Charles L. Hughes

7 Podcast Episodes

Music Reconstructed: Lara Downes’ Classical Perspective on Jim Crow – w/ Charles L. Hughes

Music Reconstructed: Lara Downes’ Classical Perspective on Jim Crow – w/ Charles L. Hughes

From concertos to operas, Black composers captured the changes and challenges facing African Americans during Jim Crow. ... Read more

26 Apr 2022

24mins

Music Reconstructed: Adia Victoria and the Landscape of the Blues – w/ Charles L. Hughes

Music Reconstructed: Adia Victoria and the Landscape of the Blues – w/ Charles L. Hughes

When we consider the trauma of white supremacy during the Jim Crow era—what writer Ralph Ellison describes as “the bruta... Read more

12 Apr 2022

16mins

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Music Reconstructed: Dom Flemons, Black Cowboys and the American West – w/ Charles L. Hughes

Music Reconstructed: Dom Flemons, Black Cowboys and the American West – w/ Charles L. Hughes

From ranches to railroads, learn about the often unrecognized role that African Americans played in the range cattle ind... Read more

18 Mar 2022

18mins

Music Reconstructed: Jason Moran, Jazz and the Harlem Hellfighters – w/ Charles L. Hughes

Music Reconstructed: Jason Moran, Jazz and the Harlem Hellfighters – w/ Charles L. Hughes

This is a special four-part series where historian Charles L. Hughes introduces us to musicians who are exploring the so... Read more

23 Feb 2022

22mins

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A Playlist for the Movement – w/ Charles L. Hughes

A Playlist for the Movement – w/ Charles L. Hughes

Music chronicles the history of the civil rights struggle: The events, tactics and emotions of the movement are document... Read more

8 Sep 2020

1hr 26mins

COUNTRY SOUL: "Country Soul: Making Music and Making Race in the American South" with Charles L. Hughes

COUNTRY SOUL: "Country Soul: Making Music and Making Race in the American South" with Charles L. Hughes

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3 Mar 2020

57mins

Country Soul: Making Music and Making Race in the American South with Professor Charles L. Hughes

Country Soul: Making Music and Making Race in the American South with Professor Charles L. Hughes

Christian gets a chance to pick the big brain of Professor Charles L. Hughes, author of ‘Country Soul: Making Music and ... Read more

20 Apr 2017

46mins

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