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From a mountain valley in Nepal / Judith Baumbgartner ; interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson.

Judith P. Baumgartner, a Swiss registered nurse, spent two years in Nepal under the auspices of a private organization called the Swiss Association for Technical Assistance, nine months of that time completely alone in an area so remote she had to walk for six days to complete the last lap of her journey.

Segregation and the law

In this recording, Elsa Knight Thompson and attorney Alex Hoffman interview attorney Len Holt. Holt discusses efforts by Southern Blacks to alter the system of Black Codes based upon the "separate but equal" Supreme Court rulings, deliberate side-stepping of desegregation laws, and the mistreatment of blacks in the judicial system.

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Walk to freedom

A documentary on Albany, Georgia, featuring field recordings made by Guy Carawan and Alan Lomax, on the Freedom Walk which resulted in the arrest of 737 persons. Issued as an LP record by the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.

Witchcraft through the ages / Dr. Wayland Hand interviewed by Colin Edwards

Brief history of European and American Christian-based folklore of witchcraft and magic use throughout the world. This is not an actual history of Wicca or pagan religions. Dr. Wayland Hand, Professor of German and Folklore at UCLA, is interviewed by Colin Edwards. Hand discusses the perception of theologians of who witches are, how they become witches, and what they do to people.

The battle is not yet won

Ronnie Moore is interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson in this recording. The student activist discusses the struggle to integrate Southern schools.

Children of McComb

A talk with Thomas Hayden and Robert Zellner (field secretaries of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), given under the auspices of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, to the Durham Youth and College Chapters of the NAACP in Durham, North Carolina. The talk was delivered on October 27, 1961. They discuss their experiences at the student protest in McComb, Mississippi.

Negro-white relations in the United States (Episode 1 of 4)

Part one of a four-part series wherein the producers present material from the Pacifica Archives, exploring areas of continuing concern. This episode concentrates on various approaches to solutions of race relations problems, documenting racism and the fight for equality in the United States.

Children in the dark / Daniel Blain and Lee Davenport; interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson

Two psychologists discuss views of and treatment for mentally retarded children. Dr. Daniel Blain, Director of the Department of Mental Hygiene for the state of California, and Lee Davenport, President of the East Bay Association for Retarded Children, are interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson. RECORDED: 28 Jan. 1960. BROADCAST: KPFA, 3 Mar. 1960.

Panel discussion on women (Episode 14 of 14)

Discussion of the woman's struggle for social equality. Panelists include Mark Shorer, English literature professor at the University of California; Ethel Albert (1918-1989), anthropologist; Dr.

Suffrage victory (Episode 13 of 14)

On the battle for women's suffrage. Contains readings of excerpts from Sinclair Lewis' Anne Vickers (1932) and a contemporary account of the Night of Terror, November 14, 1917, in which a group of suffragists, including Alice Paul, were brutalized by guards in front of the Occaquan Workhouse in Washington, D.C.

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