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About the Show

The Legacy of Charity’s Children was named the Winner of the prestigious 2023 Roadmap Writers Podcast Competition for Best Narrative Audio and the Best Nonfiction Podcast Winner at the 2024 Miami WebFest. This compelling short story podcast series, also an Official Selection of the esteemed 2023 Urban Mediamakers Film Festival, delves into the extraordinary life of Charity Davis Ceasar Broady, an early Ohio settler, and vividly traces the intricate journey of her descendants.

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Each episode of the series skillfully weaves family archives, oral traditions, and historical records. Executive Producer Patricia Smith Griffin, a direct descendant of Mrs. Broady, writes and narrates these engaging stories, breathing life into the remarkable chronicles of this resilient lineage.

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© 2024 The Legacy of Charity's Children LLC.  Charity's Children is a trademark of The Legacy of Charity's Children LLC, used with permission.

Meet Our Production Team

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PATRICIA SMITH GRIFFIN

Executive Producer, Writer & Narrator

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TAMARA CALVERT

Producer

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JARED GRIFFIN

Music Director & Audio Director

SEASON 2

The Long Goodbye Part 2

He vowed he would not stay in a place that USED his people that way and she would not go,  The conclusion of The Long Goodbye.

Wild Path

SEASON 2

The Long Goodbye Part 1

The Long Goodbye - Parts one & two explore the reverberations within our family from the brutal 1841 pro slavery mob attacks on Dayton’s Africatown

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Season 1

I Am My Ancestors Wildest Dreams

December 29, 2022 | 12:22

Objectives for the Charity’s Children Project and the The Legacy of Charity’s Children  short story podcast series and archival preservation.

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EPISODE 2

Inspiration

January 12, 2023 | 18:54

The introduction of our family story, verified through historical records, family written and oral histories.

EPISODE 3

Fire Watchers in the Free Northwest Territory

January 26, 2023 | 18:08

The realities of hunted Blackness in the First Free State. 

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STORY # 4

The Cauldron

February 8, 2023 | 6 min read

Dayton’s pro-slavery mob attacks throughout the 1830’s. This read-only episode is available by clicking on the button below.

EPISODE 5

Africa Town

February 13, 2023 | 20:06

Charity's Children Project sets the narrative with actual accounts of the 1841 pro slavery mob attacks on Dayton’s thriving Black community.  Repercussions from the  Africatown mob attacks will reverberate throughout Season Two!

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EPISODE 6

Out of Smoke and Ashes

March 9, 2023 | 20:06

The Founding of the First Wesleyan Methodist Church by the United Daughters of Zion.

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NARRATOR & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

PATRICIA SMITH GRIFFIN

MUSIC DIRECTOR & AUDIO ENGINEER

JARED GRIFFIN

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER

TAMARA CALVERT

ORAL HISTORY CONSULTANT

CAROLYN LANDER

PUBLICITY & MARKETING

LA'CHRIS ROBINSON JORDAN

VOICE ACTORS

JAQUELYNN GRIFFIN
ELLIOTT IMANI GRIFFIN
DARYL GRIFFIN
JAYNETTA CASSANDRA
CHARLEST MOORE SWEET

Research Disclaimer

The Legacy of Charity Children short story podcast series is an evolving research project. Historical documentation and analysis presented within these episodes represents our current stage in the research process.  When additional information is discovered we will update and augment in later episodes and on our website.  We thank you for listening!

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