The Vanishing of Harry Pace: Episode 4

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Natural Sciences, History, Documentary, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 44.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Our Harlem Moon: Episode Four from The Vanishing of Harry Pace, a six-part series created by Jad Abumrad and Shima Oliaee. In this spin-off tale, Ethel Waters hijacks a degrading song and makes the music her own.

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0:00.0	Wait, you're listening.
0:03.1	Okay.
0:04.4	All right.
0:05.6	Okay.
0:07.0	All right.
0:08.5	You're listening to Radio Lab.
0:11.4	Radio Lab.
0:11.9	From W. N. Y.
0:13.9	C.
0:14.8	See?
0:15.1	Yeah.
0:19.2	How would it end? I ain't got a friend.
0:21.6	My only sin is in my skin.
0:24.6	What did I do to be so black and blue?
0:28.6	You be so black and blue.
0:33.6	Child, this is why I've been feeling like I blew in the face for years.
0:38.0	I'm just like this period, basically between emancipation and the Harlem Renaissance, it is the
0:45.0	key to our American character.
0:48.3	Could I get your name and your title just to begin?
0:50.5	My name is Rianne Githens, and I am a singer, player, composer, and an armchair historian.
0:55.8	Okay, quick intro. This is The Vanishing of Harry Pace, a miniseries on Radio Lab. I'm Jad.
1:00.0	I'm Shima. We begin this week by branching out from Harry, and we couldn't resist but bring you
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