Episode 5 of Bughouse Square is out! Read the Story

Gilbert Moses discusses "Waiting for Godot" and the Free Southern Theatre with Studs Terkel ; part 1

BROADCAST: Aug. 10, 1966 | DURATION: 00:34:02

Digital audio not yet public.

Synopsis

Studs interviews Gilbert Moses about the Free Southern Theatre that performed throughout Mississippi depicting the lives of Southern blacks. Moses describes the audiences and their reactions to the plays and their own participation in acting out their lives.

Details

Broadcast Date
Aug. 10, 1966

Physical Format
2 sound tape reels (ca. 62 min.) : 7 in.

Duration
34 minutes, 2 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Theater African-American History & Culture Civil Rights Race Relations

People

Actors Entertainers Social Reformers

Tags

Moses, Gilbert--Interviews Theater Actors Audiotapes Radio programs Moses, Gilbert,-- interviewee WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Waiting for Godot In White America Blues for Mister Charlie Purlie Victorious The Free Southern Theater John O'Neal The Freedom Movement Participatory theater Hamer, Fannie Lou

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