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  • Gage Park residents discuss race relations and racial integration at Gage Park High School ; part 1

    Aug. 4, 1970

    A diverse panel of Gage Park residents discuss racial integration at Gage Park High School, neighborhood change, and race relations in general.

  • Former prisoners, Bill "Popeye" Stuart and Lowell Fentress discuss their time in prison

    Apr. 19, 1979

    After having spent 40 years and 27 years, respectively, both Bill “Popeye” Stuart and Lowell Fentress first talk about getting drunk on seeing a living tree in person, upon their release from prison. Both Stuart and Fentress agree there can be no rehabilitation of an inmate in prison while the prison culture is nothing but repression. They also talk about crooked guards that traffic drugs and about the gangs taking over the prisons.

  • Former halfway house residents discuss halfway houses

    Oct. 16, 1973

    Discussion about halfway houses with a panel of former halfway house residents.

  • Louis Font

    First Lieutenant Louis Font discusses life at West Point Military Academy; part 2

    1970

    Lieutenant Louis Font discusses daily life at West Point Military Academy and being a conscientious objector; part 2.

  • Louis Font

    First Lieutenant Louis Font discusses how he became a conscientious objector as a West Point Military Academy graduate; part 1

    1970

    First Lieutenant Louis Font discusses the events and thought process that led to becoming conscientious objector to the Vietnam War as a recent West Point Military Academy graduate. He also talks about daily life at West Point; part 1.

  • Erhard Dabringhaus in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Aug. 20, 1984

    Discussing the book "Klaus Barbie: The Shocking Story of How the U.S. used this Nazi War Criminal as an Intelligence Agent: a First Hand Account" (published by Acropolis) with the author Erhard Dabringhaus.

  • Eddie Gallogo, Mimi, Fred in conversation with Studs Terkel

    1980

    Interviewing Eddie Gallogo, Mimi, and Fred.

  • Donald Duncan reads from and discusses his book "The New Legions" ; part 2

    Content Warning: This conversation includes racially and/or culturally derogatory language and/or negative depictions of Black and Indigenous people of color, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion. While reading a passage from his book, Donald Duncan questions why he and other military personnel are in Vietnam. He finds other men that feel the same way, too,

  • Donald Duncan reads a poem written by a Vietnamese man ; part 3

    Donald Duncan shares a letter that was written in response to American aid to the Vietnamese people. In conclusion, Duncan offers his reflections about why he was against the Vietnam War.

  • Donald Duncan discusses his book "The New Legions" ; part 1

    "The New Legions," is partly an autobiography of Donald Duncan's time spent in the military, in the special forces in Vietnam. Duncan, a former master sergeant, explains how the military teaches its men how to kill. He further explains how the sole purpose of special forces is to go into a country and organize its people against unpopular governments.

  • Discussing the homeless and homelessness with a panel of guests

    Jul. 24, 1990

    Discussion about the homeless with a panel of guests

  • Discussing the book "Payback " with the author Joe Klein, Barbara Cooper, and Bill Taylor

    Jan. 25, 1985
  • 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 rape as a weapon of war with Vivian Stromberg, Vera Litricin, Durda Knesevic, Sofija Sarich and Mirna Cunningham

    Mar. 25, 1993

    These five women are from Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, and Nicaragua.

  • Discussing Klaus Barbie and Erhard Dabringhaus with author Francine du Plessix Gray

    Mar. 1, 1984
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