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A Big Beautiful Black History : Black Identity Project of Columbia University LP.

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Jack Walker, narration. unnumbered jacket, gatefold with extensive notes, white label broadcast copy pressed by ATLANTIC./Black Encyclopedia of the Air In 1968–69, Lomax and a group of black and white historians and anthropologists at Columbia University created the Black Identity Project. Based on the work of historian John Hendrik Clarke, founder of the African Heritage Studies Association, the Black Identity Project aimed to acquaint younger radio audiences with black history and heritage. The resulting Black Encyclopedia of the Air, designed to be aired over black radio networks, consisted of 30 “one-minute-plus” educational spots, narrated by well-known radio personality Jack Walker (board chairman of the National Association of Television and Radio Announcers). Alan Lomax, assisted by Raoul Abdul, Arnold Hartley and other leading anthropologists and musicians, contributed scripts utilizing his Cantometrics research. Topics covered included the roots of Ray Charles in African orchestral style; horn bands of Africa and the New World; the role of women and African female warriors; African male choruses and “overlap” singing; a black history of American pop music; black Islam; and the founding of Chicago by a Haitian settler to name a few. Teaching sheets and lists for further reading were provided with the series." The record that was made at this project is put out by Atlantic, as LP 154.