# Wayback Wednesday: Russ Dizdar and the Black Awakening

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Podcast: [A View from the Bunker](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-view-from-the-bunker-1398788)
Published: 2026-04-15T16:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://vftb.net/?p=10987
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## Resource

It’s Wayback Wednesday with another episode drawn from our archive of programs going back to 2009. This week, we feature the late Russ Dizdar and an interview we did upon the release of his classic book, The Black Awakening. Originally released August 30, 2009 AFTER YEARS of research and writing,

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