Civil rights — United States — History. – Page 2

The internment of Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor

This is a reading of a manuscript written by Isao Fujimoto in which he combines personal reflections on the wartime internment of 110,000 Japanese-Americans and its relevance to the issues of dissent and civil liberties today. Dr. Fujimoto is Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences and Sociology at University of California, Davis.…

August 24, 2025

The South wants to help, too (Part 1 of 2)

This is the first part of a set of speeches delivered at a banquet held in Jackson, Mississippi on June 17, three days after the funeral of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People leader Medgar Evars. The banquet was held to launch the Southern Committee to Elect the Next President of the United…

August 24, 2025

THE POWER OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN / produced by Pamela Burton, Ginny Z. Berson, Jean Robertson, Peggy Bray and Bari Scott.

Four part program which examines the work and impact of several African-American women. Examines Sweet Honey in the Rock, Shirley Chisholm, Fanny Lou Hammer, and Rosa Parks.|THE POWER OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN / produced by Pam Burton, Ginny Z. Berson, Jean Roberson, Peggy Bray and Bari Scott. Four part program which examines the work and impact…

August 24, 2025

The Historic role of the Constitution and the Supreme Court / Dennis Berger, Haywood Burns, and Arthur Kinoy ; produced by Richard Barr and WBAI.

Four part series featuring activists, progressive legal scholars, and attorneys, who examine the past, present and future of the Supreme Court during the 1990’s. They examine how those changes will effect rulings, and the role of the public in influencing the debate.|THE HISTORIC ROLE OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE SUPREME COURT / Denis Berger, Haywood…

August 24, 2025