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Henry Ollendorff discusses refugees and migrants in Europe

BROADCAST: Feb. 14, 1974 | DURATION: 00:50:32

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Synopsis

Content Warning: This conversation includes racially and/or culturally derogatory language and/or negative depictions of Black and Indigenous people of color, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion. Henry Ollendorff spent much of his life working as a social worker. Ollendorff talks about the migrant workers in Europe and how there were many job openings. People depended on these guest workers to do the jobs that no one else wanted to do.

Details

Broadcast Date
Feb. 14, 1974

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 50.14 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
50 minutes, 32 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Working, Labor, Economy Anthropology & Sociology

People

Social Scientists

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Ollendorff, Henry--Interviews Immigrants--Germany. Immigrants--France. Immigrants--England. Alien labor--Europe. Europe--Foreign population. Audiotapes. Radio programs. Ollendorff, Henry,-- interviewee Guest workers Race discrimination. "Grapes of Wrath"

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