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Buffalo, land, barbed wire, treaties and legal cases are all topics of Vine Deloria's book, "American Indians, American Justice". A lawyer and a Sioux Indian himself, Deloria points out a tricky question for the courts -- What constitutes Indian country?
Terkel talks with Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee about the civil rights movement, protests, and jail.
Reasons why a woman would want to change her last name are discussed with Priscilla McDougall and Teri Teper. Establising a professional identity and establishing one's own line of credit are among some reasons. The ladies also explain that a woman is not rejecting a name but rather choosing her own identity.
A panel at University of Chicago Law School discuss ending capital punishment (tapes A and B) and with Dick Gregory (tape C). Includes presentations by Father James G. Jones and Norval Morris. (Part 2 of 3)
Southern Poverty Law Center founder and attorney Morris Dees discusses his career and pursuit of ending racism. Some cases associated with Morris Dees include NAACP v. Dothard and Person v. Carolina Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
In his book, "Soweto, My Love: A Testimony to Black Life in South Africa" Molapantene Collins Ramusi talks about the love for his homeland and one day hoping to see it free. Ramusi also talks about going to the 1st grade when he was 17. Ramusi became a lawyer to defend the defenseless. He was a warrior in the courts, defending widows who were told they were breaking the law by living in an apartment that belonged to their dead husbands.
Karen DeCrow said both young ladies and young men should read her book, "The Young Woman's Guide to Liberation: Alternatives to a Half-Life While the Choice is Still Yours". DeCrow explained that young girls need to realize they should prepare themselves for being more than just a mother and a homemaker. She also stresses the importance of women not being totally dependent on men.
Jan Bauer, Mary Garrity, Ann Griffin and Harry Wells discuss crime, poverty, law, and community relations. They each come from different community programs which are trying to make Chicago safer for everyone.
Discussing the book "A handful of clients" and interviewing the author Elmer Gertz.
Chicago's Greenhouse Shelter provides 24-hour crisis intervention.
Civil rights activist, lawyer, and professor Derrick Bell discusses his latest work and protest against Harvard University due to their lack of diverse hiring in academics. Bell is known for his work on the concept of critical race theory and his relentless pursuit of fair treatment for his colleagues.
Alabama lawyer Clifford Durr and his wife, civil rights activist Virginia Durr, discuss the Civil Rights Movement, part 3. The Durrs talk about McCarthyism, The New Deal, and the ostracization they experienced as a result of their support of civil rights in the South.