Destination Freedom
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Destination Freedom is a groundbreaking 1940s American radio drama series that highlighted African American history and civil rights through powerful biographical and social-issue storytelling.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American radio program
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radio drama series ⓘ |
| addressed |
civil rights struggles
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discrimination ⓘ segregation ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
counter racial stereotypes in media
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educate listeners about African American contributions to history ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| broadcastCity | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | audio drama ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Richard Durham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | milestone in African American representation in U.S. broadcasting ⓘ |
| decadeOfBroadcast | 1940s ⓘ |
| distribution | regional NBC network in the United States ⓘ |
| firstAirDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| format | anthology series ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical drama
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historical drama ⓘ radio drama ⓘ social-issue drama ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodCovered |
Reconstruction era
NERFINISHED
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early 20th century African American history ⓘ slavery era in the United States ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
African American history
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civil rights ⓘ racial justice ⓘ |
| medium | radio ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
biographical storytelling
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social commentary ⓘ |
| notableFor |
progressive portrayal of African Americans
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use of radio drama for civil rights advocacy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | terrestrial radio ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | WMAQ Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalStation | WMAQ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayed |
Black activists
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Black artists ⓘ Black scientists ⓘ civil rights leaders ⓘ historical African American figures ⓘ |
| productionCompany | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEra | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| scriptType | original scripts ⓘ |
| soundDesign | live sound effects ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general American radio audience ⓘ |
| writer | Richard Durham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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