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Social Reformers

  • 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
  • Interviewing Susan Nussbaum and Michael Pachovas

    Aug. 28, 1981
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. discusses civil rights in regards to his "I Have a Dream" speech

    Oct. 22, 1964
  • Ron Kovic discusses his autobiography "Born on the Fourth of July"

    Jul. 29, 1977
  • Social workers discuss international youth welfare ; part 2

    Jan. 9, 1965
  • Sister Betty Campbell and Father Peter Hind discuss El Salvador

    Sep. 3, 1981
  • Claire Culhane discusses her time in Vietnam during the war

  • Priscilla McDougall and Teri Teper discuss names and the Center for Woman's Own Name.

    Feb. 17, 1975
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