Charlie Wiggins's guest appearances

Charlie Wiggins

The Gist of Freedom   Preserving American History through Black Literature . . .

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Washington's Fifth District Dems

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Russell Simmons

Frederick Douglass

Paul Robeson

Eric Garner

Mike Brown

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Walter Mosley

John Brown

Marcus Garvey

Jim Crow

Robert Smalls

David Walker

Yusef Salaam

Eric Holder

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Buckle up for a bumpy expedition through an era of sports history and the life of a champion race driver that had been mostly forgotten for decades after the Great Depression.  The Gold and Glory Sweepstakes was, as our guest has written, "a freewheeling, dust-raising, 100-mile grind around a one-mile dirt track at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis . . . (It was) an annual sporting event so grand it attracted the attention of national news agencies as well as thousands of spectators." During the 1920s and ‘30s, the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes was the showcase event of an Indianapolis-based professional racing circuit for African American drivers and mechanics with events in Chicago, Detroit, Dayton and other Midwestern cities. During an era of racial segregation, the circuit showcased competitors who were not welcomed by the American Automobile Association, the national sanctioning body of auto races that included the Indianapolis 500.

Buckle up for a bumpy expedition through an era of sports history and the life of a champion race driver that had been mostly forgotten for decades after the Great Depression. <a href="https://magazine.northeast.aaa.com/daily/life/cars-trucks/charlie-wiggins-and-the-gold-and-glory-sweepstakes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Gold and Glory Sweepstakes</a> was, as our guest has written, "a freewheeling, dust-raising, 100-mile grind around a one-mile dirt track at the <a href="https://www.indianastatefair.com/p/state-fair" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Indiana State Fairgrounds</a> in Indianapolis . . . (It was) an annual sporting event so grand it attracted the attention of national news agencies as well as thousands of spectators." During the 1920s and ‘30s, the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes was the showcase event of an Indianapolis-based professional racing circuit for African American drivers and mechanics with events in Chicago, Detroit, Dayton and other Midwestern cities. During an era of racial segregation, the circuit showcased competitors who were not welcomed by the <a href="https://www.hoosier.aaa.com/?zip=46040&amp;stateprov=in&amp;city=fortville&amp;devicecd=PC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Automobile Association</a>, the national sanctioning body of auto races that included the <a href="https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Indianapolis 500</a>.

Trail-blazing Black racing circuit and Charlie Wiggins

A discussion of the state Supreme Court with Justice Charlie Wiggins, who is running for a second term.

Justice Charlie Wiggins

Join The Gist of Freedom as we welcome Researcher, Attorney John Wesley Walker. Charlie Wiggins, one of the first world class Race Car Drivers, the envy of NASCAR. Mr. Wiggins helped form The National Racing League for African American Race Car Drivers.

Join The Gist of Freedom as we welcome Researcher, Attorney John Wesley Walker. Charlie Wiggins, one of the first world class Race Car Drivers, the envy of NASCAR. Mr. Wiggins helped form The National Racing League for African American Race Car Drivers.

Race Car Drivers- Charlie Wiggins; Researcher Walker Esq.