Richard Durham's Destination Freedom Scripts from Radio's Black Legacy, 1948-50

In light of discriminatory traditions and pervasive distortions and stereotypes of blacks in the arts in the United States, the appearance in the late 1940s of the radio program "Destination Freedom" represents a striking incongruity. Broadcast for over two years over WMAQ, the Chicago affiliate of NBC, this provocative half-hour feature probed with candor the achievements and careers of eminent blacks. This volume consists of the 15 most important "Destination Freedom" scripts, each introduced with a short history of the subject matter and consideration of the script within Richard Durham's intellectual world view. Durham is considered one of the most significant Afro-American dramatists in broadcasting history and his achievement is stunning, especially when set against the history of blacks in radio.