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Special Interview with Host Chris Haley
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Episode Summary:
Get to know The People's Recorder host Chris Haley a little bit better. Chris is Director of Research, Education and Outreach, and the Study of the Legacy of Slavery at the Maryland State Archives. He's also an actor, a poet, and a filmmaker.
In this special bonus episode, he speaks with Spark Media's Bright Djampa about growing up as his Uncle Alex's iconic book "Roots" became a phenomenon, his own love of history and genealogy, and the importance of the work done by those on the Federal Writers' Project.
Links and Resources:
Unmarked film. co-directed by Chris Haley
Chris Haley's website
Legacy of Slavery in Maryland, Maryland State Archives
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
Remembering Roots, History.com
Credits:
Director: Andrea Kalin
Producers: Andrea Kalin, David A. Taylor, James Mirabello
Interviewer: Bright Djampa
Editors: Amelia Jarecke and Ethan Oser
Featuring music from Pond5
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Produced with support from:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Florida Humanities
Virginia Humanities
Wisconsin Humanities
California Humanities
Humanities Nebraska
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