Program

Why the Muslim movement:Chuck McDew interview

Elsa Knight Thompson interviews chairman of the then-new Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee member Chuck McDew. They discuss the Black Muslim movement in the U.S., particularly how it is a reaction to generations of white racism.

The biologist and the utility

Elsa Knight Thompson and Joan McIntyre interview John Brian "Joe" Neilands, professor of biochemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, on his petition for a rehearing before the State Public Utilities Commission on the nuclear reactor proposed for Bodega Bay. Dr.

Women strike for peace / discussion moderated by Elsa Knight Thompson

A panel of women organizing for peace are moderated by Elsa Knight Thompson. They all received and responded to a form letter from Dagmar Wilson, urging them to spread the word to all of their contacts regarding disarmament. Frances Herring is the only participant identified by both first and last name. The other women on the panel are Mrs. Druckman, Mrs. Trowbridge, and Mrs.

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.

The Radical right : a threat to democracy / moderated by Elsa Knight Thompson.

The Reverend John Simmons (1917-2013), Reverend Brooks Walker, and community leader and actress Marsha Hunt (b. 1917) discuss the dangers presented by the rise of reactionary political groups in the United States at a meeting held at the Temple Sinai in Westwood, Los Angeles, CA on February 8, 1962. While the program was being recorded, the two reverends' homes were bombed.

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.

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