In this episode, our director Dr. Matthew Teutsch explores the correlation between civil rights movements across the United States and the 1967 uprising in Newark. It delves into the socio-political climate, racial tensions, and police brutality that fueled the unrest, as well as the consequential aftermath. Furthermore, it highlights the crucial role of photographer Bud Lee in documenting the Newark uprising.<br /><br />Listen to our interview with Marie Cochran about the relationship between Lillian Smith and Martin Luther King, Jr. https://soundcloud.com/user-396382788-289349527/marie-cochran-dope-with-lime-ep-12?si=3cef4a6b61414493a585d1f36b8581a0&amp;utm_source=clipboard&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing

Sixty Years Later: Birmingham and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

“Dope with Lime” is a production of the Lillian E. Smith Center at Piedmont College. Through interviews with scholars, artist residents, readers, and more, “Dope with Lime” discusses Lillian E. Smith’s life, work, and continued legacy. <br /><br />“Dope with Lime” was a column that Lillian E. Smith wrote in the pages of the literary journal that she co-edited with her partner Paula Snelling. Colloquially, the phrase referred to cutting the sweetness of Coca-Cola with lime juice. In her columns, Smith would us satire and bite to comment on Southern life and letters. The column was, for all intents and purposes, blog and podcast like, relaying Smith’s thoughts in a conversational and witty manner.

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Sixty Years Later: Birmingham and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

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