Description
This recording opens with an introduction of the program by Boyd Lewis. The entire program is a feature about the 50th anniversary of the publication of "Gone With The Wind," the life of author Margaret Mitchell, and the preparation in Atlanta and in Clayton County to commemorate the event. The program features audio excerpts from writer Sam Tupper; Augusta Edwards; Darden Pryon, a professor of history at Florida International University; Richard Harwell of the University of Georgia; Joseph Henry Hightower Moore of Jonesboro; journalist Sam Hayes; Betty Talmadge, former spouse to Herman Talmadge; Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young Jr., and wife Jean Young; novelist Erskine Caldwell, and journalist Harold Martin. The program ends with a sign off by Boyd Lewis."Southwind" was a radio program about the issues, people, and culture of the South that aired on WABE-FM, Atlanta's public radio station. The series, which aired from 1980 to 1987, was conceived, produced, and reported by journalist Boyd Lewis.
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