Discussing the book "Fanny Wright: rebel in America" with the author Celia Morris Eckhardt.

Discussing "Afro-American cross-currents" and interviewing St. Clair Drake, George Shepperson and Professor Lorenzo Turner.

Discussing the books written by Nat Hentoff for young people: "The First Freedom: The Tumultuous History of Free Speech in America," and the novel, "Does This School Have Capital Punishment?" Includes oral reading from the books.

Anita Miller and Jeanne Madeline Weimann discuss their book, The Fair Women, published in 1981, a book that talks about the women's role in the World's Columbian Exposition, especially in the creation of the Women's Building.

The biographer and journalist joins Studs to talk about the Haymarket anarchists, the Pullman labor strike, and the life of Illinois governor John Peter Altgeld, upon the reissue of his book, The Eagle Forgotten.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

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

Discussing the book "The harder we run" with the author William Harris.

Discussing the book "The eagle forgotten: the life of John Peter Altgeld" with the author Harry Barnard.