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African-American History & Culture Anthropology & Sociology
  • Todd Gitlin discusses his book "The Sixties"

    Mar. 29, 1988

    Some people thought the 60's were glorious years and other people thought they were destructive years. "The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage," is Todd Gitlin's autobiography where he offers his perspective of those years.

  • St. Clair Drake and Paul Mundy discuss prejudice ; part 4

    1965

    Discussing prejudice in communities with Dr. St. Clair Drake and Dr. Paul Mundy. They discuss discrimination, racism, integration, and other similiar topics.

  • St. Clair Drake and Paul Mundy discuss prejudice ; part 3

    1965

    Discussing prejudice in communities with Dr. St. Clair Drake and Dr. Paul Mundy. They discuss stereotypes, racism, and race relations.

  • St. Clair Drake and Paul Mundy discuss prejudice ; part 2.

    1965

    Discussing prejudice in communities with Dr. St. Clair Drake and Dr. Paul Mundy. They discuss prejudice towards the races, religions, and ethnicities of people.

  • St. Clair Drake and Paul Mundy discuss prejudice ; part 1

    1965

    Discussing the community and prejudice with Dr. St. Clair Drake and Dr. Paul Mundy. Includes an interview with a boy named Tony discussing relations with African American people.

  • 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.

  • Horace Cayton

    Horace Cayton discusses Long Old Road: An Autobiography, part 3

    Sep. 7, 1966

    Horace Cayton discusses Long Old Road: An Autobiography (part 3 of 3).

  • Horace Cayton

    Horace Cayton discusses Long Old Road: An Autobiography ; part 2

    Sep. 7, 1966

    Horace Cayton discusses his autobiography Long Old Road, part 2 of 3. Includes song "Take This Hammer" by Big Bill Broonzy.

  • Horace Cayton

    Horace Cayton discusses Long Old Road: An Autobiography ; part 1

    Sep. 7, 1966

    Horace Cayton discusses his autobiography Long Old Road (part 1 of 3). Includes song "Long Old Road" by Bessie Smith.

  • Dr. John Hope Franklin

    Dr. John Hope Franklin discusses reconstruction after the American Civil War; part 2

    1966

    Dr. John Hope Franklin, professor of history at University of Chicago, discusses the political history of reconstruction after the Civil War, along with which political decisions led to a power imbalance and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in the southern states; part 2.

  • Discussing the book "Why Black People Tend to Shout: Cold Facts and Wry Views from a Black Man's World" with Ralph Wiley

    Jun. 22, 1992
  • Allan Chase discusses "The Legacy of Malthus"

    Apr. 25, 1977

    Discussing the book "The legacy of Malthus" with the author Allen Chase.

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