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Interviewing Tuskegee Airmen Ralph Orduna, Sammy Rayner, Col. Bill Thompson, and Judge John W. Rogers

BROADCAST: Feb. 5, 1985 | DURATION: 00:51:22

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Broadcast Date
Feb. 5, 1985

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
51 minutes, 22 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

American History & Politics World War II Race Relations African American History & Culture

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Government

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