Category Police

Berkeley

Berkeley: Three Nights Of Riots – Judy Garland Collapses On Stage – June 30, 1968

– News from KMPC-Los Angeles – June 30, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Not all the news that happened on this June 30th in 1968, but enough to keep you on your toes. During one of their hourly…

Civil Rights
Youth in protest

Youth Culture In Protest – 1970 – Past Daily Reference Room

– Kup’s Show- Youth In Protest – April 6, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With events surrounding the mass killings last week at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Florida fresh in peoples minds, and with the growing protests,…

Juneteenth – Solidarity Day – Coretta Scott-King And The Poor People’s March – June 19, 1968

– June 19, 1968 – Coretta Scott King – Solidarity Day Address – Gordon Skene Sound Collection 1968 saw no end of turmoil and upheaval in the world. In the first six months alone there was the Tet Offensive in…

Paris - May, 1968

Paris In Spring – 1968 – The Strike, The Protests, The Teargas, The Social Revolution – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Documentary Recordings from The protests and Police actions – Paris 1968 – Institut des Archives Sonores, Paris – While the drama was unfolding in the streets of Paris and other cities and towns all across France in 2018 and more…

Politics in Occupied japan 1950

Japan: Politics And Occupation – June 7, 1950

– June 7, 1950 – Report From Tokyo – Robert Martin, CBS News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 7, 1950 – Coming up on 5 years since American forces began occupying Japan. Five years since Gen. MacArthur took…

Violence

A Week Of Violence: Shootout On East 54th Street – Explosions In Dublin – Hostages In Ma’aLot – Week Of May 19, 1974

– CBS Radio – The World This Week – Week ending May 19, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A rather violent week, the one ending May 19th, 1974. Capturing the majority of attention (at least in the U.S.)…