Margaret talks with Prop about the Texan musician who sung his way out of prison.

Sources:

Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly’s Truths from Jim Crow’s Lies, Sheila Curran Bernard

https://www.nytimes.com/1962/05/20/archives/if-youre-woke-you-dig-it-no-mickey-mouse-can-be-expected-to-follow.html 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/12/22/what-is-woke-meaning-naacp-leaders-talk-about-the-word-martin-st-lucie-indian-river-treasure-coast/8091099001/ 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/09/what-is-woke-meaning/11425775002/ 

https://www.vox.com/culture/21437879/stay-woke-wokeness-history-origin-evolution-controversy 

https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/scottsboro-boys 

https://www.history.com/articles/scottsboro-boys 

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/ledbetter-huddie-leadbelly 

Margaret talks with Prop about the Texan musician who sung his way out of prison.
Sources:
Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly&rsquo;s Truths from Jim Crow&rsquo;s Lies, Sheila Curran Bernard
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1962/05/20/archives/if-youre-woke-you-dig-it-no-mickey-mouse-can-be-expected-to-follow.html">https://www.nytimes.com/1962/05/20/archives/if-youre-woke-you-dig-it-no-mickey-mouse-can-be-expected-to-follow.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/12/22/what-is-woke-meaning-naacp-leaders-talk-about-the-word-martin-st-lucie-indian-river-treasure-coast/8091099001/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/12/22/what-is-woke-meaning-naacp-leaders-talk-about-the-word-martin-st-lucie-indian-river-treasure-coast/8091099001/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/09/what-is-woke-meaning/11425775002/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/09/what-is-woke-meaning/11425775002/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.vox.com/culture/21437879/stay-woke-wokeness-history-origin-evolution-controversy">https://www.vox.com/culture/21437879/stay-woke-wokeness-history-origin-evolution-controversy</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/scottsboro-boys">https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/scottsboro-boys</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.history.com/articles/scottsboro-boys">https://www.history.com/articles/scottsboro-boys</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/ledbetter-huddie-leadbelly">https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/ledbetter-huddie-leadbelly</a>&nbsp;

As long as there’s been oppression, there’ve been people fighting it. This weekly podcast dives into history to drag up the wildest rebels, the most beautiful revolts, and all the people who long to be—and fight to be—free. It explores complex stories of resistance that offer lessons and inspiration for us today, focusing on the ensemble casts that make up each act of history. That is to say, this podcast focuses on Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff.

As long as there’s been oppression, there’ve been people fighting it. This weekly podcast dives into history to drag up the wildest rebels, the most beautiful revolts, and all the people who long to be—and fight to be—free. It explores complex stories of resistance that offer lessons and inspiration for us today, focusing on the ensemble casts that make up each act of history. That is to say, this podcast focuses on Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff.

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

As long as there&rsquo;s been oppression, there&rsquo;ve been people fighting it. This weekly podcast dives into history to drag up the wildest rebels, the most beautiful revolts, and all the people who long to be&mdash;and fight to be&mdash;free. It explores complex stories of resistance that offer lessons and inspiration for us today, focusing on the ensemble casts that make up each act of history. That is to say, this podcast focuses on Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff.

Part One: Lead Belly: How a Man Named Huddie Ledbetter Beat Everyone Who Tried to Keep Him Down

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