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An award-winning nonfiction

The Legacy of Charity's Children

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.

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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Our Episodes

  • Season 2

    The Long Goodbye, Part 2

    December 23, 2024

    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.

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  • Season 2

    The Long Goodbye, Part 1

    November 26, 2024

    Parts one and two explore the reverberations within our family from the brutal 1841 pro-slavery mob attacks on Dayton's Africatown.

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  • Episode 1

    I Am My Ancestors' Wildest Dreams

    December 29, 2022 | 12:22

    Objectives for the Charity's Children Project and 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 and family written and oral histories.

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  • 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 1830s. This read-only episode is available as a short story.

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  • 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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Our Cast

Narrator & Executive Producer

Patricia Smith Griffin

Music Director & Audio Engineer

Jared Griffin

Director & Producer

Tamara Calvert

Oral History Consultant

Carolyn Lander

Voice Actors

Jaquelynn Griffin

Elliott Imani Griffin

Daryl Griffin

Jaynetta Cassandra

Charlest Moore Sweet

RJ Michaels

Alex Joustra

Research Disclaimer

The Legacy of Charity's 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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