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  • Max Morath discusses his career and jazz music

    Jun. 18, 1970

    Max Morath discusses his career, jazz music, and history.

  • Discussing "Distortions of Negro History" and interviewing Lerone Bennett, Jr., John Hope Franklin and Hoyt Fuller.

    Lerone Bennett, Jr., John Hope Franklin and Hoyt Fuller discuss the book "Distortions of Negro History"

    Jun. 3, 1965

    Discussing "Distortions of Negro History" and interviewing Lerone Bennett, Jr., John Hope Franklin and Hoyt Fuller.

  • Interviewing St. Clair Drake, author of "Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City."

    May. 10, 1976

    A discussion with sociologist and anthropologist St. Clair Drake at the time of his receiving an honorary award from Roosevelt University on the themes of his convocation address. A fascinating deep-dive into race relations from the Revolution to the Bicentennial, touching on the contradictions, crises, and struggles that led to Black institutions and liberation. Studs plays several excerpts from previous programs with St.

  • Edwin C. "Bill" Berry

    Edwin C. Berry (Bill) discusses civil rights. Part 2

    1968

    Interviewing civil rights activist Edwin C. "Bill" Berry. Part 2

  • Edwin C. "Bill" Berry

    Edwin C. Berry (Bill) discusses civil rights. Part 1

    1968

    Interviewing civil rights activist Edwin C. "Bill" Berry. Part 1.

  • 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

    Studs Terkel interviews Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the home of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. They discuss King's "I Have a Dream" speech that he made in 1963, at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial. At the end of the program there are various gospel music selections featuring Jackson and others.

  • Arna Bontemps and Jack Conroy discuss their book "Any Place But Here"

    1960

    Discussing the book "Any Place But Here" and interviewing the authors Arna Bontemps and Jack Conroy.Content Warning: This conversation has the presence of outdated, biased, or offensive language. 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.

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