Broadcast from March 16, 2018. Mike and Steph speak with Producer Karen Smyles (The Montiers: An American Story), Filmmaker Melinda Janko (100 Years: One Woman's Fight For Justice) and Color of Change's Kristi Henderson in this jam packed episode. Producer: Troy Wilmore. Audio courtesy www.wurdradio.com
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The Montiers: An American Story
In 1746, three decades before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a free African American woman, Cremona Morrey, was bequeathed 198 acres of land just outside of Philadelphia. At the time, it was an amazing occurrence in every regard, but even more so because it was from her white common-law husband, Richard Morrey, son of the very first mayor of Philadelphia, Humphrey Morrey. This bequest established a strong, free African American community in Cheltenham, PA, that later spread throughout the Philadelphia area. A century later, a descendent, Hiram Montier became a successful boot maker with a shop in Center City. In 1841, Hiram and Elizabeth Montier were married and celebrated their union by having elegant wedding portraits painted. Over 175 years later, these extremely rare paintings hang in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where they have been on loan from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Pickens, III since 2009;
100 YEARS
https://www.100yearsthemovie.com
When Elouise Cobell, a petite Blackfeet warrior from Montana, started asking questions about missing money from government managed Indian Trust accounts, she never imagined that one day she would be taking on the world’s most powerful government. But what she discovered as the Treasurer of her tribe was a trail of fraud and corruption leading all the way from Montana to Washington DC. "100 Years" is the story of her 30-year fight for justice for 300,000 Native Americans whose mineral rich lands were grossly mismanaged by the United States Government. In 1996, Cobell filed the largest class action lawsuit ever filed against the federal government. For fifteen long years, and through three Presidential administrations, Elouise Cobell's unrelenting spirit never quit. This is the compelling true story of how she prevailed and made history.
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Color of Change
https://colorofchange.org
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The Montiers: An American Story
In 1746, three decades before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a free African American woman, Cremona Morrey, was bequeathed 198 acres of land just outside of Philadelphia. At the time, it was an amazing occurrence in every regard, but even more so because it was from her white common-law husband, Richard Morrey, son of the very first mayor of Philadelphia, Humphrey Morrey. This bequest established a strong, free African American community in Cheltenham, PA, that later spread throughout the Philadelphia area. A century later, a descendent, Hiram Montier became a successful boot maker with a shop in Center City. In 1841, Hiram and Elizabeth Montier were married and celebrated their union by having elegant wedding portraits painted. Over 175 years later, these extremely rare paintings hang in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where they have been on loan from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Pickens, III since 2009;
100 YEARS
https://www.100yearsthemovie.com
When Elouise Cobell, a petite Blackfeet warrior from Montana, started asking questions about missing money from government managed Indian Trust accounts, she never imagined that one day she would be taking on the world’s most powerful government. But what she discovered as the Treasurer of her tribe was a trail of fraud and corruption leading all the way from Montana to Washington DC. "100 Years" is the story of her 30-year fight for justice for 300,000 Native Americans whose mineral rich lands were grossly mismanaged by the United States Government. In 1996, Cobell filed the largest class action lawsuit ever filed against the federal government. For fifteen long years, and through three Presidential administrations, Elouise Cobell's unrelenting spirit never quit. This is the compelling true story of how she prevailed and made history.
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Color of Change
https://colorofchange.org
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