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The Legacy of Charity's Children
Written and Narrated by Patricia Smith Griffin

The Legacy of Charity’s Children, an Official Selection of the 2023 Urban Mediamakers Film Festival, is a short story podcast series that chronicles the life of early Ohio settler Charity Davis Ceasar Broady and generations of her descendants. All the short stories in this series illuminates the generational journey of this African American family through family archives, oral history, and historical records.  The series is written and narrated by Executive Producer Patricia Smith Griffin, a direct descendant of Mrs. Broady.

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© 2023 The Legacy of Charity's Children LLC.  Charity's Children is a trademark of The Legacy of Charity's Children LLC, used with permission.

EPISODE 1

I Am My Ancestors Wildest Dreams

December 29, 2022 | 12:22

The Mission Statement: The Charity’s Children Project highlights objectives for the Educational Initiative, Archival Preservation, and short story podcast series. 

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EPISODE 2

Inspiration

January 12, 2023 | 18:54

The introduction of our family story. Historical documentation helps to verify family written and oral histories of John (Isaac) Davis’ 1802/1803 arrival in the Miami Valley of Dayton, Ohio. 

EPISODE 3

Fire Watchers

January 26, 2023 | 18:08

The back story to the attacks on Dayton’s prosperous 1830s Black canal Community called Africatown, where Black residents come face to face with the harsh realities of what it means to live in the first "free" state of the Northwest Territory. 

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SHORT STORY

The Cauldron

February 8, 2023 | 6 min read

Was it racism…or jealousy? Additional research on the events surrounding the attacks on Dayton’s Black community throughout the1830s and 1840s. Only available on website. 

EPISODE 4

Africa Town

February 13, 2023 | 20:06

Vivid and actual accounts of the 1841 pro slavery mob attacks on Dayton’s thriving Black community.

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EPISODE 5

Out of Smoke and Ashes

March 9, 2023 | 20:06

The founding of the First Wesleyan Church by the United Daughters of Zion and the work of Charity Davis Ceasar Broady.

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NARRATOR & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

PATRICIA SMITH GRIFFIN

MUSIC DIRECTOR & AUDIO ENGINEER

JARED GRIFFIN

PRODUCER

TAMMY CALVERT

VOICE OF CHARITY DAVIS CEASAR BROADY

CHARLEST MOORE SWEET

VOICE OF JEWELIA G. HIGGINS

JAYNETTA CASSANDRA

ADDITIONAL VOICES

JAQUELYNN GRIFFIN
ELLIOTT IMANI GRIFFIN
DARYL GRIFFIN

ORAL HISTORY CONSULTANT

CAROLYN LANDER

PUBLICITY & MARKETING

LA'CHRIS ROBINSON JORDAN

HISTORIAN & RESEARCHER
(SEASON 1)
 

SHERRI GOUDY

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