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Interviewing ex-convict turned probation officer, writer and lecturer Albert Race Sample

BROADCAST: Dec. 4, 1984 | DURATION: 00:56:44

Synopsis

Discussing the book "Race Hoss: Big Emma's Boy" with the author Albert Race Sample. Includes Sample reading a section of the book.

Content Warning: This conversation has the presence of outdated, biased, or offensive language. 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.

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
 

Details

Broadcast Date
Dec. 4, 1984

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 52.41 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
56 minutes, 44 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

African American History & Culture Law, Crime, Prison Race Relations

People

Authors, Writers Social Reformers

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Sample, Albert Race, 1930- Racehoss: Big Emma's Boy Authors, American. Autobiography. Audiotapes. Radio programs. Longview, Texas Child abuse Mixed race family Prison wardens--Texas Clemens Unit prison Retrieve Unit prison Prison abuses Texas prison system Prostitution Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009

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