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Episode 5 - The Davis Trial and the Chisholm Campaign Trail

Episode 5 - The Davis Trial and the Chisholm Campaign Trail

From1972 - The Chisholm Campaign Trail and the Davis Trial


Episode 5 - The Davis Trial and the Chisholm Campaign Trail

From1972 - The Chisholm Campaign Trail and the Davis Trial

ratings:
Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Aug 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Congresswoman Chisholm fights to not bow to corporate interests to fundraise her grassroots campaign for President. And a surprise celebrity connects the campaigns for Angela and Shirley.
Featuring:
Ebonie Ellington as Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm
Jac'leen Smith as Angela Davis
D. Rubin Green as Congressman Brooke
Ronald Young, Jr. as Congressman Ronald Dellums
Isaiah Mueller as Conrad Chisholm
Gabrielle Adkins as Margaret Burnham
Eleanor Hyde as Prison Guard
Nina Smith as Naomi
Joshua Rubino as John Mitchell
Jimmy Mehiel as President Nixon
Sean Howard as Mayor John Lindsay
Sound Design by Xperience J.
Art by Neville Harvey
Producer and Recording Engineer - T.H. Ponders
Written, directed and edited by Yhane Washington Smith
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Released:
Aug 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (8)

Upon the 50th anniversary of the trial of legendary civil rights activist Angela Davis, and Shirley Chisholm’s historical presidential campaign, comes 1972. A seven-part historical audio drama series detailing the powerful story of Shirley Chisholm and Angela Davis, two highly respected Black women who dared to hold a mirror to the systemic racism and sexism within the United States. The show portrays the true story of two women refusing to be ignored and silenced by a society comfortable with the status quo.