John Jeremiah Sullivan

The enigma of Samuel Clemens.

How the failed search for a silent film uncovered a lost musician of the Harlem Renaissance.

On the relationship between African American music traditions and one of the most infamous slave revolts, the Stono Rebellion, in colonial South Carolina.

The roots musician is inspired by the evolving legacy of the black string band.

"The blues was born on a riverboat between Louisville and New Albany, along those docks, in the 1890s. I mean, the blues was born nowhere, of course. Or it was born many places."

The Texan newspaperman who was born into slavery and helped shape the history of civil rights.