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  • Discussing the development of the Southern School, Chicago's only alternative for students kicked out of the public schools, with founder and educator Patrick Zimmerman

    Oct. 20, 1976
  • Discussing the book "My Neighborhood: The Words and Pictures of Inner-City Children," with Prince Chris Upshaw, Shanda Thedford, and editor Linda Waldman

    Jun. 30, 1993
  • Discussing the book "Generation at the Crossroads: Apathy and Action on the American Campus" with Paul Loeb

    Nov. 22, 1994
  • Discussing the book "Democracy in the Streets: From Port Huron to the Siege of Chicago" with Jim Miller

    Jun. 22, 1987

    Discussing the book "The Rolling Stone: illustrated history of rock and roll" with editor Jim Miller.

  • Debbie Sweet discusses what happened when she met President Nixon

    Dec. 22, 1970

    On December 3, 1970, Debbie Sweet won the Young Americans Service Award. She talks about what happened when she met President Nixon to receive her award. Upon shaking his hand, Sweet told President Nixon that she didn't believe in his sincerity in giving out the awards until he got us (America) out of Vietnam. Her encounter with President Nixon made headlines around the world.

  • Auburn University student discusses the Civil Rights march on campus and his involvement

    1965

    Studs interviews a white student on the Auburn University campus after a Civil Rights march. The student explains that he is there to be sure a white face is present and to stand up for democracy. He describes the event and speaks to his family background. The student expresses the experience of black students on the integrated campus and how it has changed. (Tape 6, part 2)

  • Andres Hernandez, Sarah Mellman, Danny Leonard, Larry Shapiro in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Jun. 20, 1994

    Interviewing Chicago educator Andres Hernandez, students Sarah Mellman and Danny Leonard, and teacher and parent Larry Shapiro. A first-year teacher at Oak Park-River Forest High School, Hernandez's contract was not renewed by the school district.

  • Allan Evans and Henry Jordan discuss The Foundation Years ; part 2

    1970

    Allan Evans and Henry Jordan, two young man who grew up in Chicago and attended Dartmouth, discuss The Foundation Years project. They talk about trying to recruit friends to Dartmouth, their campus experiences, and their coursework. They also talk about their experiences going through the public school system in Chicago, where they point out many of the inequalities for black students.

  • Allan Evans and Henry Jordan discuss "The Foundation Years" ; part 1

    1970

    Allan Evans and Henry Jordan, two young man who grew up in Chicago and attended Dartmouth, discuss their childhoods and adolescent dealing with crime. The two also talk about their gang, The Vice Lords, and the police brutality they experienced. Next, the group talks about the The Foundation Years, a project from Dartmouth.

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