Stayed On Freedom
by Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium
Latest episode
Episode 22: “These Three Words” (Rebroadcast)
Episode 22: “These Three Words” (Rebroadcast)
About this podcast
The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium “Stayed On Freedom” podcast engages foot soldiers, leaders, scholars and ‘extraordinary ordinary’ people who are “stayed on freedom.” We remember to remember how the history and continuing legacy of the Black freedom movement and our Civil Rights Heritage Sites have transformed communities and changed the world!
Episodes
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- Episode 22: “These Three Words” (Rebroadcast) · 19 min · Episode 22Join Reverend Lukata Mjumbe and LaTosha Brown as they discuss the power of voting. Ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, Stayed On Freedom revisits “These Three Words,” a…
- Episode: 20: "Beginning Again..." | Stayed on Freedom Podcast · 23 minIn this episode, we visit Brown Chapel AME Church, a historic cornerstone of the Civil Rights Movement, as it reopens its sanctuary after being closed since the COVID-19…
- Stayed on Freedom Podcast Best Moments of 2025! · 17 minThe Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium “Stayed On Freedom” podcast engages foot soldiers, leaders, scholars and ‘extraordinary ordinary’ people who…
- Episode 18: "Sitting Down and Standing Up" · 25 min · Episode 18This episode tells the powerful story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the year-long protest that began in Montgomery, Alabama after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up…
- Episode 17: What's Louder Than A Bomb? · 53 minIn this episode, we sit down with Mick Petts, son of Welsh stained-glass artist John Petts, to explore the story and significance of the Wales Window at 16th Street Baptist…
- Episode 16: "The Power and The Peril of a Mass Meeting" · 32 minThis episode of Stayed On Freedom recounts the tragic stampede at Greater Shiloh Baptist Church in Birmingham in 1902, when a mass meeting turned deadly. It explores how the…
- Episode 15: "Hatred, Holy Places & Heroes" | Stayed on Freedom · 31 minHistory lives in the voices of those who lived it.In 1958, a young janitor named James Pruitt helped prevent what could have been a deadly bombing at Birmingham’s Temple Beth-El…
- Episode 14: "Justice Delayed: The Legacy of the Scottsboro Boys" · 23 minMade possible with the support of the 1772 Foundation.The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium “Stayed On Freedom” podcast engages foot soldiers…
- Episode 13: "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" · 51 minIn this episode of the Stayed on Freedom podcast, we explore Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s powerful "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." Written in 1963, this letter is both a moral…
- Episode 12: "The Bloody Tuesday Before Bloody Sunday" · 22 min🎙️ “The Bloody Tuesday Before Bloody Sunday” – Premiering Friday, March 14th on the Stayed On Freedom podcast!Before Bloody Sunday in Selma, there was Bloody Tuesday in…
- Episode 11: Remembering Selma, the “Field Negro” and The Legacy of Malcolm X · 43 minToday (2/21/25) marks the 60th anniversary of Malcolm X’s assassination, we honor his legacy with a powerful conversation featuring his daughter, Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz. In a…
- Episode 10: "In Defense of Our Peace..." · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 10Join us for this episode as we take a trip down memory lane to Greensboro, AL and The Safe House Museum. We also took a trp to Atlanta, GA to have a conversation with Educator…
- Episode 009: "These Three Words....." · 34 minJoin us as we sit and chat with LaTosha Brown. She is the Co-Founder of the Black Voters Matter Movement, which has been noted for its work on the 2017 U.S. Senate special…
- Episode 008: Resurrecting Buried Black History · 29 minJoin us as we visit Gadsden Alabama's largest African American cemetery. Established in 1826 as "The Colored Cemetery," this site is the first and largest African-American…
- Episode 007: "Thank God For Mississippi" Revisiting Freedom Summer 1964 Part 3 · 22 minWe revisit Mississippi for a part 3 of Mississippi Freedom Summer 1964 conversation with Dr. Roy DeBerry. Sixty years ago on August 4, 1964 the bodies of three murdered, Freedom…
- Episode 006: "Thank God For Mississippi" Revisiting Freedom Summer 1964 Part 2 · 27 minBy popular demand, we revisit Mississippi for a part 2 of Mississippi Freedom Summer 1964. Sixty years ago on August 4, 1964 the bodies of three murdered, Freedom Summer Civil…
- Episode 005: "Thank God For Mississippi" Revisiting Freedom Summer 1964 · 39 minSixty years ago on August 4, 1964 the bodies of three murdered, Freedom Summer Civil Rights workers registering people to vote were found in a shallow grave in Mississippi.In…
- Episode 004: Foot Soldier for Life - Uncovering Bloody Tuesday 1964 · 20 min · Season 1 Episode 4Join us as we uncover the powerful and heartbreaking story of Bloody Tuesday in Tuscaloosa, AL on June 9, 1964. We get the opportinuty of hearing the first hand experiences of…
- Episode 003: Holders of Hope · 41 minEpisode 003: Join us as we sit with the Executive Director of Greater Birmingham Ministries and long time member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, Scott Douglas. We discuss…
- Episode 002: To Be Young, Courageous and Black AquaMayne · 34 min · Episode 2Episode 002: This Black History Month "Each One, Teach One" episode features a courageous conversation with 16 year-old Aaren "Black AquaMayne" Rudolph who captured the…
