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  • Mary Norris Lloyd discusses her book " A Dream of Mansions"

    Mar. 8, 1962

    Social activist and author Mary Norris Lloyd discusses her work and its reflection on Christian morality and views on the South. Topics covered include segregation, racism, and religion and how it has coincides with the issues of race.

  • Georgia Turner discusses living in a tent city

    Apr. 28, 1962

    Georgia Turner has been working in the fields since she was 8 years old. Today, she's 58 years old, and she lives in Tent City, in Fayette County, Tennessee. No matter how many hardships Turner encountered, she said she lives her life so that she can go to heaven. There are also excerpts from previous interviews of James Baldwin and Lillian Smith.

  • Gloria Steinem

    Gloria Steinem discusses the 10th anniversary of "Ms." magazine

    Jun. 17, 1982

    According to Gloria Steinem, "Ms." magazine is not only a national feminist magazine, but it's also a portable friend. A regular feature of the magazine is to celebrate found women, women who are not celebrities but who should be celebrated for what they do. This interview also includes an excerpt of Aunt Molly Jackson.

  • John Cage

    Merce Cunningham and John Cage discuss music and dance

    Jan. 14, 1971

    Merce Cunningham, choreographer and John Cage musician and composer speak about music and dance. The two gentlemen discuss with Studs how music and dance come together to create the avant-garde of art in both worlds (music and dance).

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