Tag Civil and political rights

An Interview With Charles Evers – 1969 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . 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…

A Word Or Two From Fannie Lou Hamer – 1965 – Past Daily Reference Room

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Alabama USA – Civil Rights In 1961 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Alabama USA – May 29, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection While most people are observing Martin Luther King’s Birthday, a lot of people have no idea…

The Dream And The Reality – The State Of Civil Rights In America – 1987 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio: Newsmark – The Dream And The Realty – Martin Luther King – January 18, 1987 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Three years after it was…

Come To The Fair . . .In More Ways Than One – April 21, 1964

Click on the link here for Audio Player – WNBC-AM News – April 21, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this April 21st in 1964 had a lot to do with the upcoming opening of the 1964 World’s…

A Word Or Two From Julian Bond – Meet The Press 1966 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio (Monitor) – Meet The Press – Julian Bond – January 30, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Anyone thinking the Civil Rights movement culminated with the March on Washington…

Death In Memphis – Day Of Rage – April 4-5,1968

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Robert F. KennedyAnnounces the death of Martin Luther King – April 4, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Click on the link here for Audio Player: The Death of Martin Luther King…