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Virginia Film Festival 2016: Liberty & Slavery: The Paradox of America’s Founding Fathers

2016-11-03-liberty-slaverySean McCord chats with director Troy Thomas and editor Christopher Marshall of Inertia Films about their documentary on the ultimate paradox of Revolutionary America: slavery.

Delving into the hypocrisies of the Founding Fathers’ position as slaveholders, Liberty & Slavery: The Paradox of America’s Founding Fathers attempts to better understand how the authors of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution could have owned slaves, and why those who didn’t failed to insist on the abolishment of slavery. Investigating the well-known phrase “all men are created equal,” the film studies the essential contradiction of America’s Founding Fathers being champions of liberty, and yet simultaneously champions of slavery.

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Director Troy Thomas and Editor Christopher Marshall of Inertia Films

The film will screen at the Violet Crown on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. and will be feature a panel discussion moderated by Giles Morris of Montpelier.

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Wake-Up Call: Life in the Arts

Matt Marshall

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Sean McCord talks with Matt Marshall, a film lecturer at UVA in a continuing series on a Life in the Arts. Matt is from Levittown Long Island and moved to central Virginia to study and then to teach film. Matt talks about what it means to work in field associated with Hollywood but here in Virginia.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 AM. The station is currently looking for volunteers.

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Wake-Up Call: John Unsworth

John Unsworth

This week Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Sean McCord talks to the new Dean of Libraries at the University of Virginia, John Unsworth.

John may be the new Dean, but he is not new to the University, having graduated in the 1980s, been a lecturer, and then returned in the 1990s to be the founding director of The Institute for Advanced Technology. John brings a broad background in academic libraries and digital humanities, and spoke broadly about the history of scholarship and his plans for the future of the University Library.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 AM. The station is looking for volunteers.

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Wake-Up Call: Andrew Burrill

Andrew Burrill

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Sean McCord talks to local entrepreneur Andrew Burrill about his fascinating life story. He grew up as an overweight and lonely child of a single mother in Louisa. Following a series of family tragedies, he lost over 150 pounds, moved to New York and L.A. to start a career as an actor, moved back to Virginia after his mother died, became a writer for the Huffington Post, hosted a TED Talk, graduated from UVA, and has now launched his own small business on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in volunteering.

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Wake-Up Call: Steve Rosenfield

Steve Rosenfield

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Sean McCord talks to Steve Rosenfield, a criminal defense attorney and longtime activist in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. In this interview, Steve talks about the forces of his life that brought him to a career in the law, his crusade against the death penalty, and why it is so important to always have good representation if you ever find yourself in court.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in volunteering.

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Wake-Up Call: Paul Freedman

Paul Freedman

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Sean McCord talks to Professor Paul Freedman of the UVA Department of Politics and frequent political commentator. Professor Freedman talks about this unprecedented campaign season, how we got here, and where we’re going.

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Wake-Up Call: Jody Kielbasa

Jody Kielbasa

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Sean McCord talks with Jody Kielbasa, UVA Vice Provost for the Arts and Director of the Virginia Film Festival, talks about his life and career in the arts.

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Wake-Up Call: Charles Blue

NRAO Building in Charlottesville

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Sean McCord talks with Charles Blue of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), about a life in science and just what is going on in the universe.

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Wake-Up Call: Virginia Atheists and Agnostics

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Sean McCord talks with two members of Virginia Atheists and Agnostics about what it means to lead a good life without gods.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in volunteering.

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Wake-Up Call: The Valentines Day Show

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This week Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Sean McCord talks with none other than Goddess Elle (aka Leslie M. Scott-Jones) reviving her own role as radio voice to all things romantic.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in volunteering.