Say Brother becomes Basic Black (1998)

CTL-E-4812 · Event · other · 1998

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In 1998 Say Brother was retitled Basic Black, a name producer Cynthia Johnson felt was more inclusive of women.

Notes

RELP111 supporting event; events.json CTL-EVT-023902.

Relationships

Say Brother / Basic Black — held at
1998 retitling event for the series.

Sources

American Archive of Public Broadcasting - Say Brother/Basic Black special collection

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