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Judy Hough, Lily (Rose Rigsby) Lowell and Jimmy White talk with Studs Terkel Part 1
1968 Discussion of Division Street: America
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Judy Hough, Lily (Rose Rigsby) Lowell and Jimmy White talk with Studs Terkel Part 2
1968 Discussion of Division Street: America
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Studs Terkel discusses use of the drug Cylert (Pemoline) with Richard Kasperson and Robert Janicki of Abbott Labs
Feb. 23, 1976 Studs Terkel interviews two representatives from Abbott Laboratories: Richard Kasperson, V.P. of corporate regulatory affairs, and Dr. Robert Janicki, V.P. of corporate clinical research. The topic of conversation is the prescribed use of Cylert, which was a trade name for the drug Pemoline. Cylert was used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. Janicki and Kasperson respond to claims that the drug was overprescribed to school-aged children.
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Discussing the young vs. adults with teenagers at Saint Timothy Elementary School
1970 Studs Terkel presents a roundtable conversation with children ranging from ages 13-17. They discuss relationships with their family members, other students, growing up in Chicago, and race relations in the U.S.
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Bill Ayers reads from and discusses his book "A Kind and Just Parent"
Jun. 25, 1997 Bill Ayers' book, "A Kind and Just Parent: The Children of Juvenile Court" takes a look at kids getting caught up and lost in the system. While observing in the courts, Ayers said all kids just became a thing.
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Discussing the Prologue Alternative High School with Chris Daniels, Tanya Jones, Donna Brogan and Lenore Schuman.
Nov. 17, 1986 Prologue Alternative High School is a not-for-profit community-based organization that operates three alternative high schools in Chicago.
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Interviewing a teacher, parent, and student of St. Mary's Center for learning
Nov. 5, 1969 Interviewing Kenny Swader, Demetria Dazzetto, Loreen Mastelewski from Saint Mary's Center for Learning, an alternative school located on Chicago's West Side.
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Clifford Burke, Marilyn Nelson and Earl Doty discuss young people ; part 1
1968 Talking to Earl Doty, Clifford Burke, Marilyn Nelson, and West Side kids after the 1968 Chicago Riots. Clifford Burke had already retired from the CTA. As president of the Mile Square Federation, he talks about the youth community of the West side of Chicago, and the need for recreation opportunities for them. Marilyn Nelson is a student from California working in west-side Chicago as an advocate for the community. Studs also talks to Earl Doty, while riding in a car, about the neighborhood youth. There are sounds of hydrants being opened and the children playing.