsterdam existed, to the founding of the African Burial Ground, through the Revolutionary War and up to the New York Draft Riots of 1863, the series chronicles the life and times of those first Africans, their descendants, and others who followed. There is a concluding “modern coda”: the Battle to Save the New York African Burial Ground. It’s a battle that involves all people and all races. Those wishing to obtain the 14-CD Custom Set of &lrquo;Then I’ll Be Free To Travel Home’ can do so at www.dcdrecords.com by using the SPOKEN WORD/EVT Educational Productions prompt to place orders. List price is $125.00/set plus shipping and handling. VHS Copies of the 2-Part Video Documentary can be obtained by emailing us at EVT Educational Productions, or calling us at 212.281.2456 (ph/fax). The “Then I’ll Be Free To Travel Home” radio series is being distributed by Public Radio International (PRI)®. The video documentary can be seen on the BlackStarz! and True Stories Cable subsidiaries of the STARZ! Cable Service. Funding for the radio series was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Ford Foundation. For more information about these programs, visit the STARZ! web sites, PRI’s InfoSite: www.pri.org/infosite, or visit the EVT Educational Productions web site at www.evted.org. Or call us at 212.281.2456. VHS Home Videos can be obtained by emailing us at EVT Educational Productions, or calling us at 212.281.2456 (ph/fax).
To Purchase
the 14 CD Boxed-Set of the Radio Series (13-Episodes and a
Music/Soundtrack CD). The complete Episode One, promos, and related background material are also available for listening/downloading. 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. Read the July 31, 2004 Press Release. Read the December 7, 2004 Press Release. Read the January 26, 2005 Press Release. Copyright © 1999-2006 by EVT Educational Productions |
