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Race Relations
  • William Brashler talks about his book "Bingo Long's Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings"

    Dec. 10, 1973

    Mr. Brashler converses with Studs about his research for the novel and the players he had spoken with to gather information for the book. The novel tells the story of a baseball team that revolts from a tyrannical Negro League owner and spends the 1939 season barnstorming around the Midwest. Includes two excerpts of a Cool Papa Bell interview talking about their travel as "barnstormers". Studs and Mr. Brashler read several exchanges of dialogue from the book.

  • William Bradford Huie

    William Bradford Huie talks with Studs Terkel

    Mar. 29, 1965

    William Bradford Huie discusses his novel The Klansman. Includes recordings of interviews from Rev. Paschal Carlton, an unknown Alabama cab driver, and an unknown woman of Birmingham, Alabama. Includes songs "Be A Man, Join the Klan," and "Move Them Niggers North."

  • William Bradford Huie

    William Bradford Huie discusses his book "Three Lives for Mississippi"

    May. 20, 1965

    Author William Bradford Huie discusses his book "Three Lives for Mississippi;" reads passages from book.

  • Virginia Collins discusses her family and social justice issues

    1970

    Virginia Collins said her grandfather believed if the parish communities could afford to provide a white teacher for white school children, then the parishes of Black communities must do the same for the Black children. Collins also talks about her son Walter's legal case and his being in jail for violating six counts of induction to the army.

  • Montgomery, Alabama

    Two students, a Montgomery resident, and host talk with Studs in Montgomery ; part 2

    Mar. 30, 1965

    Interviewing in Montgomery, Alabama, with Rachel and Sarah (Chicago-area students), a concerned neighbor lady, and host Cliff (part 2).

  • Turner Catledge discusses his book "My Life and the Times"

    1970

    Discussing the book "My life and the times" and interviewing the author Turner Catledge. Turner Catledge discusses his life and his career at the "New York Times".

  • Paul B. Robeson

    Tribute to Paul B. Robeson

  • Tom Kochman discusses his book "Black and White Styles in Conflict"

    Dec. 16, 1982

    The way groups of Black and white people talk is the topic of Tom Kochman's book, "Black and White Styles in Conflict". White people, says Kochman, will have a discussion about items of disagreement. Black people will be more confrontational with the disagreement. Kochman also talks about white people practicing self control of repression. Mahalia Jackson is brought up as an example of when she sings, she demonstrates her words with her body movements.

  • 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.

  • This Train: A previously recorded Studs interview of people on a train bound for Washington DC for a civil rights march in 1963 ; part 1

    Aug. 1, 1979

    A replay from the Studs Terkel Wax Museum weekly program of a previously recorded interview he did on a train bound for Washington, DC for civil rights march in 1963. The recording started with the song, "This Train Is Bound For Glory." Studs interviews a variety of white and black people on the train. They discuss the reasons they are on the train and what the train means to them. Throughout the program, parts of various songs are played but titles are not given on most.

  • This Train : A previously recorded Studs interview of people on a train bound for Washington DC for a civil rights march in August, 1963 ; part 2

    Aug. 1, 1979

    A replay from the Studs Terkel Wax Museum weekly program of a previously recorded interview he did on a train bound for Washington, DC for civil rights march in August, 1963. The recording began with a Studs interview of the train Porter, who is a black man. The song, "This Train Is Bound for Glory" played at the beginning and throughout until it closed the recording. At the end, Studs, mentions some of the names of those interviewed. This recording begins on the train that is in Eastern Pennsylvania and continues to DC and the return to Chicago.

  • Terkel presents a program with grade school valedictorians ; part 2

    Jul. 6, 1962
  • Studs Terkel

    Terkel comments and presents "Hard Times: an Oral History of the Great Depression"; Chapter 3

    1971

    Presenting "Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression" Chapter 3: Big Business & A Portrait of Two Women. William Benton credits Pepsodent's survival of the Great Depression to Amos 'n Andy. Arthur Robertson talks about the initial aftermath of the 1929 crash as a Wall Street businessman. Sidney Weinberg discusses the confusion on Wall Street after the crash and praises FDR's programs. Jimmy McPartland talks about the importance of working and the success of WPA to boost morale.

  • Terkel comments about the Montgomery impressions

    1965

    Discussing the Montgomery impressions.

  • Montgomery, Alabama

    Studs Terkel talks with a newspaper woman, Ruth and a hostess ; part 3

    Mar. 31, 1965

    Interviewing in Montgomery, Alabama, with a newspaper woman, Ruth and hostess (part 3). He talks with several people about their thoughts on the March on Washington.

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