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After their first stay in a welcoming rural community in 1981, Carol Spindel and her husband did just that. Over the course of decades, they built a house and returned frequently, deepening their relationships with neighbors. AVAILABLE JANUARY 21, 2021 READ MORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f60fcbf0b95674a9987adac/1604352214096-ICJFB8IN0Q54JXMVO20N/HALF+THE+ROAD+cover.jpg BOOKS GALLERY - I GIVE YOU HALF THE ROAD In Ivory Coast, the farewell "I give you half the road" is an expression of hospitality, urging a departing guest to come back again. After their first stay in a welcoming rural community in 1981, Carol Spindel and her husband did just that. Over the course of decades, they built a house and returned frequently, deepening their relationships with neighbors. 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Their names have not been in the headlines and are not familiar to most of us. Their deaths are the tragic result of inhumane conditions and medical neglect. Although they don’t hold tears, these bottles do contain my grief about this cruel policy enacted by our own government. I intend to continue this project through 2026. I hope I do not have to make more bottles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f60fcbf0b95674a9987adac/1783528865161-5A37LMX88TKBVOG2633V/image-asset.jpg Tear Bottle Project - Tear Bottle Project 2026 All-Illinois Exhibition, Giertz Gallery, Parkland College, Champaign,Illinois When Victorian archeologists found small bottles in Roman-era graves, they concluded they must have been “tear bottles,” filled with tears by the mourners and then tossed into the grave. We now know the small bottles held perfumed oils. 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When the Program Director was abruptly fired, she took over. But despite her efforts to attract an audience, the station was going under when manager and co-owner Bert Ferguson decided to hire a Black program host, Nat Williams. Williams was a hit with Black Memphis, and one year later, in 1949, WDIA was the first station in the country with “all-Negro” programming. As Program Director, Christine Cooper insisted the station not only entertain, but also inform and serve its listeners. WDIA was called the “Goodwill Station” for its good works, “the Starmaker Station” for its influence on American music, and the “Mother Station of the Negroes” for pioneering black radio. 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