Warsaw: Solidarity In The Balance – December 14, 1981
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The Great Radio Documentaries – “Who Am I? What Am I Doing? Where Am I Going?” – The American Scene: 1971 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
– Second Sunday – The American Scene – A Re- Assessment – 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Since it’s a holiday weekend I just had to put up another documentary – 1971 seems apropos and what we were up to, particularly relevant. No getting around it, the 70s
The Great Radio Documentaries – “The Hutterites” – Edward R. Murrow 1958 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
– CBS Radio – The Hidden Revolution: The Hutterites – November 19, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As much as America’s greatness has been based on its elastic nature; that nature that we are all-encompassing, compassionate people, has been the groundwork, the foundation of America. And in
The Great Radio Documentaries – “Modern Women – Modern Crime” – 1974 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
NBC Radio: Second Sunday – Modern Women, Modern Crime – November 11, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Continuing our look at the noteworthy Radio Documentaries of the 50s, 60,s and 70’s – This one from 1974. As the Women’s Movement gained momentum in the 1970s, so too did
The Great Radio Documentaries – “Textbook Censorship” – NPR: Options – 1974 – Past Daily
– NPR- Options In Education – Textbook Censorship – Dec. 11, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As long as there’s been education there have been people who rail against it. As long as there have been schools there are people who are convinced they are gathering grounds for
The Great Radio Documentaries: “Malcolm X: Misfit Or Messiah?” ABC Radio – February 21, 1965 –
“Malcolm X: Misfit or Messiah? – ABC Radio News Documentary Feb. 21, 1965- Gordon Skene Sound Collection” Continuing our survey of memorable Radio Documentaries of the 1950’s, 60’s and 70s. On this day in February in 1965, an assassination took place in New York. Gunmen from the Nation of Islam
The Great Radio Documentaries – “Rollingwood USA” – March 3, 1952 – The Wilbur Gary Family.
Rollingwood USA – KCBS-San Francisco – March 3, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Rollingwood, California – a suburb just south of San Francisco near Richmond, became the focal point of a debate on racial discrimination and violence in the early 1950s on the West Coast. While the issues
July 27, 1967 – LBJ Addresses The Summer Of Violence – Cities Under Siege.
– President Johnson Address regarding riots – July 27, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With a country teetering on the edge of burning down. Cities engulfed in flame and violence. Civil disorder spread from coast to coast, it truly was The Long, Hot Summer many predicted would happen.
July 21, 1965 – The Simmering Dog Days Of Summer – Fact Finding Missions – No Life On Mars
CBS World News Roundup – July 21, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This day, 57 years ago saw an escalation of things. An escalation of the War in Vietnam and an escalation in the violence in reaction to the Civil Rights Movement. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara had
June 16, 1945 – With An Eye On Human Rights – San Francisco Conference. Post-War Europe.
Report From The San Francisco Conference – June 16, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. With the San Francisco Conference just days away from closing, a charter was being drawn up for adoption, a new name was given and the task of rebuilding a shattered Europe had begun. The