Interview with Allan Evans and Henry Jordan ; part 2
Discussing the "The Foundation Years" project.
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Interview with Allan Evans and Henry Jordan ; part 1
1970 Discussing the "The Foundation Years" project.
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Hendaseyd Buchanan and Miss Dillon discuss life in London, England and Scotland, bookshops, and book selling; part 1
1962 Interviewing booksellers Hendaseyd Buchanan and Miss Dillon while Studs was in England. They discuss life in London, England and Scotland, their bookshops, and book selling.
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Gage Park residents discuss race relations and racial integration at Gage Park High School ; part 2
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.
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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.
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Fred Christy and Frank Carney discuss life in Chicago ; part 1
1968 Fred Christy and Frank Carney discuss life, family, youth, and demographics in Chicago. Includes Studs Terkel interviewing a group of teenagers who call themselves the D.J.'s. about their life and ambitions.
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Discussing the young vs. adults with teenagers at Saint Timothy Elementary School
1970 Studs Terkel presents a roundtable conversation with children ranging from ages 13-17. They discuss relationships with their family members, other students, growing up in Chicago, and race relations in the U.S.
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Discussing Cole Porter's work and the book "Cole" and interviewing its author Robert Kimball
1970 Cole Porter biographer Robert Kimball talks with Studs about his book "Cole" and his subject's life and work as they listen to classic performances of some of his most beloved songs. They marvel at how Porter perfectly captured the zeitgeist of the times in his lyrics, his lyrical influences, his unique method of outside-in composing lyrics and music simultaneously, Bobby Short's masterful interpretations, controversies over some of his works, and how well his material holds up.
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Dick Simpson discusses neighborhood government system
Mar. 1, 1979 Dick Simpson, alderman of Chicago, discusses neighborhood governments. He describes the history, explains the uses of wards, and shows how the system can work in light of a recent election in Chicago. Studs reads an article about the recent election by Mike Royko.
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Claude Brown talks with Studs Terkel
Sep. 13, 1965 Discussing the book "Manchild in the Promised Land" with Claude Brown. Brown also discusses growing up in Harlem, New York as an African American man. Includes a clip of a man speaking from the county jail. Includes a song sung by Mahalia Jackson. Includes a clip of children singing.
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Anna Deavere Smith discusses her career
May. 4, 1995 Anna Deavere Smith discusses and demonstrates her unique character portrayals from her works "Fires in the Mirror" and "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992."