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Edwin C. Berry (Bill) discusses civil rights. Part 1
1968 Interviewing civil rights activist Edwin C. "Bill" Berry. Part 1.
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John Ray, Jimmy Ray and Henry discuss life in Chicago; part 2
1968 Jimmy Ray, John Ray, and Henry discuss their personal feelings on a variety of topics including religion, every day life, and what an ideal world looks like.
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Edwin C. Berry (Bill) discusses civil rights. Part 2
1968 Interviewing civil rights activist Edwin C. "Bill" Berry. Part 2
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Charlemae Hill Rollins discusses and reads from her book "The Christmas gif'"
1970 Charlemae Hill Rollins and Studs Terkel read from "The Christmas Gif" and discuss it's importance in African American literature. The book is an anthology of Christmas poems, songs, and stories, written by and about Negroes, and compiled by librarian Charlemae Hill Rollins. The book was first published in 1963.
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Lerone Bennett, Jr., John Hope Franklin and Hoyt Fuller discuss the book "Distortions of Negro History"
Jun. 3, 1965 Discussing "Distortions of Negro History" and interviewing Lerone Bennett, Jr., John Hope Franklin and Hoyt Fuller.
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Garrett O'Connor discusses "Reflections in the rubble."
Feb. 1, 1970 Psychiatrist Dr. Garrett O'Connor discusses his article "Reflections in the rubble: some thoughts in the aftermath of civil disorder." Topics of conversation include his experiences working in community clinics with blue collar workers and African Americans; the ways that poverty, racism, and classism are maintained by the American economy; the Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Oscar Peterson plays and discusses jazz
Sep. 8, 1961 Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson sits down with Studs Terkel to discuss historical developments in jazz piano, his own personal development as a pianist, and his experience directing a youth jazz piano school. Includes Peterson playing short excerpts from "Chicago (that toddlin' town)," "Soon," Chopin's Nocturne in E flat Major to demonstrate musical concepts.
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Rev. W. Alvin Pitcher and Dr. Richard Wade discuss race relations, civil rights, and socio-economic differences
Aug. 23, 1965 Reverend W. Alvin Pitcher and Dr. Richard Wade discuss how violence and civil disobedience intertwine with civil rights, economic differences, and the importance of education.
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Sidney Poitier talks with Studs Terkel about his most recent film "The Defiant Ones"
Oct. 1, 1959 Bahamian actor Sidney Poitier talks with Studs Terkel about his most recent film "The Defiant Ones" and how racial type-casting for typically white roles works in Hollywood films. Besides being an actor, he is also a film director, author, and diplomat.
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Young men talk with Fred Christy; Earl talks with Studs Terkel ; speech and singing at a meeting
1968 Studs Terkel interviews Fred Christy about how he hopes to change the young lives of African-American. He also travels with Fred to places of African-American community.