ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The New Press gratefully acknowledges funding for the radio broadcasts and
this guide provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Alabama Media Foundation.
This project was also funded in part by a grant from the Southern Humanities
Media Fund, a joint program of the state humanity councils of Alabama,
Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, all of which receive support from the
National Endowment for the Humanities.
Our thanks to Kathie Farnell, Project Director; Martha Knouss, Smithsonian Institution;
Wes Horner, Executive Producer; Smithsonian Productions; and the following members of the
Project Advisory Committee for their help and advice: Dr. Alwyn Barr, Texas Tech University;
Dr. Guy Bailey, University of Texas; Dr. Richard Bailey, author and historian; Dr. Ira Berlin,
University of Maryland; Dr. Jeutonne Brewer, University of North Carolina;
Dr. Horace Huntley, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute; Dr. Robert
McElvaine,
Millsap College; and Steven F. Miller, University of Maryland.