Paul E. X. Brown WERD records, 1949-1955.

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Paul E. X. Brown WERD records, 1949-1955.

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The collection contains records from 1949 to 1955 of WERD, Atlanta's first African American-owned and operated radio station, that were collected by Paul E. X. Brown and include program schedules, correspondence, some ephemeral items, sworn affidavits of owners operators, and employees of WERD, many from Jessie B. Blayton, as well as several audio cassettes and reel-to-reel tapes of political commentary and programming from 1953 to 1961.

1.5 linear ft.

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7765536

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Central Library

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Brown, Paul E. X., 1910-2007

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Paul E.X. Brown (1910-2007), African American radio broadcaster and businessman from Atlanta, Georgia. He received his AB degree from Columbia College in Chicago. In the 1940s Brown moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to accept an editorial position with the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia. He became an announcer for the WEAS radio station where he hosted "Hi Neighbor" on Saturday mornings. Brown also broadcasted on WERD in Atlanta and WEDR in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1957 he established WADK radio's n...

WERD (Radio station : Atlanta, Ga.)

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In 1949, radio station WERD (Atlanta, Ga.) became the first black owned and operated radio station in the United States. The station operated until 1970. From the description of WERD oral history interviews, 1989. (Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System). WorldCat record id: 38476771 ...

Blayton, Jesse B.

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