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Gale Cincotta discusses community organizing

BROADCAST: Jul. 6, 1982 | DURATION: 00:34:46

Synopsis

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
 

Details

Broadcast Date
Jul. 6, 1982

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 38.27 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
34 minutes, 46 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Advocacy Community Activism & Social Reform Chicago

People

Social Reformers

Tags

Cincotta, Gale Community organization Chicago (Ill.)--Intellectual life--20th century. Audiotapes. Radio programs. WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) National People's Action (NPA) Redlining Reaganomics

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