Here’s a preview from a new podcast, Charlie’s Place.

How did a Black man in the 1940s Jim Crow South open a club where Black and white people danced together? Charlie’s Place was revolutionary, and that meant it was dangerous. Host Rhym Guissé explores the unbelievable true story of Charlie Fitzgerald, a mysterious Black businessman whose nightclub became an unlikely site of integration in Myrtle Beach. Charlie broke down racial barriers through the power of music and dance, hosting some of the greatest musicians of our time: Little Richard, Count Basie, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, and many more. But who was Charlie? How did he rise to power? And what price did he pay for achieving the impossible—an integrated club in the Jim Crow South? This is a story of joy and passion that erupted into violence and changed a community forever. Listen to Charlie’s Place wherever you get your podcasts. Binge the entire season early and ad-free by subscribing to Pushkin+. Sign up on the Charlie's Place show page on Apple Podcasts or at pushkin.fm/plus.

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Music

• Jobs, Winter Memory, and Slow Flood by Dark Dark Dark
• Carla et Roger aux sports l'hiver from the score to Le bel age by Georges Delareau
• Mt Baker by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
• All Creatures will Drink Joy by American Cream Band
• Every High (Piano Solo) by Kyson
• Vals Efter Lasse I Lyby by Lofoten Cello Duo

Notes

• You can read The President's Daughter here.

.The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.

This episode was originally released in 2016 in the days after the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. It is re-released every year on the anniversary of the incident.