Community History 365 | Johnson City, TN

Welcome to Community History 365! CH365 tells stories from Johnson City's rich multicultural history. Season 2 is all about "Villages." In this second episode, learn about Carver Park — an important community center in Johnson City — and the forces that threatened its existence. Kenneth "Herb" Greenlee shares memories about growing up around Carver, his first job at 8 years old, challenges Carver...

Welcome to Community History 365! CH365 tells stories from Johnson City's rich multicultural history. After this winter's mini-series about MLK, we're back with Season 2, which is all about villages in Johnson City. It'll be like a road trip across decades and around town, with one question guiding us: "Langston was a village. Where are the village now?" This season will be full of stories about n...

Welcome to Community History 365! CH365 tells stories from Johnson City's rich multicultural history. Today we hear from Dr. Jean Swindle. She celebrates the work of women in the Civil Rights Movement and describes what it looks like to be a leader in a village. Dr. Swindle is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at ETSU. This is the final episode of a 5-part mini-series called MLK:...

Welcome to Community History 365! CH365 tells stories from Johnson City's rich multicultural history. Today we hear from Dr. Ron Roach from East Tennessee State University. He’s talking about the masterful rhetoric MLK used in his speeches. Dr. Roach is the Chair of the Appalachian Studies Department at ETSU. Through the years he’s also taught rhetoric to college students. If you've ever wondered...

Welcome to Community History 365! CH365 tells stories from Johnson City's rich multicultural history. Today we hear from Dr. Daryl A. Carter from East Tennessee State University. He’s talking about surveillance and the way it was used to keep tabs on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This is a 5-part mini-series called MLK: Perspectives from Appalachia. It's a conversation. Five people, all connected to...

Welcome to Community History 365! CH365 tells stories from Johnson City's rich multicultural history. For decades, George Brosi has been involved in Appalachian studies and campaigns. In this episode he tells about how he got involved with the Poor People's Campaign, led by Martin Luther King, Jr. Have you ever wondered where all the Civil Rights leaders went to school? Dr. Ron Roach, from the App...

Welcome to Community History 365! CH365 tells stories from Johnson City's rich multicultural history. Today is the first episode of a 5-part mini-series called MLK: Perspectives from Appalachia. It's a conversation. Five people, all connected to Johnson City, TN, talking about MLK, his legacy, his work in the Civil Rights Movement, and what it all means for us now. In this episode, listen to the f...

Welcome to Community History 365! CH365 tells stories from Johnson City's rich multicultural history. We're about to kick off a mini-series celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. It's a conversation. Five people, all connected to Johnson City, TN, talking about MLK, his legacy, his work in the Civil Rights Movement, and what it all means for us now.  The first episode will release on Monday, January...

Welcome to Community History 365! CH365 tells stories from Johnson City's rich multicultural history, stories you've probably never heard. This month we honor the memory of Callie Redd, who attended Langston as a student and returned as a teacher. Throughout Season 1 of CH365, we've heard about the history of Langston and what it was like to be a student there---the care and joy alumni experienced...

Welcome to Community History 365! CH365 tells stories from Johnson City's rich multicultural history, stories you've probably never heard. This month we hear about women's basketball---at Langston High School and beyond.   In the last five years, Alasia Smith played basketball for Science Hill High School and two NCAA Division I teams: Gardner-Webb University and the University of Memphis. And her...

Welcome to Community History 365! CH365 tells stories from Johnson City's rich multicultural history, stories you've probably never heard. This month we hear from two former majorettes in Langston High School's marching band.   Both Veral Jean Goddard Neal and Evelyn Fields Debro remember marching downtown with the rest of the Langston band. All sorts of people lined the streets to hear them play....

Happy Juneteenth! And welcome to Community History 365! CH365 tells stories from Johnson City's rich multicultural history, stories you've probably never heard. This month we hear from Johnny Russaw, the first black student to play football at East Tennessee State University. But today's story rewinds to before ETSU was even on Johnny's mind. He grew up watching Langston greats play football, and...

Welcome to Community History 365! CH365 tells stories from Johnson City's rich multicultural history, stories you've probably never heard. This month we hear from Billy Gene Williams. Billy played football at Langston High School and graduated in 1958. Billy's uncle played for Langston in 1936, when they had one of their greatest seasons ever. When Billy was old enough, he decided he wanted to pla...

Welcome to Community History 365! CH365 tells stories from Johnson City's rich multicultural history, stories you've probably never heard. This month Donald Shaffer tells the story of Hezekiah Hankal, a beloved figure in Johnson City's African American history.  Hezekiah was born in 1826 in Washington County, TN. He managed to receive his education and learn to be a physician, all before Emancipat...

Welcome to Community History 365! CH365 tells stories from Johnson City's rich multicultural history, stories you've probably never heard. This month Dr. Jeremy Smith tells the story of a 20th century trailblazing woman named Mildred Ellis.   Mildred was born in 1906 and lived a couple blocks from Langston School. She went on to travel all over the country teaching, performing, and composing music...

Welcome to Community History 365! CH365 tells stories from Johnson City's rich multicultural history, stories you've probably never heard. This month we hear the story of the Langston school building from Adam Dickson, whose father attended Langston High School. In 2019, hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the building that used to be Langston High School, right off of I-26 in Johnson City. A...

Welcome to Community History 365! Here's a sneak peak into what CH365 is all about. Take a listen, follow this feed, and stick around if you want to learn more about Johnson City and its multicultural history! --- CH365 is a production of the Langston Centre Media Lab Host: Karen Sullivan Producers: Kelvin Scott and Isaac Wood Writer: Isaac Wood Mix and Master: Kelvin Scott Multicultural Engagemen...