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1984 by George Orwell

Pacifica Radio Archives presents a reading of one of the most important dystopian novels written in modern history, George Orwell's classic Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Jimi Hendrix: The Radio Documentary

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 Pacifica's flagship station KPFA 94.1 FM - Berkeley enlisted the help of biographer David Henderson, author of Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child of the Aquarian Age, to explore the idea of a comprehensive radio production celebrating the life

Watts Rebellion 50th Anniversary Concert DVD

Pacifica Radio Archives and From the Vault Radio have joined forces with the Grand Performances Summber Concert Series in Los Angeles to present a 50th Anniversary remembrance of the 1965 Watts Rebellion, in which social unrest over unemployment and police discrimination gripped this Southern California neighborhood for seven days, causing 34 deaths and tens of millions of dollars in property d

Dolores Huerta: Taking a stand in history

Dolores Huerta, a pioneer in the Civil Rights movement for immigrants, brings her living history to the University of Houston. Huerta, co-founder of the United Farmworkers of America, discusses "Taking a Stand in History." Lecture given on February 9, 2006 at the University of Houston, Cullen Performance Hall.

Gloria Anzaldua: Borderlands / La Frontera

This presentation by Gloria Anzaldua, one of the leading feminist voices in the Chicana Movement, outlines the long road to relevancy for Chicano-a writers in both publishing houses and academic curriculum.

Letters of a woman homesteader (Series title)

Readings of letters written by a woman homesteader, Elinore Pruitt Stewart (1876-1933) in Wyoming from 1909-1913. The materials used in this program come from "Letters of a woman homesteader" by Elinore Pruitt Stewart, published by the Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. Elinore Stewart's letters were copyrighted by herself and by Atlantic Monthly in 1913.
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