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From the Vault 577: W.E.B. Dubois: 100 Years of The Souls of Black Folk (Part One)
This week on From the Vault, we kick off 2018 Black History Month by featuring rare recordings of one of America’s greatest intellectuals, W.E.B. DuBois. In 2003, The Pacifica Radio Archives celebrated the 100 year anniversary of the publication of The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B DuBois with a two hour special tribute narrated…
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From the Vault 578: W.E.B. Dubois: 100 Years of The Souls of Black Folk (Part One)
This week on From the Vault, we continue our celebration of 2018 Black History Month by featuring rare recordings of one of America’s greatest intellectuals, W.E.B. DuBois. In 2003, The Pacifica Radio Archives celebrated the 100 year anniversary of the publication of The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B DuBois with a two hour special…
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From the Vault 579: East Los Angeles Walkouts 1968 – 50th Anniversary
On February 14, 2018, one of the deadliest school shootings in United States history took place at Stoneman Douglass High School in Parkland Florida. Since then, high school students have led the resurging conversation on gun control. The history of high school student activism in America can be traced to high school students of mostly…
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From the Vault 580: Dolores Huerta’s 88th Birthday Celebration
This week on From the Vault we celebrate the 88th birthday of Dolores Huerta, who became a public figure in the mid-1960’s when she cofounded the United Farm Workers Union with Cesar Chavez. Today Dolores heads the Dolores Huerta Foundation, where she continues to fight for equality and justice for underrepresented communities. Dan Guerrero, host of the…
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From the Vault 581: 1968 – 50th Anniversary
This week on From the Vault, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of 1968, a year in which a radical wave crashed across the globe, changing the world and its people politically, socially, and culturally. Wars, marches, elections, assassinations, human rights, civil rights, women’s rights, the explosion of consciousness and creativity – no event took place in…
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From the Vault 566: Jimi Hendrix, Part 1 of 4
On this episode of From the Vaultwe celebrate one of the great creative musicians of the 20th century, Jimi Hendrix, through the sounds of a four-part documentary titled Jimi Hendrix. In 1982, twelve years after Hendrix’s untimely death at the age of 27, a team of talented producers (including Bari Scott, Craig Street and Don West) from…
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From the Vault 567: Jimi Hendrix, Part 2 of 4
On this episode of From the Vaultwe celebrate one of the great creative musicians of the 20th century, Jimi Hendrix, through the sounds of a four-part documentary titled Jimi Hendrix. In 1982, twelve years after Hendrix’s untimely death at the age of 27, a team of talented producers (including Bari Scott, Craig Street and Don West) from…
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From the Vault 552: Fidel Castro in Harlem, 1995
This week on From the Vault we present two recordings from Pacifica Radio Archives featuring Fidel Castro. First, we share a short excerpt of Castro addressing the United Nations General Assembly in 1960, where he focuses on Cuba’s relations with the United States and Cuban support for Third World independence movements. Then we jump to 1995, where…
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From the Vault 568: Jimi Hendrix, Part 3 of 4
On this episode of From the Vaultwe celebrate one of the great creative musicians of the 20th century, Jimi Hendrix, through the sounds of a four-part documentary titled Jimi Hendrix. In 1982, twelve years after Hendrix’s untimely death at the age of 27, a team of talented producers (including Bari Scott, Craig Street and Don West) from…
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From the Vault 553: Julio’s Holiday Special
This week on From the Vault we present three original holiday radio dramas written by Julio Martinez, host of Arts in Review on KPFK in Los Angeles. First, we hear O. Henry’s classic 1905 tale The Gift of the Magi, then the story of the 1914 Christmas Truce during World War One, and finally Christmas in Tinseltown: the story of Irving…