"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
August 11, 1965 – in what began as a routine traffic stop escalated into one of the most violent and destructive riots of the 1960s. And the name Watts came to symbolize a society gone from simmer to boil and…
– Meet The Press – Roy Innes-Floyd McKissick – July 14, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1968 has often been referred to as “The Incredible Year”. Incredible in a lot of ways; not least that America managed to…
– NBC Nightly News – Huntley-Brinkley – July 13, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Rumors of peace-feelers, this July 13th in 1970. Soviet deputy Foreign Minister Nikolai Feryubin meeting with India’s Indira Gandhi over the possibilities of a Peace…
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Newsfront – Discussion of The Kerner Commission Report on Racial disturbances in U.S. Cities – March 1, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. As a reminder…
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – The Open Mind – Interview with Malcolm X and James Baldwin – April 23, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Many people have expressed dismay over the…
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – America: The Vision And The Violence – March 3, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. With the latest act of horrific violence visited on, of all places,…
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup + The World Tonight – May 29, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. News of assassination attempts, this May 29th in 1980. Civil…
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Speaking Freely with S.I. Hayakawa – April 20, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. If you were around in the 60s, or even more precise, if you…
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC – Speaking Freely – Charles Evers – June 25, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. As Field Director for the Mississippi Chapter of the NAACP, Charles…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”21298″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”May 18, 1980 – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] On May 18, 1980 the infamous Mt. St. Helens in Washington State blew and threatened communities surrounding the mountain with thick clouds of…