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.

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18 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 00:14:50 in the radio play.

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- 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.

- I had read of lynchings before and had been deeply stirred.

- But when a woman has been closely associated with the victim from childhood, the anguish is indescribable.

- And I decided to make my home elsewhere.

- I've always said... if I had a son instead of a girl, he would be of help in bringing about the kind of justice the world needs. But a woman?

- And why not a woman?

- Most people would think, well, that fighting it's sort of out of place for a woman.

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Destination Freedom Sound Clip

Quotes 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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