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Sidney Lens discusses his autobiography "Unrepentant Radical" and labor organizing

BROADCAST: May. 29, 1980 | DURATION: 00:55:07

Synopsis

Discussing the biography, "Unrepentant Radical: An American Activist's Account of Five Turbulent Decades," with the author Sidney Lens.

Details

Broadcast Date
May. 29, 1980

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 54.57 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
55 minutes, 7 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Community Activism & Social Reform Community Activism & Social Reform

People

Workers Dancers

Tags

Lens, Sidney--Interviews Socialists--United States--Interviews Socialism--United States. Radicalism--United States. Authors, American. Audiotapes. Radio programs. Lens, Sidney,-- interviewee WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Autobiography Labor unions Labor organizing Labor movement--United States--History Luxemburg, Rosa, 1871-1919 Trotskyists Trotskyism Communism Hoffa, James R. (James Riddle), 1913- International Brotherhood of Teamsters Dobbs, Farrell Dunn Brothers Stinson, Bob Labor strike International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 659 (Flint, Mich.) UAW, Local 659 (Flint, Mich.) Congress of Industrial Organizations. Flint (Mich.) Detroit (Mich.) Collective bargaining Anti-war activism Vietnam War, 1961-1975. New Deal, 1933-1939 Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. Wagner Act Civil rights movement American Federation of Labor AFL-CIO Service Employees International Union Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Arthur Murray Dancers Berlitz School of Languages Muste, A. J. (Abraham John), 1885-1967 Textile workers

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