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 Series: "DESTINATION FREEDOM"                             
        NBC WMAQ, CHICAGO  SUSTAINED PRODUCTION.     Sundays 5:00 - 5:30pm
        Began as a Civil Rights program, showing the Negro plight, rise,
        and accomplishments in America, using a predominately Negro cast.
        Changed to Cold War ideas 10-15-50 (known as the "Patriotic Format")
        WRITER: Richard Durham         PRODUCER: Homer Hect
                                                                                 
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72176A   "THE KNOCK-KNEED MAN"             1  06-27-48  :29:25  The story of: Crispus Attucts

86690A   "RAILWAY TO FREEDOM"              2  07-04-48  :29:38  The story of: Harriet Tubman

111      "DARK EXPLORERS"                  3  07-11-48  :30:00*  story of: Blacks accompanying
                                                                Pizzarro, Balboa

72176B   "THE DENMARK VESEY STORY"         4  07-18-48  :30:00*  

72177A   "THE MAKING OF A MAN"             5  07-25-48  :30:00* The story of: Frederick Douglass --
                                                                Part 1

72177B   "THE KEY TO FREEDOM"              6  08-01-48  :30:00* The story of: Frederick Douglass --
                                                                Part 2

86690B   "THE HEART OF GEORGE COTTON"      7  08-08-48  :30:00* The story of: Dr. Usysses Grant Dailey
                                                                and Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

111      "TRUTH GOES TO WASHINGTON"        8  08-15-48  :30:00* The story of: Sojourner Truth

111      "ARCTIC BIOGRAPHY"                9  08-22-48  :30:00* The story of: Matthew Henson

72178A   "THE STORY OF 1875"              10  08-29-48  :30:00* The story of: Senator Charles Caldwell

72178B   "THE POET OF PINE MILL"          11  09-05-48  :30:00* The story of: James Weldon Johnson

72179A   "THE FATHER OF THE BLUES"        12  09-12-48  :29:22  The story of: W.C. Handy

72179B   "BOY WITH A DREAM"               13  09-19-48  :30:00* The story of: Dr. J. Ernest Wilkins

72180A   "SHAKESPEARE OF HARLEM"          14  09-26-48  :30:00* The story of: Langston Hughes

86691A   "CITIZEN TOUSSAINT"              15  10-03-48  :30:00* The story of: Tousaint L'Ouverture

86691B   "LITTLE DAVID"                   16  10-10-48  :30:00* The story of: Joe Louis

86692A   "THE BOY WHO WAS TRADED FOR A    17  10-17-48  :30:00* The story of: George W. Carver
         HORSE"

*na*     "THE HEART OF GEORGE COTTON"     18  10-31-48  :30:00* The story of: Dr. Usysses Grant Dailey
                                                                and Dr. Daniel Hale Williams  Repeat
                                                                of 8-8-48    No show aired 10-24

86692B   "ECHOES OF HARLEM"               19  11-07-48  :30:00* The story of: Duke Ellington

72180B   "ONE OUT OF SEVENTEEN"           20  11-14-48  :30:00* The story of: Mary McLeod Bethune

72181A   "THE RHYME OF THE ANCIENT        21  11-21-48  :30:00* The story of: Jackie Robinson
         DODGER"

72181B   "INVESTIGATOR FOR DEMOCRACY"     22  11-28-48  :30:00* The story of: Walter White

72182A   "AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A HERO"        23  12-05-48  :30:00* The story of: Dorie Miller

72182B   "THE PIED PIPER VERSUS PAUL      24  12-12-48  :30:00* The story of: Albert Merritt
         REVERE"

72183A   "THE CHOIR GIRL FROM             25  12-19-48  :29:20  The story of: Marian Anderson
         PHILADELPHIA"

72183B   "MIKE REX"                       26  12-26-48  :30:00* The story of: Willard Motley

72184A   "MAIDEN SPEECH"                  27  01-02-49  :30:00* The story of: Congressman Oscar
                                                                DePriest

72184B   "THE BOY WHO BEAT THE BUS"       28  01-09-49  :30:00* The story of: Governer William H.
                                                                Hastle

*na*     "THE CHOPIN MURDER CASE"         29  01-16-49  :30:00* The story of: Hazel Scott

*na*     "THE WORLD'S FASTEST HUMAN"      30  01-23-49  :30:00* The story of: Jesse Owens

*na*     "THE LAST LETTER HOME"           31  01-30-49  :30:00* The story of: The 332nd Fighter Group

*na*     "SEARCHER FOR HISTORY"           32  02-06-49  :30:00* The story of: W.E.B. DuBois

*na*     "THE DEATH OF AESOP"             33  02-13-49  :30:00*  

86693A   "PEACE MEDIATOR"                 34  02-20-49  :30:00* The story of: Dr. Ralph Bunche

86693B   "THE HOUSES THAT PAUL BUILT"     35  02-27-49  :30:00* The story of: Paul Williams

72185A   "DO SOMETHING! BE SOMEONE!"      36  03-06-49  :29:33  The story of: Canada Lee

86694A   "UP FROM SLAVERY"                37  03-13-49  :30:00* The story of: Booker T. Washington

86694B   "BLACK BOY"                      38  03-20-49  :30:00* The story of: Richard Wright

86695A   "TRANFUSION"                     39  03-27-49  :30:00* The story of: Dr. Charles R. Drew

72185B   "PAGAN POET"                     40  04-03-49  :30:00* The story of: Countee Cullen

72186A   "WOMAN WITH A MISSION"           41  04-10-49  :29:49  The story of: Ida B. Wells

*na*     "BEFORE I SLEEP"                 42  04-17-49  :30:00* The story of: Paul Lawrence Dunbar

*na*     "APOSTLE OF FREEDOM"             43  04-24-49  :30:00* The story of: Richard Allen

86695B   "HELP THE BLIND"                 44  05-01-49  :30:00* The story of: Josh White

72186B   "THE BALLAD OF SATCHEL PAIGE"    45  05-15-49  :29:46  The story of Baseball's oldest
                                                                pitcher, Satchel Paige.  No Show Aired
                                                                5-8

*na*     "THE SECRETARY OF PEACE"         46  05-22-49  :30:00* The story of: Benjamin Banneker

86696A   "THE SAGA OF MELODY JACKSON"     47  05-29-49  :30:00* The story of: Henry Armstrong

86696B   "ANATOMY OF AN ORDINANCE"        48  06-05-49  :30:00* The story of: Alderman Archibald Carey

86697A   "NEGRO CINDERELLA"               49  06-12-49  :30:00* The story of: Lena Horne

86697B   "GHOST EDITOR"                   50  06-19-49  :30:00* The story of: Roscoe Dunjee

86698A   "HARRIET'S CHILDREN"             51  06-26-49  :30:00* First Anniversary Show

86698B   "NORFOLK MIRACLE"                52  07-03-49  :30:00* The story of: Dorothy Maynor

86699A   "THE LEGEND OF STACKALEE"        53  07-17-49  :29:32  Black Folklore Hero     No Show Aired
                                                                7-10

86699B   "THE LEGEND OF JOHN HENRY"       54  07-24-49  :29:32  Black Folklore Hero

86700A   "THE TRUMPET TALKS"              55  07-31-49  :30:00* The story of: Louis Armstrong

86700B   "THE LONG ROAD"                  56  08-07-49  :30:00* The story of: Mary Church Terrell

86701A   "BLACK HAMLET   PART I"          57  08-14-49  :29:28  The story of: Henri Christophe

86701B   "BLACK HAMLET   PART II"         58  08-21-49  :29:38  The story of: Henri Christophe

86702A   "SEGREGATION, INCORPORATED"      59  08-28-49  :30:00* Dramatization of the report of the
                                                                Committee Against Segregation in the
                                                                Nation's Capitol

86702B   "THE SAGA OF SENATOR BLANCHE     60  09-04-49  :30:00*  
         K. BRUCE"

*na*     "THE TIGER HUNT"                 61  09-11-49  :30:00* The story of: The 761st Tank
                                                                Battallion

72191B   "POET IN BRONZEVILLE"            62  09-18-49  :29:44  The story of: Gwendolyn Brooks

72187A   "A GARAGE IN GAINSVILLE"         63  09-25-49  :30:00* Part 1 in a series on Prejudice in
                                                                America

72192A   "EXECUTION AWAITED"              64  10-02-49  :30:00* Part 2 in a series on Prejudice in
                                                                America

86703A   "FATHER TO SON"                  65  10-09-49  :30:00* The story of: Adam Clayton Powell
                                                                Senior and Junior

72192B   "OF BLOOD AND THE BOOGIE"        66  10-16-49  :30:00* The story of: Albert Ammons

*na*     "DIARY OF A NURSE"               67  10-23-49  :30:00* The story of: Jane Edna Hunter

111      "KEEPER OF THE DREAM"            68  10-30-49  :30:00* The story of: Captain Hugh Mulzac,
                                                                Captain of the ship: "Booker T.
                                                                Washington"

72187B   "THE MAN WHO OWNED CHICAGO"      69  11-06-49  :30:00* The story of: Jean-Baptiste Point
                                                                DuSable

*na*     "BLIND ALLEY SYMPHONY"           70  11-13-49  :30:00* The story of: Dean Dixon

*na*     "THE TALE OF THE TOBACCO         71  11-20-49  :30:00* The story of: Kenneth R. Williams
         AUCTIONEER"

*na*     "THE DEATH OF AESOP"             72  11-27-49  :30:00* Repeat performance of show originally
                                                                aired 2-13-49

*na*     "JOE RAINEY VERSUS THE STATUS    73  12-04-49  :30:00* The story of: Judge Joseph Homer
         QUO"                                                   Rainey      No programs were aired
                                                                between 12-4-49 and 1-8-50 due to
                                                                Holiday Specials

*na*     "THE CAPTURE"                    74  01-08-50  :30:00* This is not a Richard Durham script.
                                                                It concerned Nathan Hale and was
                                                                written by Madeline Peters.  It was a
                                                                prototype of the upcomung new
                                                                Patriotic Format which began 10-15-50.

86703B   "THE BIRTH OF A LEAGUE"          75  01-15-50  :30:00* The story of: The Urban League

*na*     "LAWYER OF LIBERTY"              76  01-22-50  :30:00* The story of: William Henry Huff

*na*     "PORTRAIT OF BILL ROBINSON"      77  01-29-50  :30:00*  

*na*     "HOUSING: CHICAGO"               78  02-05-50  :30:00*  

86704A   "RECORDER OF HISTORY"            79  02-12-50  :29:51  The story of: Dr. Carter G. Woodson.
                                                                National Negro History Week

*na*     "BROTHERHOOD WEEK BEGINS AT      80  02-19-50  :30:00*  
         HOME"

*na*     "THE UMFUNDISI OF NDOTSHENI"     81  02-26-50  :30:00* The story of: Todd Duncan

*na*     "ATLANTA THESIS"                 82  03-05-50  :30:00* The story of: E. Franklin Frazier

86704B   "PREMONITION OF THE PANTHER"     83  03-12-50  :30:00* The story of: Sugar Ray Robinson

*na*     "THE MAKING OF A BALLADIER"      84  03-19-50  :30:00* The story of: Lonnie Johnson

86705A   "THE LIBERATORS   PART I"        85  03-26-50  :30:00* The story of: William Lloyd Garrison

*na*     "THE LIBERATORS   PART II"       86  04-02-50  :30:00* The story of: Wendell Phillips

72188A   "THE BUDDY YOUNG STORY"          87  04-09-50  :30:00*  

72188B   "THE FIFTH DISTRICT CRIME        88  04-16-50  :30:00* The story of: Captain Kinzie Bleuitt
         FIGHTER"

72189A   "THE DANCE ANTHROPOLOGIST"       89  04-23-50  :30:00* The story of: Katherine Dunham

*na*     "THE CASE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON"     90  05-07-50  :30:00* The story of: Judge Jane Bolin    No
                                                                Show Aired 4-30

*na*     "THE SORROW SONGS"               91  05-14-50  :30:00* The story of: Black Spirituals

*na*     "JOHN HOPE, EDUCATOR"            92  05-21-50  :30:00*  

*na*     "THE GRAVE DIGGER'S HANDICAP"    93  06-04-50  :30:00* The story of: Issac Murphy       No
                                                                Show Aired 5-28

72189B   "THE SHY BOY"                    94  06-11-50  :30:00* The story of: Thomas Waller (Fats
                                                                Waller)

72190A   "THE CASE OF THE CONGRESSMAN'S   95  06-18-50  :30:00* The story of: Richard Westbrooks
         TRAIN RIDE"

86705B   "THE ANGEL OF FEDERAL STREET"    96  06-25-50  :30:00* The story of: Ruth Blue Turnquest

72190B   "KANSAS CITY PHONE CALL"         97  07-02-50  :29:57  The story of: Nat King Cole

86706A   "MR. JERICHO ADJUSTS A CLAIM"    98  07-09-50  :30:00* The story of: William Nickerson

*na*     "TEST BY FIRE"                   99  07-16-50  :30:00* The story of: Dr. Charlotte Hawkins

*na*     "SING A SONG FOR CHILDREN"      100  07-23-50  :30:00* The story of: Pruth McFarlin

72191A   "THE KNOCK-KNEED MAN"           101  07-30-50  :29:31  The story of: Crispus Attucks
                                                                Repeated story of 6-27-48, different
                                                                production.

*na*     "THE PEACE MEDIATOR"            102  08-06-50  :30:00* The story of: Dr. Ralph Bunche
                                                                Repeat of 6-27-48

86706B   "LAST LETTER HOME"              103  08-13-50  :30:00* The story of: 332nd Fighter group
                                                                Repeat of 6-27-48

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   Total Number of Titles:   103                              * running time is approximate only
   Total Number of Programs: 103
   Total Possible Episodes:  103        Missing Programs: 31      Total Programs in Collection: 72
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 Series: "DESTINATION FREEDOM"                             
        NBC WMAQ, CHICAGO SUSTAINED PRODUCTION.     Sundays 5:00 - 5:30pm
        Show completely changes its style to a "Patriotic Format" From this
        point on, no shows were written by Richard Durham and Negro
        characters were seldom featured.  Primarily profiled "Traditional"
        American Patriotic Heroes.
                                                                                 
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86707A   "PATRIOTIC FORMAT"                1  10-15-50  :30:00* THIS IS THE FIRST SHOW OF PATRIOTIC
                                                                FORMAT

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??               2  10-22-50  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??               3  10-29-50  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??               4  11-05-50  :30:00*  

86707B   "THE GOLDEN CIRCLE"               5  11-12-50  :30:00*  

86708A   "MICHAEL SHIPKOFF"                6  11-19-50  :30:00*  

86708B   "MACKTON AND WINSTON OF           7  11-26-50  :29:49   
         COMPANY `D'"

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??               8  12-03-50  :30:00*  

86709A   "MATTHE LYON"                     9  12-10-50  :30:00*  

86709B   "UNITED NATIONS"                 10  12-17-50  :30:00*  

86710A   "FRANK JOHNSON STORY"            11  12-24-50  :30:00*  

86710B   "JOHN, ALMA, JOHNNY AND MYRA"    12  12-31-50  :30:00*  

86711A   "NATHAN HALE STORY"              13  01-07-51  :30:00*  

86711B   "DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER"        14  01-14-51  :30:00*  

86712A   "ANNA'S STORY"                   15  01-21-51  :29:59   

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              16  01-28-51  :30:00*  

86712B   "JEFF MAXWELL STORY"             17  02-04-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              18  02-11-51  :30:00*  

86713A   "FORCED CONFESSION"              19  02-18-51  :30:00*  

86713B   "THE STORY OF ANNA ZENGER"       20  02-25-51  :30:00*  

86714A   "BENJAMIN DRAKE STORY"           21  03-04-51  :30:00*  

86714B   "DICK DRAPER STORY"              22  03-11-51  :30:00*  

86715A   "THOMAS WRIGHT, AMERICAN         23  03-18-51  :30:00*  
         CITIZEN"

86715B   "CITIZEN WHITNEY"                24  03-25-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              25  04-01-51  :30:00*  

86716A   "THE JONES FAMILY"               26  04-08-51  :29:35   

86716B   "FRED CUSTER STORY"              27  04-15-51  :29:37   

86717A   "REVEREND BROWN'S HALF ACRE"     28  04-22-51  :29:49   

86717B   "KOREAN FRONTLINE"               29  04-29-51  :29:47   

86718A   "HARPER COLLEGE STORY"           30  05-06-51  :29:39   

86718B   "OPEN FOR BUSINESS"              31  05-13-51  :29:39   

86719A   "JUDGE FARWELL'S STORY"          32  05-19-51  :28:22  Show Moves to Saturday 5:30pm.
                                                                Opening minute missing...story is
                                                                complete.

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              33  05-26-51  :30:00*  

86719B   "RUSSELL THOMAS STORY"           34  06-02-51  :30:00*  

86720A   "THE AVONDALE STORY"             35  06-09-51  :29:52   

86720B   "MIKE YANKOVICH, MINNESOTA       36  06-16-51  :29:42   
         MINER"

86721A   "WANTED: A WITNESS"              37  06-23-51  :29:51   

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              38  06-30-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              39  07-07-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              40  07-14-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              41  07-21-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              42  07-28-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              43  08-04-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              44  08-11-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              45  08-18-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              46  08-25-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              47  09-01-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              48  09-08-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              49  09-15-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              50  09-22-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              51  09-29-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              52  10-08-51  :30:00* Show Moves to Monday 7:00pm

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              53  10-15-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              54  10-22-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              55  10-29-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              56  11-05-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              57  11-12-51  :30:00*  

*na*     ?? Title Unknown ??              58  11-19-51  :30:00*  

  ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
   Total Number of Titles:   29                               * running time is approximate only
   Total Number of Programs: 58
   Total Possible Episodes:  58         Missing Programs: 29      Total Programs in Collection: 29
  ===================================================================================================
   Overall Series Totals
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Total Number of Titles:   132
    Total Number of Programs: 161
    Total Possible Episodes:  161       Missing Programs: 60      Total Programs in Collection: 101
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