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  • Three Vietman War veterans, Robert Black, Robert Johnson, Dr. Gordon Livingston, and Steve Perriman discuss the war, part 2

    Nov. 13, 1973

    Robert Black, Robert Johnson, Dr. Gordon Livingston, and Steve Perriman talk about the Vietnam War. All three are officers in the military and veterans of the Vietnam War. They discuss their lives before and after the war and the contradiction and changes that came after seeing the horrors of the Vietnam War.

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

    Nov. 12, 1970

    Robert Black, Robert Johnson, and Dr. Gordon Livingston talk about the Vietnam War. All three are officers in the military and veterans of the Vietnam War. They talk about the Tet offensive and the Battle of Hue in 1968, and the deplorable treatment of the Vietnamese people by the United States military . Upon returning they have chosen to become anti-Vietnam War because it is not a struggle to stop Communism so much as being a force of destruction.

  • Sister Margot Lloran talks with Studs Terkel

    Jan. 29, 1986

    Discussing the political situation in the Philippines and the human rights organization Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) with Sister Margot Lloran. The TFDP works with the Filipino people to craft a response to militarization.

  • Simon Wiesenthal

    Simon Wiesenthal discusses World War II and The Sunflower

    Mar. 12, 1976

    Simon Wiesenthal discusses his advocacy work after surviving the Holocaust and the publication of The Sunflower in 1969.

  • Pat Duncan discusses Apartheid and South Africa ; part 1

    1963

    South African anti-apartheid activist Pat Duncan discusses Apartheid and South Africa, part 1.

  • Mairead Corrigan Maguire

    Nobel Peace Prize recipient Mairead Corrigan Maguire discusses the struggle for peace in Northern Ireland, and around the world

    Dec. 1, 1993

    Nobel Peace Prize recipient Mairead Corrigan Maguire discusses the struggle for peace in Northern Ireland, and around the world. Maguire, an Irish peace activist, founded Community of Peace People.

  • Molapantene Collins Ramusi discusses his book "Soweto, My Love"

    Apr. 10, 1989

    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.

  • Mary Harding discusses her time in a Bolivian prison

    Apr. 30, 1973

    Former ex-nun Mary Harding was accused of being a part of a group that was going to overthrow the Bolivian government. At the 1st meeting with counsel from the American Embassy, Harding could barely walk because she was kicked and punched over and over for information. Harding spent 4 of the 5 weeks in prison in solitary confinement.

  • Joseph Collins discusses the book "Food First"

    Oct. 28, 1977

    Dr. Joseph Collins co-authored the book, "Food First: Beyond the Myth of Scarcity". Among the topics in the book include world hunger, famine, food policies and politics. Collins asks the readers to think about being ok with eating food grown in another country when the workers of that country are so poor, they themselves are starving for food.

  • John Tateishi talks about his book "And Justice for All"

    Jun. 22, 1984

    Tateishi discusses his collection of oral histories by Japanese-Americans who were interned in 1942. Includes excerpts from Minoru Yasui, Yoriko Hohri (featured in "The Good War"), Peter Ota and a friend of Studs' who was ordered to terrorize Japanese-Americans as part of his military duty.

  • Interviewing William Schulz

    Dec. 5, 1996
  • Interviewing members of the Philippine Educational Theatre Association

    1980

    members of the Philippine Educational Theatre Association.

  • Interviewing in West Germany with veterinarian and Nazi resistor Maria Grafin von Maltzan

    Sep. 1, 1986
  • Interviewing in China with expatriate Americans and leftists Joan Hinton (Chan Hun) and Erwin "Sid" Engst (Zao Yang)

    1981
  • Hilda Bernstein discusses her life and exile from South Africa

    May. 21, 1975

    Hilda Bernstein tells Studs about her and her husband's activism in South Africa, apartheid, and the Sharpville demonstration. Includes an excerpt from the program with Chief Albert John Luthuli (Wav ID 1895817-6-1).

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