– NBC Radio: Second Sunday – Newark: Anatomy Of A Riot – July 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection No end to turmoil sweeping over American cities in the decade of the 1960s. The rise of poverty and unemployment, and the rapid decay of Urban areas were all ingredients of
The question of our Civil Liberties has been a topic of discussion and speculation going on for decades. However, at no other time has it been such an issue as it is now. With laws twisted and perverted, and those interpreting the law ranging from the corrupt to the merely
– Eyewitness To History – School Desegregation In New Orleans – December 2, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – School Desegregation, even 6 years after the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, schools were loathed to follow the ruling, balking at the notion of integrating
Bernadette Devlin – NBC: Meet The Press – August 24, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Bernadette Devlin – a name perhaps not easily recognized by many in the U.S. these days, but one of those voices who fit right into the upheaval nature of our world in the
In 1968 America was turning a corner – it was a country on edge. It was a country experiencing an intense upheaval. It was, for all intents and purposes, a year where America had to choose sides; being part of the problem or being part of the solution. It was
Battle of Gettysburg 75th Memorial – July 1, 1938 July 1st of this year marked the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, the battle that signaled a turn in the Civil War. Obviously, no recordings or on-the-spot news reports from that period exist, but a 75th anniversary observance of
In 1964 the Civil Rights movement was gaining momentum. In California a measure was introduced in the 1964 election over the issue of Civil Rights and Segregation in housing. It was a ballot measure many in California were against. It proposed the notion of not selling or renting to anyone
In 1958, the state of civil liberties, civil rights, and human rights in America reflected a nation caught between two powerful forces: the deep-rooted traditions of segregation and inequality on one hand, and the growing demand for justice, equality, and freedom on the other. It was a tense but pivotal
Senator John F. Kennedy – Campaign Address at Wittenburg University, Springfield Ohio – October 17, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Senator John F. Kennedy – 65 years ago today. On the campaign trail for the Presidency, Senator John F. Kennedy speaking before a capacity audience at Wittenberg University
– Racism In America – NBC Radio: Image – Minorities – June 2, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Racism in America – for a time you would have thought we rose above it – that we had become imbued with empathy and compassion – that the seemingly endless
