Radio Free Dixie

Radio Free Dixie

Radio Free Dixie was a radio station started by Robert F. Williams when he was forced in exile to Cuba from Monroe, North Carolina during the American Civil Rights Movement. It broadcast from 1961 to 1965. It broadcast music, news, and commentary from Havana. It played soul music on the AM radio dial throughout the eastern United States. "Radio Free Dixie is proud to present the seldom-heard songs of brutal oppression and dehumanization that no American radio station dares broadcast," an announcer touted. The station played tunes like Watermelon Man, Mississippi God Damn and various Nina Simone works. Amid the climate of the 1965 Watts Riots, Williams used the station to call for assertive action: "In the spirit of 76, in the Spirit of Los Angeles, let our people take to the streets in fierce numbers, and in the cause of freedom and justice, let our battle cry be heard around the world. Freedom! Freedom! Freedom now, or death!"

Programming ended in 1965 when Williams moved to China at Mao Zedong's invitation.

External links

* [http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/negroeswithguns/ Negroes with Guns] - an Independent Lens special broadcast on UNC-TV January 15 2007.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Radio Free — The term Radio Free is prefixed to several radio stations which were set up by United States Central Intelligence Agency to deliver news to countries strategically important to the foreign relations of the United States. The official stations are …   Wikipedia

  • Radio Habana Cuba — (RHC) ist der offizielle internationale Radiosender von Kuba. Geschichte Die Ausstrahlung des Programms begann 1961, zwei Jahre nach der kubanischen Revolution. Durch die geographische Nähe zu den USA kam dem Sender von Anfang an eine wichtige… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Radio Havana Cuba — Infobox Network name = Radio Havana Cuba country = CUB network type = Radio network available = International owner = Government of Cuba key people = Luis López López (General Director), Pedro Otero Cabañas (Chief Editor) launch date = May 1,… …   Wikipedia

  • Dixie Dregs — Andy West and Allen Sloan of the Dixie Dregs live in 1999 Background information Origin Augusta, Georgia …   Wikipedia

  • Dixie (song) — Dixie Sheet music cover, c. 1900. Unofficial National anthem of  Confederate States of Amer …   Wikipedia

  • Dixie County, Florida — Dixie County Courthouse …   Wikipedia

  • Dixie Lullaby: A Story of Music, Race and New Beginnings in a New South — is a book by U.S. music journalist Mark Kemp that traces the evolution of southern rock between the years 1968 and 1992, and examines the music s social and psychological impact on young Southerners in the years following the civil rights… …   Wikipedia

  • Dixie Chicks — The Dixie Chicks Dixie Chicks at Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas during the Accidents Accusations Tour 2006 Background information Origin …   Wikipedia

  • Free Republic — FreeRepublic URL freerepublic.com Commercial? No Type of site Forum …   Wikipedia

  • Dixie Chicks political controversy — The music group Dixie Chicks were mired in political controversy after comments made by one of the band members about the 2003 Iraqi war and George W. Bush. During the run up to the invasion of Iraq, the Dixie Chicks performed in concert in… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”