Category Protest Movements

‘Integration In The South Is Like Christianity; It’s Never Been Tried’ – Virginia Integration – August 31, 1958

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – Virginia Integration – August 31, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Four years after the passage of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, the question of school…

The Morning After And Those Second Thoughts – August 20, 1991

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Coup in Russia – CBS Radio/BBC World Service – August 20, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection On this August 20th in 1991, Russian history would stage a repeat of 1964.…

A Festival Of Hate And Bad Feeling – The Peekskill Riots – 1949 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio News – reports on Peekskill riots – August 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Maybe it’s Summer. Maybe it’s August. But the amount of rage and mayhem taking place…

Hamas Wins An Election – January 25, 2006 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – BBC News – Palestinian Elections – CBS News – Condoleeza Rice Interview – Jan 25-27, 2006 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Eight years ago, things changed in Gaza. Hamas, an organization…

July 22, 1965 – Vietnam: ‘A War That Could Last Ten Years’ – Civil Rights – A Struggle That Could Last Forever.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”15924″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”July 22, 1965 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] On this July 22nd in 1965, news was about the escalating War in Vietnam and the escalating violence in Alabama as…

July 1967 – Anatomy Of A Riot – A Town Like Newark – A Place Like America – Past Daily Reference Room

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”15916″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”July 1967 – Newark: Anatomy Of A Riot – Second Sunday – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] No end to turmoil sweeping over American cities in the decade of the 1960s. The…

A Word Or Two From Senator Wayne Morse – 1964 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC Radio: From The Capitol – Sen. Wayne Morse – August 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Contrary to popular belief, our involvement in the Vietnam War wasn’t met with universal…

A Desire For Five-Cent Beer And Five-Cent Cigars – July 14, 1964

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC News – continuing coverage of 1964 Republican Convention – July 14, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Fifty years ago this week, the news was all about the dramatic events…

‘Can We Resolve Conflict Without War?’ – An Erich Fromme Lecture – 1971 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Erich Fromme Lecture – “Can We Resolve Conflict Without War?” – September 8, 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection When Psychologist, Sociologist and Philosopher Erich Fromme delivered this lecture in 1971,…