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Hey, Plumbliners. This is Mark Jamroz, producer of Sheley’s Plumbline. Today, Shelley and I sit down for another edition of the “Back Porch.” Think of it as “Shelley Unplugged” as we discuss a few of our experiences learning about race and racism. Then we touch upon the topic of happiness. Stayed tuned. I think you’re really going to like it.

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Today, Shelley takes on the tough topic of black participation in politics as he interviews Raynard Jackson. At the time of the interview in 1998, Mr Jackson was Chairman of the Americans for a Brighter Future and an outspoken black Republican.

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Today, Shelley shares an interview with Birmingham resident Karen Ameen.

The interview took place in 1996, shortly after Ms. Ameen published the book Freeborn Slave, Diary of a Black Man in the South. 

The book is a collection of memoirs dictated by her great-grandfather, Jasper Rastus Nall, an individual who was born at the end of the Civil War.

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Hey, Plumbliners...

Shelley was feeling a bit under the weather this week, so he asked me to find one of your favorite episodes of Shelley's Plumbline and rebroadcast it.

Well, it turns out our very first episode was one of the most popular, and we released it a little over one year ago. Happy Anniversary to us!

Please enjoy -- and be informed! This is a powerful episode about Internalized Racism. 

Enjoy!

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Today, Shelley shares a very special interview from 1991 with the one-and-only Fred Shuttlesworth.

Reverend Shuttlesworth co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and was instrumental in the 1963 Birmingham Campaign with Martin Luther King.

Shuttlesworth participated in the sit-ins against segregated lunch counters in 1960 and took part in the organization and execution of the Freedom Rides in 1961. Shuttlesworth invited the SCLC and MLK to Birmingham in 1963 to lead the campaign to desegregate it through mass demonstrations–what Shuttlesworth called "Project C." The "C" stood for "confrontation".

In 1965, he was active in the Selma Voting Rights Movement and its march from Selma to Montgomery, which led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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This week’s episode draws on an interview from 1991 with playwright Edward McRay.

He goes deep into the finer points of African culture, history, and the limits of the American educational system. Cultures must share their histories to increase understanding.

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Today we have a very special edition of Shelley’s Plumbline.

In 2002, Shelley visited two prisons in Alabama and spoke with inmates about their stories and turned it into the documentary Inside Out. And those stories speak for themselves. They are powerful. They are moving. They are profound. Stay tuned.

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Hello, Plumbliners, and welcome to Season 6 of Shelley’s Plumbline.

Shelley and I have been talking about changing the format of the Plumbline for some time, so we thought today we would give that a try.

We call this format The Back Porch. Think of it as “Shelley Unplugged.”

Today, Shelley and I are going to discuss instinct and the inner voice that guides us through our lives.

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So here we are – another major election is just half a year away.

Today’s podcast features a show from 1996. Stay tuned as Shelley explores the questions that remain the same then as they are today: What do you believe? Who do you support? Who will you vote for?

Your vote is your voice. If you do not speak, someone else will.

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Today, Shelley shares an interview from 1991 with Park Scott, Senior. He discusses the Bahai Faith and how it seeks the oneness of humanity, the elimination of prejudice and a harmony between science and religion.

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