The Music Lives On

Season 1

About the Episode

Southern Storyboard was commissioned by Vulcan Park and Museum to create a film for the museum’s 2011 exhibition The Music Lives On: Folk Song Traditions Told by Alabama Artists, honoring the Year of Alabama Music. This documentary follows three Birmingham folk artists—Lonnie Holley, Richard Dial, and Joe Minter—as they explain how music has inspired their artistry.

Aired: | Expires: | Runtime: 17m 00s

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Extras

Extended Preview

Learn how a de facto slavery system persisted for Black Southerners after the Civil War.

1:16
Slavery by Another Name Preview

Learn how post-Civil War practices and laws created a new form of slavery in the South.

0:30
The Birth of Jim Crow

Khalil Muhammad describes how the era of "separate but equal" came into being.

2:18
Reflections on a Company Town

Bobby Clayton explains the commissaries and schools in the company town he grew up in.

3:40
Reflections on Segregation

Vanessa Cottenham shares her memories of segregation in Montevallo, AL.

1:49
Pig Laws and Imprisonment

Historian Khalil Muhammad explains the establishment of Pig Laws.

2:24
Reflections on Emancipation

Descendant Tonya Groomes reflects on how slaves must have felt at the end of the Civil War

1:27
Reflections on Labor

Descendant Rod Frazer remembers the types of labor on WD McCurdy's plantation.

2:48
Reflections on History

Descendant Rod Frazer reacts to his ancestor's role in convict leasing.

2:46
Reflections on Jim Crow

Descendant Tonya Groomes talks to her dad about his experiences growing up in the South.

3:06