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Archive Spotlights The "Golden Age" Of Black Radio

NPR | By Priska Neely
Published February 27, 2016 at 7:52 AM EST
Jack Gibson is one of several disc jockeys and other stars of early black radio who is featured in the Google Cultural Archive.
Indiana University's Archives of African American Music and Culture
Jack Gibson is one of several disc jockeys and other stars of early black radio who is featured in the Google Cultural Archive.

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