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And telling the story to the ministers who prayed over me, and hearing some say...

7 seconds sound clip from the Destination Freedom - The Long Road (The story of Mary Church Terrell) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:14:14 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- And I waited for Tom to come and to again strike his rich, warm note.

- Instead, his younger brother came running up the steps in panic and fear!

- What is it boy? What is it?

- It's Tom! There's a riot over on Market Street. They've wrecked his store. Tom's been lynched.

- The warmth I thought I'd felt in the southern air turned thick and humid and unfriendly. And the party turned into a wake.

- I recall wandering around the streets of Memphis in a state of shock and knocking on the doors of the churches...

- And telling the story to the ministers who prayed over me, and hearing some say...

- I'm afraid there's nothing the church can do about such a horrible thing, Miss. Nothing we can do, but pray.

- I am sorry, there's nothing we can do but pray. There's solace in prayer.

- The church for Negroes is on the other part of town. However, you have my deepest sympathy.

- What do you expect my church to do? We can only pray. We can pray for their souls.

- I was bitter and confused. I couldn't see why Memphis churches could not fight lawlessness, could not feel it was time to crusade for the living equality of all mankind.

[...]

Destination Freedom Sound Clip

Destination Freedom Radio ShowQuotes with audio clips from Richard Durham's Destination Freedom old-time radio program, Radio's Black Legacy, 1948-1950.

Actors: Oscar Brown Jr., Studs Terkel, Janice Kingslow, Wezlyn Tilden

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