Episode 01: The Making of Motown

Duchess Harris and her 12 year-old son, Zach Thomas, discuss the history and legacy of Motown Records, the subject of Duchess’s book, The Making of Motown, written for 3rd to 6th grade readers and published by Abdo Publishing. Duchess and Zach talk about Berry Gordy and the making of Motown and compare classic Motown tracks with current pop hits.   More info: For more information about the Freedom's Promise books and the Duchess Harris Collection, visit http://www.abdobooks.com/duchess-harris-collection   For more information about Duchess Harris, visit http://www.duchessharris.com/   Freedom's Promise, podcast and radio series credits

• Duchess Harris: Writer and host
• Zach Thomas: Co-host
• Barry Madore, Fire on the Bluff Productions: Producer, recording engineer, editor
• Opening and closing music: "Black cat Funky" by reusenoise — http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/reusenoise/56513 —  (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license
• Show page: http://freedomspromise.libsyn.com