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  • Helmut Frenz

    Helmut Frenz discusses Amnesty International

    Sep. 22, 1980

    Discussing Amnesty International with Helmut Frenz.

  • Gregory Dell Discusses his visit to the American hostages in Iran

    Mar. 11, 1980

    Reverend Greg Dell talks about the Iran Hostage Crisis and his visit to Iran to meet with the hostages and the student captures. He gives an overview of the students' thoughts about America's involvement in Iran and ideas on how to fix the relations between the two countries.

  • General Chaney, Charles Roche and Mary Lou Wolff discuss the Citizens Action Program

    Nov. 27, 1973

    Interviewing General Chaney, Charles Roche and Mary Lou Wolff of the Citizens Action Program.

  • Gene R. (Gene Robert) La Rocque in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Sep. 14, 1987

    Interviewing the director of the Center for Defense Information (CDI), retired United States Navy Admiral Gene La Rocque. Founded by La Rocque in 1972 as an independent monitor of the military, the CDI is a private, nongovernmental, research organization.

  • Garry Davis discusses renouncing his American citizenship ; part 2 and Ray Davies discusses the album "Arthur"

    May. 23, 1973

    Garry Davis concludes by telling the audience he's in town to gain moral, political and financial support for the group he founded, The World Service Authority. Davis' final thought -- any man who defends his own rights is defending the rights of all men. Ray Davies of the English rock band, The Kinks, talks about the studio album, "Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)". Davis reads lyrics from the songs, "Victoria," "Yes Sir, No Sir" and "Some Mother's Son".

  • Garry Davis discusses renouncing his American citizenship ; part 1

    May. 23, 1973

    May 25, 1973, is the 25th anniversary of when Garry Davis renounced his American citizenship. Davis explained it is a grave injustice to be governed by laws that were set up by people who are now dead. The problem says Davis, is the laws have to catch up to the 20th century. Davis goes on to talk about the World Service Authority.

  • Gale Cincotta

    Gale Cincotta discusses community organizing for fair housing and loan practices

    Jul. 7, 1977

    Interviewing Gale Cincotta, a co-author of the book "Urban Disinvestment: New Implications for Community Organization, Research, and Public Policy." Cincotta is an expert on discrimination in mortgage loans and its effects in Chicago and other cities.

  • Gale Cincotta discusses community organizing

    Jul. 6, 1982

    The song "America the Beautiful" always reminded Gale Cincotta about how great it was to live in America, the land with great schools and great jobs. It wasn't until Cincotta became a community organizer that she realized all schools and all jobs are not great for everyone. Cincotta's hope was to give people the power to make their lives better, not solely by pointing out problems but by doing something about them.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Frank Sherry discusses immigration and anti-immigration attitudes

    Sep. 8, 1993

    Interviewing Frank Sharry, the Executive Director of The National Immigration Forum. The Forum advocates and builds public support for immigration and refugee-friendly policies in the United States.

  • Four peace marchers discuss The Continental Walk

    Sam Day, Susan Laflamme, Bernie Noven, and Seldon Osbourne are all participants of The Continental Walk for disarmament and social justice. They're taking part in the walk to make the public aware of how much money is put into military and nuclear weapons. As a group, they feel strongly about not wanting people's lives and their worlds to blow up around them.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Florence Scala

    Florence Scala talks with Studs Terkel ; part 2

    1968
  • Florence Scala

    Florence Scala talks with Studs Terkel ; part 1

    1968
  • Florence Scala

    Florence Scala discusses her friendship with Jessie Binford of Hull House

    Jul. 18, 1966

    Even after Jessie Binford left Hull House due to its demolition, she corresponded with Florence Scala through hand-written letters. Scala learned that Binford was a country girl who lived in the big city of Chicago. Scala reads some of her letters from Binford. There is also an excerpt of Jessie Binford.

  • Father Don Hedley, Sister Kay Kelly, Rene Golden and Secundine Ramirez discuss the tragic state of El Salvado

    Feb. 19, 1981

    Who's guilty for the death of 10,000 peasant farmers in El Salvador, the group of Father Don Hedley, Sister Kay Kelly, Rene Golden and Secundine Ramirez want to know. The fight and struggle for basic human rights has been going on in El Salvador for many, many years. The most recent tragic deaths of the four Catholic missionaries were because they sided with the poor.

  • Eric Marcus discusses his book "Making Gay History"

    Jun. 9, 1992

    Discussing the book "Making Gay History: The Struggle For Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights, 1945-1990: An Oral History" (published by Harper Collins) with the author, journalist Eric Marcus.

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