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Social Reformers

  • Daniel Ellsberg

    Eqbal Ahmad, Daniel Ellsberg, Anthony Lukas and Anthony Russo talk with Studs Terkel ; part 1

    Jun. 9, 1972
  • Marianne Bell, Shirley Wallace and IL Rep. Susan Catania discuss the ERA

    Marianne Bell, Shirley Wallace and Illinois Rep. Susan Catania discuss the Equal Rights Amendment

    Jun. 2, 1982
  • Three Vietman War veterans, Robert Black, Robert Johnson and Dr. Gordon Livingston, discuss the war, part 1

    Nov. 12, 1970
  • Vine Deloria

    Vine Deloria discusses his book "The Metaphysics of Modern Existence"

    Oct. 12, 1979
  • Mitchell Ginsberg, Edward Schwartz and Daniel Thurz

    Mitchell Ginsberg, Edward Schwartz and Daniel Thurz discuss poverty in America and War on Poverty legislation

    Dec. 8, 1964
  • Jonathan Kozol

    Jonathan Kozol discusses his book "Illiterate America"

    Dec. 1, 1985
  • Rev. George Morey and Jim Lee Osborne discuss life in the Appalachas compared to life in Chicago; part 1

    Jul. 29, 1966
  • welfare rights mothers

    Mothers discuss the hardships of living on welfare

    1968
  • Studs Terkel comments and presents Fiesta: a Chicago Happening ; part 1

    Aug. 23, 1969
  • Myra Alexander discusses what's wrong with Chicago

    1980
  • Interviewing Dr. Bernard Lown and Dr. Eugene Chasov

    Feb. 12, 1985
  • Interviewing in China with expatriate Americans and leftists Joan Hinton (Chan Hun) and Erwin "Sid" Engst (Zao Yang)

    1981
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