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                <text>&lt;p&gt;A collection of sound files, transcribed oral interviews, and images documenting Black radio in Birmingham, Alabama. Please click the link below.&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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            <text>&lt;strong&gt;Transcription from audio snippet:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Lee Bell Johnson: I Found The Answer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bob Friedman: How's it go?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LBJ: (sings) &lt;em&gt;I found the answer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;I like to pray&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;With faith to guide me&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lord knows I found a way&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;You know the sun is shining&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;comin' down on me each day&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lord I found the answer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;and I like to pray&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Said I found the answer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Oh I like to pray&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;And with faith to guide me&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lord knows I found a way&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;You know the sun is shining&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;comin' down on me each day&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lord then I found the answer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;And I like to pray&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</text>
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Audio snippet: 2 minutes</text>
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              <text>Lee Bell Johnson (LBJ) – gospel singer, story teller, performer, born December 7, 1934 in Demopolis, Alabama, Marengo County – recounts her early childhood and introduction to singing at the age of four while living on a plantation. Lee Bell is regularly seen on the gospel circuit in Jefferson County when the singers get together every year for their anniversaries. Lee Bell graces this interview with song. The audio will be a song clip and hopefully encourage you to read her story.</text>
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