Episode Summary:

Get to know The People's Recorder host Chris Haley a little bit better. Chris is Director of Research, Education and Outreach, and the Study of the Legacy of Slavery at the Maryland State Archives. He's also an actor, a poet, and a filmmaker.  

In this special bonus episode, he speaks with Spark Media's Bright Djampa about growing up as his Uncle Alex's iconic book "Roots" became a phenomenon, his own love of history and genealogy, and the importance of the work done by those on the Federal Writers' Project. 

Links and Resources: 

Unmarked film. co-directed by Chris Haley

Chris Haley's website

Legacy of Slavery in Maryland, Maryland State Archives

National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom

Remembering Roots, History.com

Credits:

Director: Andrea Kalin

Producers: Andrea Kalin, David A. Taylor, James Mirabello

Interviewer: Bright Djampa

Editors: Amelia Jarecke and Ethan Oser

Featuring music from Pond5

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Produced with support from:

National Endowment for the Humanities

Florida Humanities

Virginia Humanities

Wisconsin Humanities

California Humanities

Humanities Nebraska

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