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Kevin Le Gendre, author of Don't Stop the Carnival, joins Cerys in the studio to take a journey through The Green Book and discuss important people in black history.

On October 16th 1968, John Carlos & Tommie Smith’s now iconic black-gloved salute on the Olympic winner’s podium, was televised to the world. 6 Music is marking the 50th anniversary with our Black Power Season. Cerys is joined by Kevin Le Gendre, journalist, broadcaster and author of 'Don't Stop The Carnival' to discuss the importance of The Green Book (a series of travel books written for African Americans travelling across segregated America in the mid - 20th Century ). As well as important people in history including Harriet Tubman, Doreen Lawrence, Nanny Of The Maroons, Mamie Phipps Clark, Anna Julia Cooper, Angela Davies, Albertina Sisulu and Yaa Asantewaa. Plus archive and music from James Brown, Ray Charles, Willie Dixon, Aretha Franklin, Beyonce, Nina Simone and Tyler, The Creator.

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Sun 21 Oct 2018 10:00
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Music Played

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    The Game Of Love

  • George SoulΓ©

    Get Involed

  • Memphis Minnie

    Me and My Chauffeur Blues (edit)

  • Big Mama Thornton

    I Smell A Rat

  • Sons of Kemet

    Play Mass

  • Melba Liston

    Christmas Eve

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Petite Suite, Op.77

  • Fatoumata Diawara

    Nterini

  • The Bar-Kays

    Son Of Shaft

  • Noname

    Blaxploitation (clean)

  • The Temptations

    Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite The World)

  • Meshell Ndegeocello

    Black Is The Colour (Of My True Love's Hair) (with archive) (feat. Valerie June)

  • Paul Robeson

    Reply To Welcoming Speech (Live From Transatlantic Exchange, 1957)

  • Paul Robeson

    Ma Curly-Headed Baby

  • James Brown

    Sex Machine

  • Sly 5th Avenue

    Still D.R.E (Ed West Remix)

  • Maceo & the Macks

    Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)

  • Willie Dixon

    Do Me Right

  • Charles Bradley

    Change For The World

  • TotΓ³ la Momposina

    Oye Manita

  • Qunicy Jones

    The Huckle-Buck

  • Marvin Gaye

    Trouble Man

    • Motown.

  • Miles Mosley

    Young Lion

  • Eartha Kitt

    Mink, Schmink

  • Fletcher Henderson

    Sing You Sinners

  • Sugar Pie DeSanto

    Witch For A Night

  • Hozier

    Nina Cried Power (feat. Mavis Staples)

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Ray Charles

    One Mint Julep (with archive)

  • Destiny’s Child

    Independent Women, Pt 1

  • Aretha Franklin

    (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Live at the Olympia Theatre, Paris, 7 May 1968)

  • Miriam Makeba

    Pata Pata

  • Fela Kuti

    Everyday I Got My Blues (Edit)

  • Nina Simone

    Ain't Got No, I Got Life

  • Kali Uchis

    After The Storm (feat. Tyler, The Creator & Bootsy Collins)

  • Mahalia Jackson

    I'm Going to Live the Life I Sing About In My Song

  • Derrick Harriott

    Message From A Black Man

  • KOKOROKO

    Colonial Metality

  • Sam Cooke

    A Change Is Gonna Come

Broadcast

  • Sun 21 Oct 2018 10:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music

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  • Black Power

    6 Music celebrates 50 years since the iconic black power salute at the 1968 Olympics.