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  • International Women’s Day (1980) speakers

    Tape of the celebration of International Women’s Day 1980, sponsored by NOW-NY and the New York Chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women and endorsed by over 40 other feminist, labor and civil rights activist groups. Recorded March 8, 1980. Speakers include Bella Abzug, Ruby Dee, Barbara Omolade, Marge Albert, Rhonda Copelon. Includes a…

  • From the Vault: Season 8 (2013)

    Item: 4 GB Jump Drive / MP3 format audio files Running time: 42 hours   This exclusive collection consists of the most recent episodes of Pacifica Radio Archives’ weekly national radio program From the Vault, which explores a wide range of American history through painstakingly restored audio recordings dating back to the dawn of community…

  • Democracy Now!

    Headlines; Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis; Impeachment; Judge Leon Higginbotham |(5 Minutes) Headlines President Clinton met this morning with his National Security Council to discuss a report that Iraq is not cooperating with UN weapons inspectors. Administration officials said today that US forces remain poised for a military attack against Iraq, and could strike at…

  • Bob Kaufman, poet : the life and times of an African-American man / written and produced by David Henderson ; narrated by Al Young.

    Documentary from interviews and old recordings which examines the life and work of Bob Kaufman. His life is reconstructed through interviews with scholars, family members and acquaintances. His work is viewed not only politically, but also metaphysically and psychologially. Includes discussion of his battles with alcohol, drug addiction, brutal beatings by police, jailings, shock treatments…

  • The Black revolution and the white backlash / introduced by Wilbert Tatum.

    David Susskind, Leroi Jones, Ruby Dee, Charles Silberman, Paule Marshall, John Killens, James Wechsler, Ossie Davis, and Lorraine Hasberry discuss the sociological impact of the Civil Rights movement.

  • Slavery.

    |SLAVERY – SERIES: Plain speaking : a counter history of the United States| part 2. – CONTENTS: Aunt Sue’s stories / by Langston Hughes| read by Ruby Dee. — Autobiography of Federick Douglas / read by Ossie Davis. — To be a slave / by Julius Lester| read by Ossie Davis. — Song of Myself…

  • World War I ; red scare, Harlem renaissance ; lynchings in the South ; Depression ; urban family life in a packinghouse town.

    Includes song about Socco and Vanzetti, poetry of Langston Hughes read by Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, “Strange Fruit” read by Lillian Hellman, “Yonnondio” read by Tillie Olsen, “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday, and “Nobody knows you when you re down and out” by Bessie Smith.|WORLD WAR I| RED SCARE, HARLEM RENAISSANCE| LYNCHINGS IN THE…

  • The Sixties ; Martin Luther King ; free speech movement ; emancipation proclamation centennial.

    Includes “Centennial” by Langston Hughes, read by Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, speeches by King, Malcolm X; poetry of Hank Heifits, Norman Mailer address, musical selections.|THE SIXTIES| MARTIN LUTHER KING| FREE SPEECH MOVEMENT| EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION CENTENNIAL – SERIES: Plain speaking : a counter history of the United States| part 8. – Includes “Centennial” by Langston…