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(2) Were produced by Illinois Public Media Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign http://will.illinois.edu/media/documents/PBCoreCollectionAAPP.xml Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:15:32 -0600 illinoisbroadcastarchives_040T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 040 University of Illinois Archives Program ACLU Illinois Public Media American Civil Liberties Union Illinois Public Media Communism Illinois Public Media Employment Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Amalgamated Textile Workers of America Illinois Public Media Labor unions Illinois Public Media New Deal Illinois Public Media Great Depression Illinois Public Media Conference for Progressive Labor Action Illinois Public Media CPLA Illinois Public Media American Workers Party Illinois Public Media Marxism Illinois Public Media Workers' Party of the United States Illinois Public Media Workers Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Workers Rights" Categories On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, A.J. Muste, a social justice activist, describes the development of labor unions during the Great Depression. Muste became an avowed Marxist-Leninist, and he was instrumental in forming the American Workers Party. However, Muste says he began to question the ability of Marxism in carrying out efforts to help workers. “I was convinced that the concentration on political maneuvering,” he explains. “Would virtually eliminate our effectiveness in the mass struggle taking place in basic industries.” Abstract Good clear sound with slight podium and crowd noise. Ends abruptly. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media 1930s Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Muste , A.J. Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T12:18:41-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_040T_96k.mp3 Sound Audio/Audio dub MPEG Audio MP3 45503946 63:12 96 kBit/s 16 bit 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_040T_96k.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T12:36:40-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_040T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Audio dub MPEG Audio MP3 15168156 63:12 32 kBit/s 16 bit 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_040T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_043T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 043 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Court Rulings American Archive Civil Rights "Court Rulings" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories Segregation Illinois Public Media Plessy v. Ferguson Illinois Public Media New York Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Compensatory Education Illinois Public Media Civil Rights Act of 1964 Illinois Public Media de facto segregation Illinois Public Media de jure segregation Illinois Public Media Brown v. Board of Education Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, James E. Allen, Jr., New York State Commissioner of Education, says there has been an uptick in public education cases dealing with civil rights and liberties going to the U.S. Supreme Court. The most difficult problem facing education is the issue of race relations, and he says the ultimate goal for the nation’s schools should be a truly integrated educational system. While past court rulings, like Brown v. Board of Education, have helped states deal with the problems of education, Allen says the court should start focusing its attention on helping communities avoid de facto segregation. Abstract Starts abruptly without intro. Sound becomes very slightly muffled at times, still very good. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media 1966 Temporal New York Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Allen, James E. Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T13:18:46-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_043T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Audio dub MPEG Audio MP3 13990242 58:17 32 kBit/s 16 bit 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_043T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T13:19:07-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_043T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Audio dub MPEG Audio MP3 41970206 58:17 96 kBit/s 16 bit 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_043T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-11-12T13:30:53-06:00 audio/wav WILL-TV Drive-2: will-2/WAVs/ Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) Linear PCM Audio WAV 961 MB 58:17 2304 Kbps 24 bit 96 kHz - 1 mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_043T.wav Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1966-03-07T11:49:32-06:00 1/4 inch audio tape University of Illinois Archives Division of Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 043 Sound Audio/Original recording 58:17 - 1 audio track mono eng The Supreme Court and Public Education, with James E. Allen, Jr., March 7, 1966 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_043T Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_056T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 056 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Negro protest movement Illinois Public Media White Resistance American Archive Civil Rights "White Resistance" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Mass Protest American Archive Civil Rights "Mass Protest" Categories School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories Black nationalism Illinois Public Media Segregation Illinois Public Media Black identity Illinois Public Media Psychology Illinois Public Media Alvin F. Poussaint, a professor of psychiatry at Tufts University, speaks at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign about how racism has damaged African Americans’ self-image. Poussaint argues “the Negro has come to form his self image and self concept on the basis on primarily what white racists have prescribed for him.” He adds that in some cases, black people hate other blacks more than their white oppressors. Black consciousness efforts, like the civil rights movement, appear to raise the self-image of African Americans, but Poussaint argues integration does not offer “the mass of Negros a solution to the problems of negative self concept.” Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1966 Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Poussaint, Alvin F Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_056T_32Kbit.mp3 Audio/Audio dub MPEG Audio MP3 12926014 53:51 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_056T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_056T_96Kbit.mp3 Audio/Audio dub MPEG Audio MP3 38777520 53:51 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_056T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_100T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 100 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Black nationalism Illinois Public Media White Resistance American Archive Civil Rights "White Resistance" Categories Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Black identity Illinois Public Media Protest Illinois Public Media Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Illinois Public Media SNCC Illinois Public Media The Rev. Arthur M. Brazier, president of the Woodlawn Organization, delivers a speech at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign about the widening social gap between black and white people. Brazier says citizen participation is essential in any democracy, and he says he would like to see more self-determination among black communities. He says non-violent power organizations must be established to stimulate housing, jobs and education. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media United States of America Spatial 1968 Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Brazier, Arthur M. Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_100T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 10131330 42:13 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_100T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_100T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 30393468 42:13 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_100T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_101T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 101 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Urban slums Illinois Public Media Black nationalism Illinois Public Media Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Illinois Public Media SNCC Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Education Illinois Public Media Champaign Illinois Public Media Urbana Illinois Public Media Protest Illinois Public Media Donald H. Smith, former chairman of Baruch College’s Black and Latino Faculty Association, says there is a widespread crisis in higher education. At a speech on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Smith says most college campuses are not responsive to the needs of black students. As a former student at the U of I, Smith says racism on the campus was “so dehumanizing and so demoralizing, it is a wonder that I even got a bachelors degree.” He applauds black students for starting organization to speak out against racism, but he criticizes black educators who choose not to vocally support these groups. Smith says every institution has a duty to address and fix the urban crisis. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media United States of America Spatial 1950s-1960s Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Smith, Donald H. Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_101T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 26733399 37:08 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_101T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_101T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 8911307 37:08 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_101T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1207A Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1207A University of Illinois Archives Clip Dunbar, Paul Laurence Illinois Public Media Art Illinois Public Media Education Illinois Public Media Hughes, Langston Illinois Public Media Poetry Illinois Public Media Missouri Illinois Public Media Kansas Illinois Public Media Music Illinois Public Media Harlem Renaissance Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Langston Hughes talks about his career as a writer on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Hughes was a pivotal literary figure during the Harlem Renaissance. He tells the story of how he became a poet when his eighth grade classmates unanimously voted on him to be the class poet. He then reads two poems that he wrote in high school. Abstract This is part 1 of 4. Static. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media 1910s-1920s Temporal Kansas Spatial Missouri Spatial Ohio Spatial Illinois Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Hughes, Langston Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T16:16:31-06:00 2009-12-23T16:16:31-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1207A_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3216717 13:24 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1207A_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T16:17:17-06:00 2009-12-23T16:17:17-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1207A_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 9649631 13:24 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1207A_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1207B Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1207B University of Illinois Archives Clip Jim Crow laws Illinois Public Media Hughes, Langston Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Poetry Illinois Public Media World War I Illinois Public Media Music Illinois Public Media Jazz Illinois Public Media Paris Illinois Public Media Bebop Illinois Public Media Harlem Illinois Public Media Harlem Renaissance Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Langston Hughes talks about his career as a writer on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He recites a poem called ‘Merry-Go-Round’ that deals with race in a democracy. Hughes then talks about his introduction to jazz music while living in Paris. He goes on to talk about how bebop music influenced his poetry. Abstract This is part 3 of 4. Very loud at start. Heavy static until 0:03:00. Sound is comparatively weak on this side. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media 1920s-1940s Temporal Paris, France Spatial Harlem, New York Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Hughes, Langston Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T16:19:27-06:00 2009-12-23T16:19:27-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1207B_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 10847084 15:04 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1207B_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T16:19:47-06:00 2009-12-23T16:19:47-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1207B_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3615868 15:04 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1207B_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1208A Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1208A University of Illinois Archives Clip Spirituals Illinois Public Media Blues Illinois Public Media Music Illinois Public Media Poetry Illinois Public Media Sandburg, Carl Illinois Public Media Hughes, Langston Illinois Public Media World War II Illinois Public Media Negro folk-songs Illinois Public Media Slavery Illinois Public Media Great Depression Illinois Public Media Works Progress Administration Illinois Public Media WPA Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Workers Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Workers Rights" Categories Langston Hughes talks about his career as a writer on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He compares Negro folk-songs and the blues, which he says influenced his poetry. Hughes also talks about his rise to fame with his first poetry book, The Weary Blues. Abstract This is part 2 of 4. Record has a false start and a pause followed by the recording resuming. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media 1920s Temporal Washington, D.C. Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Hughes, Langston Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T16:21:25-06:00 2009-12-23T16:21:25-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1208A_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 11189706 15:32 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1208A_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T16:21:51-06:00 2009-12-23T16:21:51-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1208A_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3730076 15:32 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1208A_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1208B Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1208B University of Illinois Archives Clip Poetry Illinois Public Media Hughes, Langston Illinois Public Media Music Illinois Public Media Slavery Illinois Public Media Mississippi River Illinois Public Media Lincoln, Abraham Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Langston Hughes talks about his career as a writer on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He tells a group of students about what it takes to succeed as a writer. Hughes reads one of his earliest poems, which was written right after he graduated from high school. In closing, he says the contributions of the nation's black people are gradually being recognized, but he says he is bothered by the slow progression of race relations. Abstract This is part 4 of 4. At the beginning of the disc there is a recording of a student test procedure unrelated to the Langston Hughes speech. Hughes starts at 0:02:23. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media 1920s Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Hughes, Langston Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T16:23:19-06:00 2009-12-23T16:23:19-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1208B_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 6342529 8:49 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1208B_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T16:23:43-06:00 2009-12-23T16:23:43-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1208B_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 2114350 8:48 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1208B_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1956-01-01T15:27:24-06:00 Transcription Disk University of Illinois Archives Division of Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1208B Sound Audio/Original recording 08:49 - 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-01T15:27:24-06:00 illinoisbroadcastarchives_1208B_disk Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1239A Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1239A University of Illinois Archives Segment African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Civil Rights Illinois Public Media Liberty Illinois Public Media Bill of Rights Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Washington Post reporter Allen Barth talks about the importance of having an open dialogue on civil liberties and civil rights. He says one of the fundamental aspects of human life is that people are entitled to respect and dignity “by reason of his own individual human personality.” He adds that in a free society, states should allow people to grow based on their own potential. Abstract This is part 1 of 4. Disc is noisy due to embedded dirt. Disc was cleaned but noise still prevalent. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media United States of America Spatial 1958 Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Barth, Allen Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T16:37:25-06:00 2009-12-23T16:37:25-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1239A_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3662889 15:16 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1239A_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T16:38:07-06:00 2009-12-23T16:38:07-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1239A_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 10988146 15:16 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1239A_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1239B Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1239B University of Illinois Archives Clip Bill of Rights Illinois Public Media Liberty Illinois Public Media Journalism Illinois Public Media Media Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media de Tocqueville, Alexis Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Washington Post reporter Allen Barth talks about the importance of having an open dialogue on civil liberties and civil rights. He praises the country for its communal associations where people can freely discuss the issues on their mind. Barth labels the United States as a “pluralistic society” where an array of cultural pursuits are accepted, but he says it can only remain to be that kind of society if all Americans “maintain a tolerance for that kind of variety.” Abstract This is part 3 of 4. Disc is noisy due to embedded dirt. Disc was cleaned but noise still prevalent. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media 1958 Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Barth, Allen Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T16:39:17-06:00 2009-12-23T16:39:17-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1239B_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 8541830 11:52 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1239B_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T16:39:43-06:00 2009-12-23T16:39:43-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1239B_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 2847450 11:52 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1239B_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1240A Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1240A University of Illinois Archives Segment Bill of Rights Illinois Public Media Liberty Illinois Public Media Media Illinois Public Media Journalism Illinois Public Media Censorship Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Religion Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Washington Post reporter Allen Barth talks about the importance of having an open dialogue on civil liberties and civil rights. He says religious intolerance is a menace to the nation, and he urges society to respect the beliefs of other people. As he discusses the freedom of speech and press, he says the press has a duty to warn the public when the government encroaches on constitutional rights. Abstract This is part 2 of 4. Disc is noisy due to embedded dirt. Disc was cleaned but noise still prevalent Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media United States of America Spatial 1958 Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Barth, Allen Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T16:40:03-06:00 2009-12-23T16:40:03-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1240A_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3306265 13:46 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1240A_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T16:41:41-06:00 2009-12-23T16:41:41-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1240A_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 9918275 13:46 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1240A_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1240B Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1240B University of Illinois Archives Clip Bill of Rights Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Liberty Illinois Public Media Religion Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Washington Post reporter Allen Barth talks about the importance of having an open dialogue on civil liberties and civil rights. He says a large part of the country’s strength comes from tolerance of other people’s beliefs. He adds that the best way to ensure national unity is by letting everyone be heard. Abstract This is part 4 of 4. Disc is noisy due to embedded dirt. Disc was cleaned but noise still prevalent Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media 1958 Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Barth, Allen Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T16:41:17-06:00 2009-12-23T16:41:17-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1240B_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 1538507 6:25 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1240B_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T16:42:55-06:00 2009-12-23T16:42:55-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1240B_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 4614999 6:25 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1240B_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1297A Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1297A University of Illinois Archives Clip Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Public Education Illinois Public Media Science Illinois Public Media Chemist Percy L. Julian speaks on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign about his professional experiences as an African American scientist. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 1952 Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Julian, Percy L. Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T17:00:18-06:00 2009-12-23T17:00:18-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1297A_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3560907 14:50 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1297A_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T17:01:50-06:00 2009-12-23T17:01:50-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1297A_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 10682199 14:50 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1297A_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1297B Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1297B University of Illinois Archives Clip Science Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Segregation Illinois Public Media Liberty Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, chemist Percy L. Julian says racial integration of blacks into Western society is among the most incredible developments of modern society. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1952 Temporal Illinois Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Julian, Percy L. Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T17:01:23-06:00 2009-12-23T17:01:23-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1297B_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3498944 14:35 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1297B_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T17:02:00-06:00 2009-12-23T17:02:00-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1297B_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 10496312 14:35 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1297B_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1298A Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1298A University of Illinois Archives Clip Communism Illinois Public Media Civil Rights Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Liberty Illinois Public Media Science Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, chemist Percy L. Julian criticizes how eager Americans are to replace social evils with public candidness, and in doing so, refuse to take steps to guarantee civil rights. He objects to the notion that “we are alright just as we are” by drawing on examples of significant scientific discoveries. Abstract Talk Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 1952 Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Julian, Percy L. Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T17:03:10-06:00 2009-12-23T17:03:10-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1298A_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 11065259 15:22 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1298A_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T17:03:40-06:00 2009-12-23T17:03:40-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1298A_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3688593 15:22 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1298A_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1298B Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1298B University of Illinois Archives Clip Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Liberty Illinois Public Media Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement" Categories Civil Rights Illinois Public Media Robeson, Paul Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, chemist Percy L. Julian says he is optimistic that race relations will get better in the United States. Americans are starting to re-examine their own identities, he says, and making strides towards improving the world around them. “It is this stern self-examination that is causing us to make a beginning towards changing the course of human history,” he says. After he finishes speaking, Julian takes questions from the audience. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1952 Temporal Illinois Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Julian, Percy L. Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T17:04:27-06:00 2009-12-23T17:04:27-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1298B_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 10846771 15:04 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1298B_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T17:04:55-06:00 2009-12-23T17:04:55-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1298B_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3615764 15:04 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1298B_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_133T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 133 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Vietnam War Illinois Public Media urban slums Illinois Public Media King Jr., Martin Luther Illinois Public Media National Advisory Committee on Civil Disorders Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories New York Illinois Public Media New York City Illinois Public Media Employment Illinois Public Media Poverty Illinois Public Media At a speech on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus, New York Mayor John Lindsay says peace cannot be imposed in cities by violence. He says to maintain long-term civil order in urban slums, it is critical to persuade youth in those areas to work with government, not against it. Lindsay says teenagers growing up in urban slums carry a stigma that makes them undesirable in the workforce, but building a connection with them may be the secret to re-building America’s cities. To strengthen the nation, Lindsay calls for an end to prejudice and “blind hatred.” At the end of his speech, Lindsay takes questions from the audience. Abstract Talk Illinois Public Media Speech Illinois Public Media New York City, NY Spatial 1968 Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Lindsay , John Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_133T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 41161455 57:10 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_133T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_133T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 13720659 57:10 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_133T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1358A Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1358A University of Illinois Archives Clip African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Sit-ins Illinois Public Media Segregation Illinois Public Media Liberty Illinois Public Media Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Racism Illinois Public Media Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement" Categories School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories During a speech on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Rev. Charles Jones talks about the usefulness of sit-ins as a method of improving civil rights. Even though this is a new approach for desegregation, he says this is not a new form of protest. He talks about his involvement with a sit-in started by Chapel Hill High School students. Abstract This is part 1 of 4. Static. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media 1950s-1960 Temporal Chapel Hill, North Carolina Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Jones, Charles Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T17:10:31-06:00 2009-12-23T17:10:31-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1358A_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 7770069 10:47 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1358A_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T17:10:49-06:00 2009-12-23T17:10:49-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1358A_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 2590197 10:47 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1358A_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1358B Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1358B University of Illinois Archives Clip African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement" Categories Civil Rights Illinois Public Media Boycotts American Archive Civil Rights "Boycotts" Categories School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories During a speech on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Rev. Charles Jones talks about the usefulness of sit-ins as a method of improving civil rights. Even though this is a new approach for desegregation, he says this is not a new form of protest. He talks about his involvement with a sit-in started by Chapel Hill High School students. Jones says he learned from the sit-in that the boycott is an effective weapon against segregation because of the value of “the Negro buying power.” Abstract This is part 3 of 4. Static. Loud click 06:23-07:48. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media 1950s-1960 Temporal Chapel Hill, North Carolina Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Jones, Charles Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T17:11:07-06:00 2009-12-23T17:11:07-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1358B_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 2591555 10:48 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1358B_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T17:12:43-06:00 2009-12-23T17:12:43-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1358B_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 7774144 10:48 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1358B_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1359A Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1359A University of Illinois Archives Clip African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Law Illinois Public Media Sit-ins Illinois Public Media Civil Rights Illinois Public Media Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Racism Illinois Public Media Mass Protest American Archive Civil Rights "Mass Protest" Categories Labor unions Illinois Public Media Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement" Categories School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories During a speech on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Rev. Charles Jones talks about the usefulness of sit-ins as a method of improving civil rights. Even though this is a new approach for desegregation, he says this is not a new form of protest. He talks about his involvement with a sit-in started by Chapel Hill High School students, and how the community responded to the non-violent movement. Abstract This is part 2 of 4. Static. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media 1950s-1960 Spatial Chapel Hill, North Carolina Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Jones, Charles Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T17:12:18-06:00 2009-12-23T17:12:18-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1359A_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 2633246 10:58 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1359A_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T17:13:48-06:00 2009-12-23T17:13:48-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1359A_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 7899218 10:58 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1359A_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1359B Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1359B University of Illinois Archives Clip African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement" Categories Boycott American Archive Civil Rights "Boycott" Categories Civil Rights Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Segregation Illinois Public Media Protest Illinois Public Media National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Illinois Public Media NAACP Illinois Public Media School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories During a speech on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Rev. Charles Jones talks about the usefulness of sit-ins as a method of improving civil rights. Even though this is a new approach for desegregation, he says this is not a new form of protest. He talks about his involvement with a sit-in started by Chapel Hill High School students. Jones comments on the public response to sit-in demonstrations. Abstract This is part 4 of 4. Static. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media 1950s-1960 Temporal Chapel Hill, North Carolina Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Jones, Charles Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T17:14:12-06:00 2009-12-23T17:14:12-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1359B_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 7894203 10:58 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1359B_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T17:14:39-06:00 2009-12-23T17:14:39-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1359B_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 2631575 10:58 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1359B_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1476A Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1476A University of Illinois Archives Clip Program United States Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media Lincoln, Abraham Illinois Public Media Soviet Union Illinois Public Media Communism Illinois Public Media Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories First tape of the Bement Centennial discussion. Speaker is Senator Alexander Wiley, Republican from Wisconsin. Begins with talk of Abraham Lincoln and his inspiration of courage, prayer, and devotion to causes greater than oneself. Refers to communist countries as "slave states" and communism as slavery. Abstract Label reads "Bement Centennial Conference 1955. Senator Wiley, Speaker." (Alexander Wiley, Wisconsin) This is part 1 of 4, followed by 1477A. First tape of the Bement Centennial Conference which spans many item numbers and includes different speakers. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Very noisy recording - hum, static, loud rumbling, buzz. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 20th Century Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Wiley, Alexander Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T12:53:13-06:00 2009-12-26T12:53:13-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1476A_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3951803 16:28 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1476A_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T12:54:55-06:00 2009-12-26T12:54:55-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1476A_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 11854888 16:28 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1476A_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1476B Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1476B University of Illinois Archives Clip Program United States Illinois Public Media Soviet Union Illinois Public Media Japan Illinois Public Media Communism Illinois Public Media Capitalism Illinois Public Media Lincoln, Abraham Illinois Public Media Nuclear War Illinois Public Media Eisehower, Dwight Illinois Public Media Local Events American Archive Program "Local Events" List Part 3 of the Bement Centennial Conference. Senator Alexander Wiley, Republican of Wisconsin, speaks of the hope that capitalist countries need to provide other countries as a bulwark against communism. Discusses threat to the midwest from Soviet missiles, justifying expansion of the defense budget. Abstract This is part 3 of 4. Label reads "Bement Centennial Conference 1955. Senator Wiley, Speaker." Follows 1476A and 1477A. Listing Services Noisy recording. Noise at ~9:20. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 20th Century Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Wiley, Alexander Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T12:56:02-06:00 2009-12-26T12:56:02-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1476B_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3640946 15:10 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1476B_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T12:57:44-06:00 2009-12-26T12:57:44-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1476B_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 10922317 15:10 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1476B_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1477A Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1477A University of Illinois Archives Clip Program United States Illinois Public Media Soviet Union Illinois Public Media Communism Illinois Public Media Eastern Europe Illinois Public Media Japan Illinois Public Media World War II Illinois Public Media Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories Part two of Bement Centennial Conference, with the speaker Senator Alexander Wiley, Republican of Wisconsin. Discusses having to co-exist with the Soviet Union because of the threat of a third World War. Talks of the Marshall Plan and other US efforts to rebuild Europe and Japan after World War II. Abstract Label reads "Bement Centennial Conference 1955. Senator Wiley, Speaker." This is part 2 of 4. Follows 1476A, precedes 1476B. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Noisy still, but better than parts 1&3. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 20th Century Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Wiley, Alexander Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T12:58:09-06:00 2009-12-26T12:58:09-06:00 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1477A_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3459134 14:25 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1477A_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T12:59:44-06:00 2009-12-26T12:59:44-06:00 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1477A_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 10376880 14:25 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1477A_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1477B Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1477B University of Illinois Archives Clip Program United States Illinois Public Media Soviet Union Illinois Public Media Communism Illinois Public Media Capitalism Illinois Public Media Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories Continuation of Bement Centennial Conference with Senator Alexander Wiley, Republican of Wisconsin. Begins with a moderated Q&A with questions focused primarily on the threat of communism, a question about foreign aid and assistance, stating that foreign assistance is an investment in American security. Abstract Part 4 of 4, following 1476A, 1477A, and 1476B, of Senator Wiley, R-Wis. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Wind noise and people in background. Label reads "Bement Centennial Conference 1955. Introduction by Eddy Glennon, Charles Schuman, Speaker," but this is incorrect. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 20th Century Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Wiley, Alexander Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T13:00:01-06:00 2009-12-26T13:00:01-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1477B_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 2921952 12:10 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1477B_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T13:01:35-06:00 2009-12-26T13:01:35-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1477B_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 8765334 12:10 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1477B_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1478A Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1478A University of Illinois Archives Clip Program Agriculture Illinois Public Media Lincoln, Abraham Illinois Public Media US Civil War Illinois Public Media Communism Illinois Public Media Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories Charles Schuman, a native of Sullivan, IL, graduate of the University of Illinois, and the President of the American Farm Bureau Federation, speaks on the role of agriculture in the promotion of freedom. Contrasts America with socialist and communist nations. Abstract Label reads "Bement Centennial Conference 1955. Introduction by Eddy Glennon, Charles Schuman, Speaker." This is part 1 of 3, followed by 1479A. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Wind noise and people in background. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 20th Century Temporal United States Spatial General E WILL-AM Production Unit Glennon, Eddy Host Schuman, Charles Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T13:03:08-06:00 2009-12-26T13:03:08-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1478A_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 11221367 15:35 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1478A_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T13:03:31-06:00 2009-12-26T13:03:31-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1478A_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3740629 15:35 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1478A_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1478B Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1478B University of Illinois Archives Clip Program Agriculture Illinois Public Media Communism Illinois Public Media Capitalism Illinois Public Media Christianity Illinois Public Media Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories Charles Schuman, a native of Sullivan, IL, graduate of the University of Illinois, and the President of the American Farm Bureau Federation, speaks on the role of agriculture in the promotion of freedom. Contrasts America with socialist and communist nations. Speaks out against crop price supports as a trade-off between more regulation and more state power. Calls socialist countries "slave states." Says that dependence on government for what had been the responsibility of an individual is a step toward socialism and Godlessness. Abstract Part 3 of 3, preceded by 1479A. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Subject is so close to microphone - distorts at times - recorded level is very high. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 20th Century Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Schuman, Charles Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T13:04:37-06:00 2009-12-26T13:04:37-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1478B_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 2054268 8:33 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1478B_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T13:05:09-06:00 2009-12-26T13:05:09-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1478B_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 6162284 8:33 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1478B_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1479A Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1479A University of Illinois Archives Clip Program Agriculture Illinois Public Media Communism Illinois Public Media Regulation Illinois Public Media Capitalism Illinois Public Media Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories Charles Schuman, a native of Sullivan, IL, graduate of the University of Illinois, and the President of the American Farm Bureau Federation, speaks on the role of agriculture in the promotion of freedom. Contrasts America with socialist and communist nations. Speaks out against crop price supports as a trade-off between more regulation and more state power. Calls socialist countries "slave states." Abstract Label reads "Bement Centennial Conference 1955. Charles Schuman, Speaker." This is part 2 of 3, following 1478A and preceding 1478B. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections There's a pause approx. 3/4 into recording. Wind noise and people in background. Subject is so close to microphone - distorts at times - recorded level is very high. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 20th Century Temporal United States Spatial General E WILL-AM Production Unit Schuman, Charles Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-22T13:06:19-06:00 2009-12-26T13:06:19-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1479A_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3641991 15:10 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1479A_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T13:07:04-06:00 2009-12-26T13:07:04-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1479A_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 10925452 15:10 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1479A_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1479B Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1479B University of Illinois Archives Clip Program Communism Illinois Public Media Soviet Union Illinois Public Media United States Illinois Public Media Capitalism Illinois Public Media United Nations Illinois Public Media Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories Wendell Wilkie, Jr., refers to socialist countries as "slave states," in contrast to what he calls the free nation of the United States. Feels the threat of communism is great partially because communications and transportation has made the world "a smaller place" than it had been in the past. Also says he feels that trade might help the cause of capitalism. Abstract This is part 2 of 3. Label reads "Bement Centennial Conference 1955. Speech by Wendell Wilkie, Jr." Preceded by 1480A, followed by 1480B Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Recording had loud hum. Subject is so close to microphone - distorts at times - recorded level is very high. Tape ends just as Q&A begins. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 20th Century Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Wilkie, Jr., Wendell Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T13:10:19-06:00 2009-12-26T13:10:19-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1479B_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3398739 14:10 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1479B_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T13:11:48-06:00 2009-12-26T13:11:48-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1479B_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 10195695 14:10 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1479B_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1480A Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1480A University of Illinois Archives Clip Program United States Illinois Public Media Soviet Union Illinois Public Media Communism Illinois Public Media Capitalism Illinois Public Media Lincoln, Abraham Illinois Public Media Brown v. Board of Education Illinois Public Media McCarthy, Sen. Joseph Illinois Public Media Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Wendell Willkie, Jr., discusses the Civil War and the era of Lincoln in comparison to the 1950s and compares the slavery of the pre-Civil War South to what he calls "slavery" under communism. Willkie refers to socialist countries as "slave states," in contrast to what he calls the free nation of the United States. Feels the threat of communism is great partially because communications and transportation has made the world "a smaller place" than it had been in the past. Says the Brown v. Board of Education decision and the censuring of Joseph McCarthy would be looked back upon as historic events. Abstract This is part 1 of 3. Label reads "Bement Centennial Conference 1955. Speech by Wendell Willkie, Jr." Followed by 1479A Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Recording had loud hum. Subject is so close to microphone - distorts at times - recorded level is very high. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 20th Century Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Willkie, Jr., Wendell Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T13:38:01-06:00 2009-12-26T13:38:01-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1480A_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 4061622 16:55 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1480A_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T13:39:36-06:00 2009-12-26T13:39:36-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1480A_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 12184345 16:55 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1480A_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1480B Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1480B University of Illinois Archives Clip Program United States Illinois Public Media Soviet Union Illinois Public Media Communism Illinois Public Media Capitalism Illinois Public Media Eastern Europe Illinois Public Media McCarthy, Sen. Joseph Illinois Public Media Disarmament Illinois Public Media International Trade Illinois Public Media United States State Department Illinois Public Media India Illinois Public Media Nehru, Jawaharlal Illinois Public Media Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories Wendell Willkie at the 1955 Bement Centennial Conference. Discusses the threat of communism but also the threat of censorship by the likes of Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Also says that international trade can help spread capitalism and calls disarmament a worthy goal of US foreign policy. Most of this segment is made up of a moderated Q&A session, continued from part 2. Abstract Part 3 of Bement Conference talk by Wendell Willkie, Jr. Preceded by Part 1, 1480A, and Part 2, 1479B. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Subject is so close to microphone - distorts to unintelligibility at times - recorded level is very high. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 20th Century Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Willkie, Jr., Wendell Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T13:41:59-06:00 2009-12-26T13:41:59-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1480B_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 4116584 17:09 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1480B_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T13:43:33-06:00 2009-12-26T13:43:33-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1480B_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 12349230 17:09 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1480B_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1481A Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1481A University of Illinois Archives Clip Program Lincoln, Abraham Illinois Public Media Sandburg, Carl Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media United States Constitution Illinois Public Media US Civil War Illinois Public Media Emancipation Proclamation Illinois Public Media Slavery Illinois Public Media Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Carl Sandburg speaking in 1955 on Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln's legacy since his life and his lasting influence. Discusses his presidency, his role in the Civil War, and the Emancipation Proclamation. Abstract Label reads "Bement Centennial Lecture 1955. Carl Sandburg, Speaker." This is part 1 of 4, followed by 1482A. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Talk Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 19th Century Temporal United States Spatial General E WILL-AM Production Unit Sandburg, Carl Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T13:40:05-06:00 2009-12-26T13:40:05-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1481A_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 2946925 12:17 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1481A_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T13:41:43-06:00 2009-12-26T13:41:43-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1481A_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 8840253 12:17 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1481A_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1481B Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1481B Courtesy University of Illinois Archives Clip Program Lincoln, Abraham Illinois Public Media Sandburg, Carl Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media United States Constitution Illinois Public Media US Civil War Illinois Public Media Emancipation Proclamation Illinois Public Media Slavery Illinois Public Media United States Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories Carl Sandburg speaking in 1955 on Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln's legacy since his life and his lasting influence. Discusses his presidency, his role in the Civil War, and the Emancipation Proclamation. Talks of Lincoln's speaking and writing style, the myth of Lincoln as it relates to the myth of America. Abstract Label reads "Bement Centennial Lecture 1955. Carl Sandburg, Speaker." This is part 3 of 4, preceded by 1482A and followed by 1482B. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Applause at 10:00 is very loud. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 19th Century Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Sandburg, Carl Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T13:44:05-06:00 2009-12-26T13:44:05-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1481B_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 2934386 12:13 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1481B_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T13:45:35-06:00 2009-12-26T13:45:35-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1481B_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 8802637 12:14 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1481B_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1482A Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1482A University of Illinois Archives Clip Program Lincoln, Abraham Illinois Public Media Sandburg, Carl Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media United States Constitution Illinois Public Media US Civil War Illinois Public Media Emancipation Proclamation Illinois Public Media Slavery Illinois Public Media James, Henry Illinois Public Media Twain, Mark Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories Carl Sandburg speaking in 1955 on Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln's legacy since his life and his lasting influence. Discusses his presidency, his role in the Civil War, and the Emancipation Proclamation. Talks of Lincoln's speaking and writing style. Abstract Label reads "Bement Centennial Lecture 1955. Carl Sandburg, Speaker." This is part 2 of 4. Preceded by 1481A, followed by 1481B. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Talk Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial United States Spatial 19th Century Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Sandburg, Carl Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T13:48:35-06:00 2009-12-26T13:48:35-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1482A_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3187147 13:17 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1482A_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T13:49:13-06:00 2009-12-26T13:49:13-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1482A_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 9560919 13:17 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1482A_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1482B Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1482B University of Illinois Archives Clip Program Lincoln, Abraham Illinois Public Media Sandburg, Carl Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media US Civil War Illinois Public Media Emancipation Proclamation Illinois Public Media Slavery Illinois Public Media Folk Music Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories Last part of a Carl Sandburg talk from 1955 on Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln's legacy and influence. This part consists of Sandburg singing folk songs, with discussion of the songs in between. Abstract Label reads "Bement Centennial Lecture 1955. Carl Sandburg, Speaker." This is part 4 of 4, following 1481B. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Audio cuts in and out during applause at ~8:50-9:20. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 19th Century Temporal United States Spatial General E WILL-AM Production Unit Sandburg, Carl Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T13:51:22-06:00 2009-12-26T13:51:22-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1482B_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 10552737 14:39 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1482B_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T13:51:43-06:00 2009-12-26T13:51:43-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1482B_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3517753 14:39 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1482B_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_156T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 156 University of Illinois Archives Program Program Compensatory Education Illinois Public Media DuBois, W.E.B. Illinois Public Media School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Psychology Illinois Public Media Religion Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Education Illinois Public Media Employment Illinois Public Media Technology Illinois Public Media Psychology professor Edmund Gordon of Yeshiva University talks about equal opportunities for education during a speech at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He describes how educability and education have changed over the years thanks to various factors such as commerce, religion and technology. Gordon says problems with maintaining social equality in the classroom were more widely discussed with “separate schools.” Yet, he says academic problems have risen with integrated education. Gordon describes how schools and communities can help narrow the achievement gap of students from various racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media United States of America Spatial 1967 Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Gordon, Edmund Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_156T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 44212139 61:24 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_156T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_156T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 14737553 61:24 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_156T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1650A Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1650A University of Illinois Archives Clip African American Civil Rights American Archive Program "African American Civil Rights" List Marshall, Thurgood Illinois Public Media Media and Journalism Illinois Public Media Till, Emmitt Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Ku Klux Klan Illinois Public Media Segregation Illinois Public Media School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories Thurgood Marshall speaks of the status of the Civil Rights movement as of 1956. Events mentioned in the early part of the talk include the murder of Emmitt Till. Discusses the press coverage of events in the south by foreign press outlets and the idea of the "northern agitator." Abstract This is side 1 of 4. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 20th Century Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Marshall, Thurgood Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T13:52:59-06:00 2009-12-26T13:52:59-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1650A_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3063744 12:46 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1650A_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T13:54:30-06:00 2009-12-26T13:54:30-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1650A_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 9190712 12:46 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1650A_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1650B Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1650B University of Illinois Archives Clip African American Civil Rights American Archive Program "African American Civil Rights" List Marshall, Thurgood Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Lucy, Autherine Illinois Public Media University of Alabama Illinois Public Media Mississippi Illinois Public Media Voting Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Voting Rights" Categories School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories Thurgood Marshall speaks at the University of Illinois of the status of the Civil Rights movement as of 1956. Events mentioned in this part of the talk include the admission of Autherine Lucy to the University of Alabama. Discusses the idea that while the law cannot legislate away racism it also cannot Constitutionally protect segregation. Abstract This is side 3 of 4, following 1650A and 1651B Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 20th Century Temporal Southern United States Spatial General E WILL-AM Production Unit Marshall, Thurgood Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T13:56:15-06:00 2009-12-26T13:56:15-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1650B_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3533739 14:43 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1650B_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T13:57:51-06:00 2009-12-26T13:57:51-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1650B_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 10600697 14:43 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1650B_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1651A Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1651A University of Illinois Archives Clip African American Civil Rights American Archive Program "African American Civil Rights" List Marshall, Thurgood Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Mississippi Illinois Public Media Desegregation Illinois Public Media Lucy, Autherine Illinois Public Media University of Alabama Illinois Public Media White Supremacy Illinois Public Media School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories Thurgood Marshall speaks of the status of the Civil Rights movement as of 1956. Events mentioned in this part of the talk include attempts to legislate desegregation in Mississippi and the social, legal and financial blockades that opponents put in place. Also discusses the white response to the admission of Autherine Lucy to the University of Alabama. Abstract This is side 2 of 4. Stops abruptly while he is still speaking. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 20th Century Temporal Southern United States Spatial Mississipppi Spatial General E WILL-AM Production Unit Marshall, Thurgood Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T13:57:47-06:00 2009-12-26T13:57:47-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1651A_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3745018 15:36 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T11:46:47-06:00 illinoisbroadcastarchives_1651A_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T13:58:23-06:00 2009-12-26T13:58:23-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1651A_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 11234532 15:36 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T11:46:23-06:00 illinoisbroadcastarchives_1651A_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_1651B Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 1651B University of Illinois Archives Clip African American Civil Rights American Archive Program "African American Civil Rights" List Marshall, Thurgood Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media Desegregation Illinois Public Media Till, Emmitt Illinois Public Media United States Constitution Illinois Public Media White Supremacy Illinois Public Media United States Supreme Court Illinois Public Media School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories Thurgood Marshall speaks of the status of the Civil Rights movement as of 1956. Discussed in this part of the talk are relatively unpublicized instances of segregation in Illinois and the notion that discrimination is not solely relegated to the south. Marshall says that actions to end segregation need to be promoted everywhere in the United States and that the focus on the south negates de facto segregation in all parts of the country. Abstract This is side 4 of 4, following 1650A, 1651A and 1650B. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 20th Century Temporal Southern United States Spatial Mississipppi Spatial Illinois Spatial General E WILL-AM Production Unit Marshall, Thurgood Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T13:59:07-06:00 2009-12-26T13:59:07-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1651B_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 5358862 7:27 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1651B_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T13:59:34-06:00 2009-12-26T13:59:34-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_1651B_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 1786461 7:27 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_1651B_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_181T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 181 University of Illinois Archives Program Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Women’s Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Women’s Rights" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights " Categories Employment Illinois Public Media As part of a symposium at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Paul A. Miller, Assistant Secretary for Education during the Lyndon Johnson administration, talks about the domestic and occupational stresses put on women. He says governmental policies have helped reduce these pressures by broadening the range of professional options for women. Yet, Miller says society is still hurting by the prevalent belief that women who work are “sure to compromise their own femininity.” Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media United States of America Spatial 1967 Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Miller, Paul A. Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_181T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 15428022 64:17 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_181T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_181T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 46283545 64:17 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_181T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_182T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 182 University of Illinois Archives Program Economic Justice American Archive Program "Economic Justice" List Women's Rights American Archive Program "Women's Rights" List Equal Rights American Archive Program "Equal Rights " List Employment Illinois Public Media As part of a symposium at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Paul A. Miller, Assistant Secretary for Education during the Lyndon Johnson administration, talks about the domestic and occupational stresses put on women. Miller credits women for being a positive influence on his life. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media United States of America Spatial 1967 Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Miller, Paul A. Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_182T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 1651460 6:53 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_182T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_182T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 4953860 6:53 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_182T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_186T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 186 University of Illinois Archives Program Series African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Court Rulings American Archive Civil Rights "Court Rulings" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories Jim Crow laws Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Court Rulings American Archive Civil Rights "Court Rulings " Categories Politics Illinois Public Media Land grant Illinois Public Media Lincoln, Abraham Illinois Public Media Illinois History Illinois Public Media Slavery Illinois Public Media Douglas, Steven A. Illinois Public Media Dred Scott Illinois Public Media Plessy v. Ferguson Illinois Public Media Education Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Segregation Illinois Public Media Brown v. Board of Education Illinois Public Media During a visit to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Louis H. Pollack, dean of the Yale Law School, tries to make the case on why it is important in a democracy for academic communities to be socially and politically neutral. Pollack points to several U.S. Supreme Court cases in which “separate, but equal" started to fall apart. He also discusses how the court's definitions governing the political community have strengthened the academic community. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 1958-1967 Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Pollack, Louis H. Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. audio/wav http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_186T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 7599751 31:40 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_186T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign audio/wav http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_186T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 22798732 31:40 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_186T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_187T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 187 University of Illinois Archives Program Series African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Court Rulings American Archive Civil Rights "Court Rulings" Categories Jim Crow laws Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories King Jr., Martin Luther Illinois Public Media DuBois, W.E.B. Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories World War 2 Illinois Public Media Sit-ins Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement " Categories Urbana Illinois Public Media Champaign Illinois Public Media Public education Illinois Public Media Education Illinois Public Media During a visit to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Louis H. Pollack, dean of the Yale Law School, tries to make the case on why it is important in a democracy for academic communities to be socially and politically neutral. He criticizes how the University of Illinois Board of Trustees handled the question of whether the local chapter of the DuBois Club should be considered a recognized student group. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media University of Illinois Spatial 1967 Temporal General E Pollack, Louis H. Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. audio/wav http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_187T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 2402219 10:00 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_187T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_187T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 7206137 10:00 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_187T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_207T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 207 University of Illinois Archives Program Vietnam War Illinois Public Media Imperialism Illinois Public Media Communism Illinois Public Media Poverty Illinois Public Media Civil Rights Act of 1964 Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Nixon, Richard Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Health care Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock shares his views on issues ranging from war, racial discrimination and poverty. He says the Vietnam War is a violation of international law, and is simply another example of America's imperialistic tendencies. On the issue of racial discrimination, Spock criticizes the notion that people who are discriminated against should be justly to their oppressors. Finally, he says the federal government should provide more assistance to people struggling with health coverage, poverty and education. Spock concludes by taking questions from the audience. Abstract The Q&A session cuts off shortly after the first question from an audience member. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media Talk Illinois Public Media 1968 Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Spock, Benjamin Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T16:07:18-06:00 2009-12-22T16:07:18-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_207T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 10108133 42:07 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_207T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T16:09:27-06:00 2009-12-22T16:09:27-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_207T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 30323878 42:07 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_207T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_208T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 208 University of Illinois Archives Program Series Vietnam Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Poverty Illinois Public Media Communism Illinois Public Media Marxism Illinois Public Media Guerrilla warfare Illinois Public Media Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Vietnam War Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ithiel De Sola Pool, head of the political science department at MIT, talks about the history of widespread violence in village societies. He points to land disputes, political divisions and differences in the caste system as a few of the reasons for major conflicts. Even though guerilla movements can unite peasants, Pool questions their appeal since it is the peasants who usually lose their lives. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1968 Temporal Vietnam Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Pool, Ithiel De Sola Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T17:15:31-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_208T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 15567829 64:52 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_208T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T17:16:19-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_208T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 46702967 64:52 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_208T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_211T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 211 University of Illinois Archives Program Series African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories DuBois, W.E.B. Illinois Public Media NAACP Illinois Public Media National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Illinois Public Media Negro protest movement Illinois Public Media Brown v. Board of Education Illinois Public Media Washington, Booker T. Illinois Public Media Villard, Oswald Garrison Illinois Public Media Fanon, Franz Illinois Public Media Lynching Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Court Rulings American Archive Civil Rights "Court Rulings" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Mass Protest American Archive Civil Rights "Mass Protest" Categories White Resistance American Archive Civil Rights "White Resistance" Categories Legislation American Archive Civil Rights "Legislation" Categories Civil Rights Illinois Public Media Illinois History Illinois Public Media During the final session of the 3rd Annual Afro-American History Conference at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Robert Zangrando of the American Historical Association reads his paper about how the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) influenced the Negro protest movement. As a response to the 1908 Springfield, IL race riots, the NAACP was established. The group’s founders were of various racial and socioeconomic statuses, which Zangrando explains is a valid reflection of the progressive era. He details some of the organization’s most notable victories such as housing rights, anti-lynching legislation and integration in the classroom. Zangrando says the NAACP mounted one of the most successful protest movements in the country while following the guidelines of community action “dominated by the white majority.” However, he says many black militants during the 1960s shifted away from the diplomatic teachings of W.E.B. DuBois and focused their attention on Franz Fanon, a social scientist with a more violent tone. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1890s-1960s Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Zangrado, Robert L. Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T17:23:24-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_211T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 13843852 57:41 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_211T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T17:24:08-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_211T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 41531035 57:41 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_211T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_214T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 214 University of Illinois Archives Program Vietnam War Illinois Public Media Media Illinois Public Media Journalism Illinois Public Media Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events " Categories Vietnam Illinois Public Media Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gene Graham speaks at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign about the media coverage during wartime. He says television, with its emotional impact, has given rise to the age of demonstrations. While Graham credits television news for garnering more of an interest in the Vietnam War, he says its coverage has been poor because facts are often distorted for entertainment value. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media United States of America Spatial 1960s Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Graham, Gene Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T14:48:37-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_214T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 9341491 38:55 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_214T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T14:51:55-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_214T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 28023953 38:55 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_214T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_215T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 215 University of Illinois Archives Program Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Urban slums Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Education Illinois Public Media Norton Long, a political science professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, talks about the transition of going from a society with civil unrest and violence to one with peace and order. He says the forces that are meant to keep people “from letting loose” in a society, like in the black community, can be disruptive and oppressive. In order to successfully govern, leaders need support from many groups. “Anybody who wants order in the United States must want effective organization and power for blacks in the United States,” he says. To prevent the escalation of violence, he says it is also up to educators to give people a sense of purpose. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1968 Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Long, Norton Lecturer Ferber, Mary Ann Moderator Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T14:13:12-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_215T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 8920606 37:10 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_215T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T14:14:54-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_215T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 26761298 37:10 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_215T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_216T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 216 University of Illinois Archives Program Series African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Workers Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Workers Rights" Categories White Resistance American Archive Civil Rights "White Resistance" Categories Slavery Illinois Public Media Urban slums Illinois Public Media Nixon, Richard Illinois Public Media Vietnam War Illinois Public Media Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest " Categories Black Nationalism Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, playwright and novelist James Baldwin discusses how in America, law and order only applies to people with power. He says whites expect blacks to sacrifice so much, like going to war, but show little in return. “You bring him back and pat him on the head, put him back in the ghetto and say, ‘Be nice. It’ll be better tomorrow,’” Baldwin declares. “Whose tomorrow? And for how long?” It is up to black people, he concludes, to stand up against oppression. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1969 Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Baldwin, James Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T14:17:17-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_216T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 26533406 36:51 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_216T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T14:17:41-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_216T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 8844642 36:51 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_216T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_217T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 217 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories White Resistance American Archive Civil Rights "White Resistance" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories New York City Illinois Public Media Media Illinois Public Media Journalism Illinois Public Media Employment Illinois Public Media Art Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Boston Illinois Public Media Television producer Wardell Gaynor speaks at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign about why it is necessary for the black artist to be an activist. He says success does not guarantee absolute freedom. After his speech, Gaynor appears on the WILL Radio program, Open End. He talks with student Joseph Tankiesling, author Ellis Pekay and art professor John Schuller. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media Interview Illinois Public Media 1969 Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Gaynor , Wardell Interviewee Schuller, John Interviewer Pekay , Ellis Interviewer Tankiesling, Joseph Interviewer Gaynor , Wardell Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T14:23:16-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_217T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 11496907 47:54 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_217T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T14:24:29-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_217T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 34490199 47:54 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_217T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_218T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 218 University of Illinois Archives Program McKay, Claude Illinois Public Media Robeson, Paul Illinois Public Media Harlem Renaissance Illinois Public Media Cook County Illinois Public Media Music Illinois Public Media NAACP Illinois Public Media Poetry Illinois Public Media Cook County Illinois Public Media National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Slavery Illinois Public Media Jazz Illinois Public Media Blues Illinois Public Media Basie, Count Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement" Categories DuBois, W.E.B. Illinois Public Media Black studies Illinois Public Media Negro folk-songs Illinois Public Media Spirituals Illinois Public Media Hughes, Langston Illinois Public Media Chesnutt, Charles Illinois Public Media During a speech on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, civil rights activist Beatrice Young argues that the cultural contributions of African Americans should be taught in the classroom. Young says the public needs new insight into the conditions of slavery, and suggests that an ideal course must be based in the slave era from the perspective of the enslaved. Young adds that another major point in the cultural history of blacks is the migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North. She also provides an overview of some of the major cultural contributions by African American artists. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1900s-1960s Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Young, Beatrice Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T14:25:59-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_218T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 10595891 44:09 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_218T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T14:27:39-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_218T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Master) MPEG Audio MP3 31787153 44:09 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_218T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_219T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 219 University of Illinois Archives Program Program Housing Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Voting Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Voting Rights" Categories African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement" Categories Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Education Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S. Senator Charles Percy (R-IL) talks about efforts to improve his state’s schools. Percy says he wants to see more federal revenue streams going towards Illinois’ schools. He adds that on the issue of student unrest, educators should take more time to listen to the concerns of students. Then, Columbia University professor Michael J. Severn then points to some of the problems with the county’s higher education system. He says students are often disappointed with the quality of the course material and instructors. Severn says universities need to stop thinking of students as customers, and start giving them more of a voice in the daily affairs impacting the campus. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media United States of America Spatial 1960s Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Percy, Charles Lecturer Severn , Michael J. Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T14:28:58-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_219T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 14630974 60:58 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_219T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T14:29:36-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_219T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 43892400 60:58 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_219T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_220T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 220 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement" Categories White Resistance American Archive Civil Rights "White Resistance" Categories Public Education Illinois Public Media Poetry Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media DuBois, W.E.B. Illinois Public Media Dunbar, Paul Laurence Illinois Public Media Black studies Illinois Public Media Black Nationalism Illinois Public Media Literature Illinois Public Media Art Illinois Public Media Harlem Renaissance Illinois Public Media Hughes, Langston Illinois Public Media Slavery Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Black studies Illinois Public Media Literary editor Hoyt Fuller talks about the status of black literature in America during a speech on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He says there is a revolution among black writers who are straying away from traditional Western literature, and dispelling images and myths degrading to black people. Then, scholar Harold Cruse says modern black writers need a strong perspective of their “cultural ingredients” because they are “known to be very expressive on all levels of creativity.” To better equip students with the ability to synthesize past events and make them relevant today, Cruse proposes a black studies program where the works by older black writers are compared with contemporary ones. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1920s-1960s Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Fuller, Hoyt Lecturer Cruse, Harold Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T14:30:00-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_220T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 18606393 77:31 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_220T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T14:31:31-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_220T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound - MPEG Audio MP3 55818657 77:32 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_220T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_225T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 225 University of Illinois Archives Program Protest Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Judicial System Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media Vietnam War Illinois Public Media Chicago Illinois Public Media SNCC Illinois Public Media Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Women’s Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Women’s Rights" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Court Rulings American Archive Civil Rights "Court Rulings" Categories Chicago Illinois Public Media 1968 Democratic National Convention Illinois Public Media Nixon, Richard Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, activist John Froines and attorney William Kunstler talk abut the infamous “Chicago Seven” case in which several defendants, including Froines, were put on trial for inciting a violent riot during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Kunstler successfully defended the protesters who were put on trial. Kunstler says in the midst of a social revolution, “there is apparently not going to be an ear to listen to protest, or if the ear is listening it is an ear which is clogged.” He encourages people to take their protest to another level if no one is listening. Abstract Contains language some may consider obscene Content Flags Speech Illinois Public Media 1968-1970 Temporal Chicago, IL Spatial Adult E WILL Radio Production Unit Kunstler, William Lecturer Froines , John Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T16:14:24-06:00 2009-12-22T16:14:24-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_225T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 70522252 97:57 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_225T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T16:14:44-06:00 2009-12-22T16:14:44-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_225T_32Kbit.mp3 Moving Image Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 23507591 97:57 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_225T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_234T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 234 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Court Rulings American Archive Civil Rights "Court Rulings" Categories Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Workers Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Workers Rights" Categories ACLU Illinois Public Media American Civil Liberties Union Illinois Public Media Chicago Illinois Public Media Cook County Illinois Public Media Employment Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media Judicial System Illinois Public Media Housing Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media NAACP Illinois Public Media National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Plessy v. Ferguson Illinois Public Media Dred Scott Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Welfare Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, William Robinson, former director of the Cook County Department of Public Aid, talks about how the law has let poor people down. Past court rulings have kept the nation's caste/class system alive, and he says the poor have traditionally viewed the justice system as uncongenial to their interests. Yet, Robinson concludes there is an emerging trust in the law to extend economic and civil rights to the disadvantaged. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1960s Temporal Cook County, Illinois Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Robinson, William H. Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T14:32:25-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_234T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 26190784 36:23 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_234T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T14:32:44-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_234T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 8730435 36:23 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_234T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_235T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 235 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Negro protest movement Illinois Public Media Black studies Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Illinois Public Media SNCC Illinois Public Media Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Mass Protest American Archive Civil Rights "Mass Protest" Categories Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Black Nationalism Illinois Public Media Civil rights Illinois Public Media Public education Illinois Public Media Education Illinois Public Media Protest Illinois Public Media Black identity Illinois Public Media During a visit to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, author Julius Lester says until there is a definition of what "blackness" means, there will be a “vacuum of leadership” in the black movement. He says more should be expected from the movement's leaders beyond the impassioned and fiery rhetoric. “We feel the same vibrations, but social movements don’t move on vibrations,” Lester states. “Social movements move by hard work toward very clear, very well-defined goals.” At the university level, Lester says black studies programs should prepare students to use the knowledge they gain in the classroom to strengthen the push for civil rights. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media United States of America Spatial 1960s Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Lester, Julius Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T14:34:24-06:00 audio/wav http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_235T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 14760750 61:30 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_235T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T14:35:02-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_235T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 44281729 61:30 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_235T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_246T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 246 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Mass Protest American Archive Civil Rights "Mass Protest" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Dunbar, Paul Laurence Illinois Public Media DuBois, W.E.B. Illinois Public Media Art Illinois Public Media Harlem Renaissance Illinois Public Media Black dialect Illinois Public Media Black language Illinois Public Media Black Nationalism Illinois Public Media National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Illinois Public Media NAACP Illinois Public Media Hughes, Langston Illinois Public Media Slavery Illinois Public Media Stereotyping Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Chesnutt, Charles Illinois Public Media Brown v. Board of Education Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Poetry Illinois Public Media Black identity Illinois Public Media Chicago Illinois Public Media At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, actress Val Gray Ward says the black activist has a creative and practical side, and she explains that blackness in an artist “will express itself consciously and unconsciously.” She encourages black artists to include themes in their work dealing with the black and white condition. “If the artist is to capture the critical movement among black people,” Ward says. “He must be apart of it.” She concludes that the black artist of the future will be a social, political and cultural figure basing all aspects of “his life into a perfect harmony.” Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1970s Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Ward, Val Gray Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T14:36:28-06:00 audio/wav http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_246T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 17578840 73:15 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_246T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T14:37:04-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_246T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 52735999 73:15 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_246T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_250T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 250 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories White Resistance American Archive Civil Rights "White Resistance" Categories Legislation American Archive Civil Rights "Legislation" Categories Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement" Categories Voting Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Voting Rights" Categories Voter registration Illinois Public Media Urban slums Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Kankakee Illinois Public Media Illinois Government Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media Cook County Illinois Public Media Chicago Illinois Public Media Bill of Rights Illinois Public Media American Civil Liberties Union Illinois Public Media ACLU Illinois Public Media Judicial System Illinois Public Media Judiciary Illinois Public Media Kermit Coleman, head of the ACLU's ghetto project in Chicago, talks on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign about how certain rights guaranteed to all Americans are limited in the black community. Some of these rights include letting non-violent groups assemble, casting an impartial jury during a trial and making voter registration accessible. He connects the plight facing the black community to the interpretation and enforcement of laws. After his speech, Coleman talks to law students David Addison and Doris Waylen on the WILL radio program, Open End. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media Interview Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 1960s-1970 Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Waylen , Waylen Interviewer Addison , David Interviewer Coleman, Kermit Lecturer Coleman, Kermit Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T14:38:18-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_250T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 24832104 103:28 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_250T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T14:38:59-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_250T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 74495790 103:28 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_250T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_255T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 255 University of Illinois Archives Program Series National Advisory Committee on Civil Disorders Illinois Public Media NAACP Illinois Public Media Vietnam War Illinois Public Media Jim Crow laws Illinois Public Media Lynching Illinois Public Media Media Illinois Public Media Negro protest movement Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Asian American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Asian American Civil Rights" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Mass Protest American Archive Civil Rights "Mass Protest" Categories White Resistance American Archive Civil Rights "White Resistance" Categories Equal rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal rights" Categories Racism Illinois Public Media Civil rights Illinois Public Media Slavery Illinois Public Media Black identity Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, economist Gunnar Myrdal, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for Economic Sciences, talks about some of the central problems involving race during the 20th century. He says the only thing wrong with black people is the racism that they have endured by white people. “The Negroes are just ordinary Americans, ordinary human beings," he says. Myrdal describes how he correctly predicted when Americans would see a decline in racism. He also explains how the civil rights movement became such a strong community force against white resistance. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1870s-1960s Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Myrdal, Gunnar Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T18:44:21-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_255T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 7726393 32:11 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_255T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T18:45:56-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_255T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 23178657 32:12 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_255T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_256T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 256 University of Illinois Archives Program Series African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Legislation American Archive Civil Rights "Legislation" Categories Workers Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Workers Rights" Categories Housing Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Taxation Illinois Public Media Urban slums Illinois Public Media Employment Illinois Public Media Workers Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Workers Rights " Categories Poverty Illinois Public Media Public Housing Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, economist Gunnar Myrdal, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for Economic Sciences, talks about some of the central problems involving race during the 20th century. Myrdal assesses the federal government's efforts to improve the economy, an issue he says impacts many African Americans. He says in order to reduce discrimination against black people, poverty and unemployment levels need to be lowered. After his speech, Myrdal takes questions from the audience. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media Talk Illinois Public Media 1960s Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Myrdal, Gunnar Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T18:46:30-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_256T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 23078033 32:03 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_256T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T18:46:53-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_256T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 7692851 32:03 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_256T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_257T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 257 University of Illinois Archives Program Series African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Sweden Illinois Public Media Europe Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Immigration Illinois Public Media Workers Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Workers Rights" Categories Education Illinois Public Media Employment Illinois Public Media Workers Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Workers Rights " Categories On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, economist Gunnar Myrdal, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for Economic Sciences, continues to take questions from the audience. He is talking about some of the central problems involving race in America during the twentieth century. He says people who are uneducated about a society’s language and culture are more likely to struggle in that region's labor market. Abstract Talk Illinois Public Media 1940s-1960s Temporal United States of America Spatial Sweden Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Myrdal, Gunnar Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T18:47:05-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_257T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 1741217 7:15 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_257T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T19:04:55-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_257T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 5223130 7:15 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_257T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_2596A Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 2596A University of Illinois Archives Clip African American Civil Rights American Archive Program "African American Civil Rights" List Southern United States Illinois Public Media Segregation Illinois Public Media Media and Journalism Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Discussion about race relations in the south toward the end of the 1940s. Carter, a native of Louisiana, says that there is not one single south, and that to call it so is an over-simplification. Carter looks at progress made by blacks in the south and calls it a place of contradictions but also of hope. Abstract This is side 1 of 4, preceding items 2597A, 2596B and 2597B. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections There is a skip approx. 09:20 into this side. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media Southern United States Spatial 20th Century Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Carter, Hodding Lecturer Griffiths, Coleman Host Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T14:02:31-06:00 2009-12-26T14:02:31-06:00 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_2596A_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 10840815 15:03 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_2596A_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T14:02:53-06:00 2009-12-26T14:02:53-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_2596A_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3613779 15:03 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_2596A_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_2596B Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 2596B University of Illinois Archives Clip African American Civil Rights American Archive Program "African American Civil Rights" List Southern United States Illinois Public Media Segregation Illinois Public Media Media and Journalism Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Program "Economic Justice" List Discussion about race relations in the south toward the end of the 1940s. Carter, a native of the Louisiana, says that there is not one single south, and that to call it so is an over-simplification. Carter looks at progress made by blacks in the south and calls it a place of contradictions but also of hope. Carter questions actual civil rights legislation and says that economic and social plans need to be made that would eradicate the root causes of racism rather than forcing desegregation on the south. Makes a case that there is a background to Southern history that needs to be considered before any real change can take place. Abstract This is side 3 of 4, following 2596A and 2597A Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media Southern United States Spatial 20th Century Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Carter, Hodding Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T14:03:05-06:00 2009-12-26T14:03:05-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_2596B_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3888169 16:12 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_2596B_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T14:04:43-06:00 2009-12-26T14:04:43-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_2596B_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 11663986 16:12 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_2596B_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_2597A Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 2597A University of Illinois Archives Clip African American Civil Rights American Archive Program "African American Civil Rights" List Southern United States Illinois Public Media Segregation Illinois Public Media Media and Journalism Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Program "Economic Justice" List Discussion about race relations in the south toward the end of the 1940s. Carter, a native of the Louisiana, says that there is not one single south, and that to call it so is an over-simplification. Carter looks at progress made by blacks in the south and calls it a place of contradictions but also of hope. Carter questions actual civil rights legislation and says that economic and social plans need to be made that would eradicate the root causes of racism rather than forcing desegregation on the south. Abstract This is side 2 of 4, following 2596A and preceding 2597A and 2597B. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Talk Illinois Public Media Southern United States Spatial 20th Century Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Carter, Hodding Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T14:04:17-06:00 2009-12-26T14:04:17-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_2597A_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3966745 16:32 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_2597A_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T14:05:49-06:00 2009-12-26T14:05:49-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_2597A_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 11899715 16:32 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_2597A_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_2597B Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 2597B University of Illinois Archives Clip African American Civil Rights American Archive Program "African American Civil Rights" List Southern United States Illinois Public Media Segregation Illinois Public Media Media and Journalism Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Program "Economic Justice" List Discussion about race relations in the south toward the end of the 1940s. Carter, a native of Louisiana, says that there is not one single south, and that to call it so is an over-simplification. Carter looks at progress made by blacks in the south and calls it a place of contradictions but also of hope. Carter questions actual civil rights legislation and says that economic and social plans need to be made that would eradicate the root causes of racism rather than forcing desegregation on the south. Makes a case that there is a background to Southern history that needs to be considered before any real change can take place. Also says that the "problem" of the south is that of the entire country. Abstract This is side 4 of 4, following 2596A, 2597A and 2596B. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Slight surface noise. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media Southern United States Spatial 20th Century Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Carter, Hodding Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T14:05:26-06:00 2009-12-26T14:05:26-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_2597B_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 1858873 7:45 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_2597B_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T14:06:58-06:00 2009-12-26T14:06:58-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_2597B_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 5576097 7:45 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_2597B_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_261T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 261 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Workers Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Workers Rights" Categories White Resistance American Archive Civil Rights "White Resistance" Categories School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Urban slums Illinois Public Media Taxation Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Land grant Illinois Public Media Employment Illinois Public Media Agricultural Markets Illinois Public Media Mississippi Illinois Public Media Robert G. Clark, who was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1968, speaks on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Clark proposes the development of an economic stabilization program to ease the financial burdens in urban slums across the country. He attributes his state’s critical poverty level to poor economic decisions with employment and education. “When we say the state of Mississippi, we think this applies to the South in general,” says Clarks. He explains that if the South’s economic conditions improve, then that will have a ripple effect across the nation. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1960s Temporal Mississippi Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Clark, Robert G. Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T19:02:53-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_261T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 13422758 55:56 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_261T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T19:03:37-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_261T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 40267754 55:56 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_261T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_263T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 263 University of Illinois Archives Program Court Rulings American Archive Civil Rights "Court Rulings" Categories Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Legislation American Archive Civil Rights "Legislation" Categories Urban slums Illinois Public Media Taxation Illinois Public Media Media Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Housing Illinois Public Media Chicago Illinois Public Media Public housing Illinois Public Media Protest Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, attorney Marshall Rattner provides an overview of cases involving oppression in the housing market. He says among the problems, the federal government creates a false market by not guaranteeing mortgages in “changing neighborhoods,” where many blacks live. This “black tax,” he says, makes housing more expensive. Rattner is challenging a statute that protects landlords from an array of tenant abuses, such as overcharging people for rent and giving tenants an inadequate notice prior to an eviction. He says he hopes reforms to these violations and others will give tenants more of a voice, possibly in the form of a coalition. After Rattner finishes his speech, he takes questions from the audience. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media Talk Illinois Public Media 1960s Temporal Chicago, Illinois Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Rattner, Marshall Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T18:49:08-06:00 audio/wav http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_263T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 13115140 54:39 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_263T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T18:56:04-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_263T_96Kbit.mp3 Moving Image Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 39344900 54:39 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_263T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_264T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 264 University of Illinois Archives Program Workers Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Workers Rights" Categories School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Urban slums Illinois Public Media Taxation Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media NAACP Illinois Public Media National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Employment Illinois Public Media Affirmative Action Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Segregation Illinois Public Media Civil Rights Act of 1964 Illinois Public Media Civil Rights Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Columbia Law School professor Michael I. Sovern says twice as many blacks are unemployed in the United States compared to whites. While the law does offer protections against racially motivated hiring practices, Sovern says more could be done to provide blacks with the training they need to move up in the workforce. After his lecture, Sovern takes questions from the audience. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media Talk Illinois Public Media 1960s Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Sovern, Michael I. Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T19:05:24-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_264T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 12046523 50:12 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_264T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T19:06:54-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_264T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 36139048 50:12 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_264T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_267T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 267 University of Illinois Archives Program Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories White Resistance American Archive Civil Rights "White Resistance" Categories Welfare Illinois Public Media Vietnam War Illinois Public Media Stereotyping Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Nixon, Richard Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Black Nationalism Illinois Public Media Black studies Illinois Public Media Black identity Illinois Public Media Psychology Illinois Public Media During a visit to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, William Grier, who heads the psychiatry department at Meharry Medical College, talks about the black identity. He says black kids grow up with the notion that they are inferior to whites because of negative racial attitudes around them. Yet, if a child growing up with these values understands his or her importance in society, then Grier expresses hope that they will recognize the problems of race in America. “We’re determined to rid this nation of bigotry and racial hatred,” he says. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1970 Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Grier, William Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T19:07:14-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_267T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 12839183 53:30 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_267T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T19:08:50-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_267T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 38517027 53:30 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_267T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_269T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 269 University of Illinois Archives Program Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories DuBois, W.E.B. Illinois Public Media Black identity Illinois Public Media Black Nationalism Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Segregation Illinois Public Media Linguistics Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, P. Chike Onwuachi, director of the African-Caribbean Studies Center at Fisk University, talks about the black power movement and black identity. Contrary to what some people may think, he says black power does not represent violence or racism, but rather a form of self-defense and unity. He also objects to the term “Negro” because he says it carries a literal meaning of pure race and a symbolic one describing a dead person. There are very few pure-raced people, he says, and “we’re not dead.” He adds: “When we talk about our blackness, we’re talking about a new humanism.” Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1970 Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Onwuachi, P. Chike Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T19:12:21-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_269T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 16344815 68:06 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_269T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T19:13:55-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_269T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 49033925 68:06 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_269T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_273T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 273 University of Illinois Archives Program Series African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Black studies Illinois Public Media Hampton, Fred Illinois Public Media Black Nationalism Illinois Public Media Genocide Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Poverty Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Slavery Illinois Public Media Education Illinois Public Media Religion Illinois Public Media Chicago Illinois Public Media Charles G. Hurst, Jr., president of Malcolm X College in Chicago, speaks on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign about the task of educating America’s black people. He says it is a difficult task in part because of the belief that freedom can only be gained by prayer. “I think we know now that freedom is something that you don’t just get by praying,” he says. In order to eliminate racism, Hurst says all people need to be educated about the problems surrounding race, rather than rely on a select few enlightened individuals to change the world. After his speech, Hurst is interviewed on WILL Radio about what he thinks should be done to reform public education. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media Interview Illinois Public Media 1970 Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Hurst, Charles G. Lecturer Hurst, Charles G. Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T19:14:05-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_273T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 13669877 56:57 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_273T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T19:15:33-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_273T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 41009109 56:57 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_273T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_276T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 276 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Legislation American Archive Civil Rights "Legislation" Categories Workers Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Workers Rights" Categories Urban slums Illinois Public Media Segregation Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Housing Illinois Public Media Employment Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Public housing Illinois Public Media Protest Illinois Public Media Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement " Categories During a visit to the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Governor Otto Kerner (D-IL) talks about a federal report that looks at the causes of the 1967 race riots. The findings of the report were compiled by an 11-member commission chaired by Kerner. President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the commission. Kerner states the riots were not part of any organized plan, but grew from a mixture of racial and economic tensions from within the black community. He says many of those who participated in the demonstrations were young African Americans who were anxious to get the same opportunities as whites, like a proper education. Sticking to the status quo is not a solution, and he suggests several reforms to control the country’s widening racial gap. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1960s Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Kerner , Otto Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T19:16:55-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_276T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 16903627 70:26 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_276T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T19:17:34-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_276T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 50710359 70:26 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_276T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_277T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 277 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Workers Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Workers Rights" Categories Taxation Illinois Public Media 1968 Democratic National Convention Illinois Public Media Vietnam War Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media New York Illinois Public Media Los Angeles Illinois Public Media Nixon, Richard Illinois Public Media Voting Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Voting Rights" Categories Urban slums Illinois Public Media Media Illinois Public Media Chicago Illinois Public Media Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement" Categories On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty and New York Congressman Adam Clayton Powell address urban problems. On the issue of urban renewal projects, Yorty says he opposes measures that uproot people from their homes. He also talks about his efforts to integrate city government, and cautions people from looking down on law enforcement because of a few bad incidences of racial tension. Police training should go a step further, says Powell, by evaluating prospective officers on their abilities to work with people of various backgrounds. Powell also talks about the role of young people in organizing a coalition to bring forth many of the nation’s racial and social problems. “Black is not the color of your skin, but the way you think,” he says. Powell also addresses the financial strain that the Vietnam War is putting on the nation’s cities. After the debate, Yorty and Powell take questions from the audience. Abstract Contains language some may consider obscene. Content Flags Debate Illinois Public Media Talk Illinois Public Media 1960s Temporal Los Angeles Spatial New York Spatial Chicago Spatial Adult E WILL Radio Production Unit Yorty , Sam Lecturer Powell, Adam Clayton Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T16:34:15-06:00 2009-12-22T16:34:15-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_277T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 19272828 80:18 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_277T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T16:35:55-06:00 2009-12-22T16:35:55-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_277T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 57817964 80:18 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_277T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_279T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 279 University of Illinois Archives Program Series Hispanic American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Hispanic American Civil Rights" Categories Asian American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Asian American Civil Rights" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Workers Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Workers Rights" Categories Nixon, Richard Illinois Public Media Poverty Illinois Public Media California Illinois Public Media Chicago Illinois Public Media Native American Committee of Chicago Illinois Public Media Vietnam War Illinois Public Media Bureau of Indian Affairs Illinois Public Media Nixon, Richard Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Urban slums Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a panel comprising of three civil rights leaders discusses the environmental impacts facing African Americans, American Indians and Hispanic Americans. After the speakers finish, they take questions from the audience. Abstract Contains language some may consider obscene. Content Flags This entry was originally titled: 'Environment of Minority Groups: Environmental Hazards Experience by the United Farm Workers; and the Native American and Pollution, Edward Reddeck; Eliseo Medina, Eastern Coordinator of the United Farm Works, part of Environmental Crisis Week Program, April 22, 1970' This title noted only two speakers when there's actually three. I think the third speaker is Sydney Beane, a documentary filmmaker and American Indian civil rights activist, but I'm not 100% sure. The intro to his last name sounds like 'MEE-n' Also, I can't find any information on Edward Reddeck. Don't know if his named is spelled wrong, or if there is simply no information about him online. The audio doesn't include an intro for Mr. Reddeck. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Speech Illinois Public Media Talk Illinois Public Media 1970 Temporal United States of America Spatial Adult E WILL Radio Production Unit Reddeck, Edward Lecturer Medina, Eliseo Lecturer Beane, Sydney Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T16:37:16-06:00 2009-12-22T16:37:16-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_279T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 40734510 56:35 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_279T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T16:37:40-06:00 2009-12-22T16:37:40-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_279T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 13578344 56:34 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_279T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_285T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 285 University of Illinois Archives Segment Program Legislation American Archive Civil Rights "Legislation" Categories Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Welfare Illinois Public Media Urban slums Illinois Public Media Housing Illinois Public Media Nixon, Richard Illinois Public Media Employment Illinois Public Media Poverty Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Employment Illinois Public Media Public housing Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, political activist Michael Harrington argues that many people do not benefit from welfare because of the invasion of privacy that accompanies the federal assistance program. He says the lack of privacy has adverse effects on the mental and physical health of the poor. As a “moralistic society,” he says the poor are held to a higher standard when they try to benefit from the program. As one solution to the issue, Harrington says a poor person should not be required to surrender certain rights in order to get assistance. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1970 Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Harrington, Michael Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T19:18:22-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_285T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 30227956 41:59 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_285T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T19:18:50-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_285T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 10076159 41:59 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_285T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_298T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 298 University of Illinois Archives Program Program Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Voting Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Voting Rights" Categories Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events " Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Welfare Illinois Public Media Urban slums Illinois Public Media Poverty Illinois Public Media Nixon, Richard Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Family Illinois Public Media Employment Illinois Public Media Southern Christian Leadership Conference Illinois Public Media SCLC Illinois Public Media Champaign Illinois Public Media Urbana Illinois Public Media Elsie Easley, local welfare activist, speaks on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign about efforts to protect the rights of welfare recipients. Then, poverty rights activist George Wiley describes some of the problems with the federal government’s welfare assistance program. He says it does not meet the needs of poor people. In fact, Wiley contends that the system is designed to screen out anyone who has “any conceivable means of supporting himself.” Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1971 Temporal United States of America Spatial Champaign Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Easley, Elsie Lecturer Wiley, George Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T19:20:06-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_298T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 50663652 70:22 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_298T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T19:20:32-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_298T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 16888058 70:22 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_298T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_300T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 300 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Slavery Illinois Public Media Stereotyping Illinois Public Media Washington, Booker T. Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Segregation Illinois Public Media Chicago Illinois Public Media Brown v. Board of Education Illinois Public Media King Jr., Martin Luther Illinois Public Media Black studies Illinois Public Media Black Nationalism Illinois Public Media Garvey, Marcus Illinois Public Media White Resistance American Archive Civil Rights "White Resistance" Categories School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories Mass Protest American Archive Civil Rights "Mass Protest" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Civil Unrest Illinois Public Media Journalist Burleigh Hines talks about the black identity on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He says the “black man will never be able to escape his identity,” and that it is hypocritical of whites to think black people are pushing too hard for prominence. “It is incredibly naïve to think that black people would be capable of taking this bull they’ve taken for more than 300 years, and accept it with just a song and a dance,” says Hines. Lack of knowledge about black history has contributed to racism, which is why Hines says black history should be taught to all Americans. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1970s Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Hines, Burleigh Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T19:21:22-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_300T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 5139539 21:25 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_300T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T19:22:53-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_300T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 15418095 21:25 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_300T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_302T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 302 University of Illinois Archives Program Series African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Nixon, Richard Illinois Public Media Vietnam War Illinois Public Media Women’s Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Women’s Rights" Categories Court Rulings American Archive Civil Rights "Court Rulings" Categories Voting Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Voting Rights" Categories Communism Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Black Nationalism Illinois Public Media Black identity Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, comedian Dick Gregory says young people have inherited social problems from “old fools” that must now be solved. He says a major tension point between blacks and whites is a misunderstanding about why blacks are reacting to racism: “Any old fool knows this is a racist county that oppresses folks.” He says the county has been separate for too long, and he urges black people to embrace their heritage. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1970s Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Gregory , Dick Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T14:17:57-06:00 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_302T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 30184802 125:46 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_302T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T14:18:47-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_302T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 90553886 125:46 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_302T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_309T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 309 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories White Resistance American Archive Civil Rights "White Resistance" Categories Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement" Categories Mass Protest American Archive Civil Rights "Mass Protest" Categories Legislation American Archive Civil Rights "Legislation" Categories School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories Black Nationalism Illinois Public Media DuBois, W.E.B. Illinois Public Media Hampton, Fred Illinois Public Media King Jr., Martin Luther Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Slavery Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Segregation Illinois Public Media Protest Illinois Public Media Journalist L.F. Palmer speaks on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign about the future of the black movement. He says students are strong leaders, and could learn a lot from those who have shaped the movement. “This black revolution found its way through the chambers of fear and uncertainty to the threshold of actual realization that black people must not only acquire power, but maintain power,” says Palmer. He says the 1970s movement will “facilitate the transition from one level of struggle to the next highest step toward freedom.” Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1970s Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Palmer, L.F. Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T14:19:01-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_309T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 10061635 41:55 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_309T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T14:20:50-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_309T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 30184384 41:55 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_309T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_315T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 315 University of Illinois Archives Program Privacy Illinois Public Media Judiciary Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Technology Illinois Public Media Court Rulings American Archive Civil Rights "Court Rulings" Categories Legislation American Archive Civil Rights "Legislation" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Law Illinois Public Media Liberty Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Arthur Miller, one of the nation's foremost authorities on the legal question of privacy, talks to a group of students. Miller says the government is watching the public more now than ever before thanks to technology. He says regular activities like purchases or job interviews are often recorded in a computer leaving distinctive electronic tracks “that can tell a great deal about us.” He explains that the government keeps tabs on people who pose a serious threat, often at the expense of other people's liberties. Miller doubts that privacy can be handled in the courts, which is why he encourages Congress to draft legislation that can balance data collection and individual privacy. Miller also hopes an agency will be established to monitor information collected by the federal government and private sectors. After he finishes his speech, Miller takes questions from the audience. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media Talk Illinois Public Media United States of America Spatial 1971 Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Miller, Arthur Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T14:23:55-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_315T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 13083375 54:31 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_315T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T14:25:18-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_315T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 39249605 54:31 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_315T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_322T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 322 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Truth, Sojourner Illinois Public Media Locke, Alain Illinois Public Media Chicago Illinois Public Media Family Illinois Public Media Art Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Urban slums Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media King Jr., Martin Luther Illinois Public Media Black identity Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Charles White talks about the importance of art as a form of expression. As a black kid from the slums of Chicago, White says he was able to identify his own self-worth through art: “It helped me take myself away from the degradation from that environment.” During the course of his lecture at the U of I, White talks about his artwork. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media Chicago, IL Spatial 1920s-1970s Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit White, Charles Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T14:27:42-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_322T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 14103718 58:46 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_322T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T14:28:53-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_322T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 42310634 58:46 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_322T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_323T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 323 University of Illinois Archives Program Turner, Lorenzo Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Linguistics Illinois Public Media Black dialect Illinois Public Media Black language Illinois Public Media Chicago Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories Black identity Illinois Public Media Education Illinois Public Media At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, speech pathologist Orlando Taylor says more people are talking about what it means to be black because there are more black students in public schools, and the linguistic differences between whites and blacks in the classroom are much more noticeable. Taylor says some people wonder if many of the nation’s educational problems, especially in urban settings, are related to these disparities. There is no evidence, he explains, to support such a claim. Historically, blacks have been viewed as linguistically deprived, a departure from the southern white speech models. When black people came to the U.S., he argues that they arrived with a rich linguistic history, which included exposure and creolization to languages from Europe and West Africa. “The language of blackness is very normal,” he says. “All people have a culture, and all people have a language to express ideas of that culture.” Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1940-1970s Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Taylor, Orlando Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T14:30:31-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_323T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Original recording MPEG Audio MP3 8039757 33:30 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_323T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T14:31:11-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_323T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 24118751 33:30 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_323T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_324T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 324 University of Illinois Archives Program Series African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights " Categories Public Education Illinois Public Media Black studies Illinois Public Media Urban slums Illinois Public Media Champaign Illinois Public Media Black Nationalism Illinois Public Media Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement " Categories On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, attorney David Addison talks about the needs in the black community “where political and psychological unity takes place.” He says a problem within the black movement is the lack of communication and knowledge about American history. He says unless we “get it together” black people will lose the expertise to build a community and survive in a technological society. After his speech, Addison takes questions from the audience. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1971 Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Addison, David Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T16:38:03-06:00 2009-12-22T16:38:03-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_324T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 15816724 65:54 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T15:05:03-06:00 illinoisbroadcastarchives_324T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T16:40:16-06:00 2009-12-22T16:40:16-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_324T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 47449651 65:54 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T15:06:16-06:00 illinoisbroadcastarchives_324T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1971-05-05T14:56:51-06:00 1/4 inch audio tape University of Illinois Archives Division of Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 324 Sound Audio/Original recording 01:05:54 - 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T14:56:51-06:00 illinoisbroadcastarchives_324T_tape Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_325T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 325 University of Illinois Archives Program Poetry Illinois Public Media Music Illinois Public Media Jazz Illinois Public Media Art Illinois Public Media DuBois, W.E.B. Illinois Public Media Black identity Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Slavery Illinois Public Media Poet Michael Harper recites some of his works on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His writings are examples of African American literature and jazz improvisation. Harper is accompanied by musician Abdul Wadud (born Ron Devon). Abstract Concert Illinois Public Media Speech Illinois Public Media 20th Century Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Harper , Michael Lecturer Wadud, Abdul Performer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T14:33:02-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_325T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 15864267 66:06 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_325T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T14:34:36-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_325T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 47592279 66:06 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_325T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_326T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 326 University of Illinois Archives Program Series Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Women’s Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Women’s Rights" Categories Workers Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Workers Rights" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Champaign Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Liberty Illinois Public Media Stereotyping Illinois Public Media Employment Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Miriam Shelden, Chair of the Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Women, says women should be full partners at universities, like the U of I. Shelden dismisses the notion that the civil rights and women’s rights movements are an “even or proposition” because members of both movements are trying to share the power largely located in white male communities. She provides examples of how women are being mistreated in the workplace, and concludes that attitudes towards women have to change. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Spatial 1971 Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Shelden, Miriam Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T14:35:08-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_326T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 5275689 21:59 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_326T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T14:50:41-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_326T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 15826546 21:59 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_326T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_329T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 329 University of Illinois Archives Program Series African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Public Education Illinois Public Media Champaign Illinois Public Media Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Land grant Illinois Public Media Education Illinois Public Media Urbana Illinois Public Media Clarence Shelley, director of the Special Educational Opportunities Program, talks to students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign about how the level of elitism at universities enfeebles student and faculty success. Shelley says there are major differences of opinion among various political and social groups about the goals of higher education. He says the status quo is not acceptable, and diversifying institutions of higher education will help wipe away the belief that all students should be the same. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media university of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Spatial 1971 Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Shelley, Clarence Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T14:51:34-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_329T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 7420551 30:55 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_329T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T15:08:18-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_329T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 22261132 30:55 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_329T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_335T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 335 University of Illinois Archives Program Series African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories DuBois, W.E.B. Illinois Public Media Workers Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Workers Rights" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement" Categories Workers Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Workers Rights" Categories Black nationalism Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media University of Illinois Illinois Public Media Urbana Illinois Public Media King Jr., Martin Luther Illinois Public Media politics Illinois Public Media Civil rights Illinois Public Media Employment Illinois Public Media Civil right activist Jesse Jackson talks to a crowd on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign about the political economy, a term used to describe decisions made by the executive branch of the United States without Congressional approval. These decisions can have major economic implications, especially on black people. Jackson says in a country where power gets privilege, hard work does not mean economic success. In order to overcome the economic problems facing blacks, Jackson encourages the black community to become more aware of how the political economy is restrictive. “You can’t teach what you don’t know,” he proclaims. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media United States of America Spatial 1972 Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Jackson, Jesse Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T15:10:56-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_335T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 13202285 55:00 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_335T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T15:11:40-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_335T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 39606333 55:00 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_335T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_336T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 336 University of Illinois Archives Program Series African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Philadelphia Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories King Jr., Martin Luther Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Black Nationalism Illinois Public Media Court Rulings American Archive Civil Rights "Court Rulings" Categories Workers Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Workers Rights" Categories Legislation American Archive Civil Rights "Legislation" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Employment Illinois Public Media Black Nationalism Illinois Public Media Black Identity Illinois Public Media During a speech on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus, civil rights leader Leon Sullivan calls on black people to use their brains to achieve economic equality. “Integration without preparation is frustrating,” says Sullivan. He describes how he has trained blacks to be more desirable in the workforce. However, before they can claim economic success, he says they must recognize their black pride by dismissing the notion that they are inferior to white people. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media United States of America Spatial 1972 Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Sullivan, Leon Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T15:14:41-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_336T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 11945690 49:46 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_336T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T15:18:39-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_336T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 35836550 49:46 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_336T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_339T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 339 University of Illinois Archives Program African-American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African-American Civil Rights" Categories School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories Black Nationalism Illinois Public Media Innis, Roy Illinois Public Media Garvey, Marcus Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Illinois Public Media Education Illinois Public Media Lecture given at the University of Illinois, 1972. The Black nationalist approach to civil rights, the problem of access to education and black economic self-determination are discussed. Compares a measurement of economic GDP of African-Americans against the total GDP of other countries. Also says that a legacy of differentiation between sub-classes of plantation slaves continues to exist in the 1970s and that there is a conflict between Nationalists and assimilationists. Says the first goal of Black nationalism is community control. Abstract Contains language suitable for mature audiences. Content Flags Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1960s Temporal 1970s Temporal College E WILL Radio Production Unit Innis, Roy Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T10:41:37-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_339T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Radio program (Dub) MPEG Audio MP3 14233808 59:18 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_339T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T10:50:39-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_339T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 42700903 59:18 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_339T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_340T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 340 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Christianity Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media US Civil War Illinois Public Media Taylor Oline on the role of Christianity in propagating racism; focuses primarily on the northern United States prior to the Civil War, saying that blacks in the "free" north suffered as much as blacks did in the slave states of the south, and that this segregation and racism was promoted and encouraged by Christian churches. Also looks at the role of different Christian churches, especially the Anglican Church, in colonization and slavery. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media Northern United States Spatial Pre-Civil War Temporal College E WILL Radio Production Unit Oline, Taylor Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T10:56:37-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_340T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 16584515 69:06 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_340T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T10:57:16-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_340T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 49753024 69:06 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_340T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_342T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 342 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Women’s Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Women’s Rights" Categories Family Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media At a speech at the University of Illinois in 1972 Joyce Ladner discusses the role of the family in African-American culture and the myth of matriarchy in African and African-American family life. She begins talking of sociological studies that find problems within African-American families while ignoring larger racist social factors, as well as assume a bias toward white middle-class standards. Abstract Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal 20th Century Temporal 19th Century Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Ladner, Joyce Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T10:58:22-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_342T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 11675166 48:39 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_342T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T10:59:10-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_342T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 35024978 48:39 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_342T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_350T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 350 University of Illinois Archives Program Women's Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Women's Rights" Categories Family Illinois Public Media Salancik, Jerry Illinois Public Media National Organization for Women (NOW) Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Gender Illinois Public Media Cultural Stereotypes Illinois Public Media Employment Illinois Public Media Talk given at the University of Illinois YMCA, 1972. Covers possible future changes in the roles for women in American life. He looks at the lives of American women in the years following World War II that focused primarily on raising children and how that contrasted with the 1960s, when the children of the Baby Boom generation became college students. He says that the early Baby Boom years gave women a clear sense of purpose that was reinforced by media images of the family, and that by the 1960s, there was more of an emphasis on employment outside the home, a trend he says would continue into the 1970s and beyond. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Salancik, Jerry Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T11:00:28-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_350T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 14647692 61:02 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_350T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T11:01:33-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_350T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 43942555 61:02 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_350T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_351T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 351 University of Illinois Archives Program Hogan, Wilhelmina Wanda Illinois Public Media Women's Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Women's Rights" Categories African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Racism Illinois Public Media Abortion Rights Illinois Public Media Lecture given at the University of Illinois YMCA. Discusses the relationship and tensions between the women's liberation movement and the Civil Rights movement and the specific struggle of black women. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal 1960s Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Hogan, Wilhelmina Wanda Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T11:03:55-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_351T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 2933028 12:13 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_351T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T11:04:33-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_351T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 8798562 12:13 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_351T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_355T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 355 University of Illinois Archives Program Clay, William Illinois Public Media Nixon, Richard Illinois Public Media Political Parties Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Segregation Illinois Public Media Gary, Indiana Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Talk given at the University of Illinois, 1972. Discusses the potential for Black political power in the 1970s and the need for disparate disenfranchised groups to work together. Abstract Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal 1960s Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Clay, William Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T11:05:03-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_355T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 12786938 53:17 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_355T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T11:06:35-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_355T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 38360292 53:17 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_355T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_356T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 356 University of Illinois Archives Program Quick, Charles Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Politics Illinois Public Media Attica Prison Riots Illinois Public Media Judicial System Illinois Public Media Howard University Illinois Public Media Houston, Charles Illinois Public Media Marshall, Thurgood Illinois Public Media Talk given at the University of Illinois, 1972. Discusses the use of American law to suppress the Civil Rights movement and to enforce segregation and the role of African-American lawyers trained at Howard University and other law schools in toppling segregation and Jim Crow laws. Also discusses the potential for increasing black student populations in law schools and judgeships. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Quick, Charles Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T11:07:52-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_356T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 13616482 56:44 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_356T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T11:08:31-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_356T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 40848926 56:44 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_356T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_359T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 359 University of Illinois Archives Program Hock, Henrietta Illinois Public Media Barksdale, Richard Illinois Public Media Harlem Renaissance Illinois Public Media New York City Illinois Public Media Literature Illinois Public Media Jazz Illinois Public Media Music Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Garvey, Marcus Illinois Public Media Washington, Booker T. Illinois Public Media DuBois, W.E.B Illinois Public Media NAACP Illinois Public Media Art Illinois Public Media Spirituals Illinois Public Media Poetry Illinois Public Media Hughes, Langston Illinois Public Media Talk given at the University of Illinois, 1972. Discusses the role of music, secular and sacred, in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s. Also discusses the relationship between the music of the Harlem Renaissance and original African Spirituals. Abstract Talk Illinois Public Media New York City Spatial Harlem Spatial 1920s Temporal 1930s Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Hock, Henrietta Lecturer Barksdale, Richard Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T11:09:26-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_359T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 79987460 111:06 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_359T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T11:09:47-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_359T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 26662660 111:06 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_359T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_360T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 360 University of Illinois Archives Program Turner, James Illinois Public Media Pan-Africanism Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories White Resistance American Archive Civil Rights "White Resistance" Categories Rockwell, Lincoln Illinois Public Media Muhammad, Elijah Illinois Public Media Brown, H. Rap Illinois Public Media Robeson, Paul Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Wallace, George Illinois Public Media Drug Abuse Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Lecture at the University of Illinois, 1972. Discusses the issue of Pan-Africanism, American racism, the civil rights movement of the 1960s and the relationship between the American government and African countries. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media 1960s Temporal United States Spatial College E WILL Radio Production Unit Turner, James Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T11:19:59-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_360T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 25013393 104:13 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_360T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T11:21:31-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_360T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 75039659 104:13 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_360T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_361T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 361 University of Illinois Archives Program Champaign-Urbana Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Education Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories University of Illinois Illinois Public Media John Lee Johnson discusses the relationship between the University of Illinois and the local black community of Champaign and Urbana. Also discusses the role of the black college graduate and professional. Abstract Contains language some may find offensive. Content Flags Talk Illinois Public Media Champaign-Urbana Spatial 1970s Temporal 1960s Temporal College E WILL Radio Production Unit Johnson, John Lee Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T11:22:09-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_361T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 46330565 64:21 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_361T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T11:22:34-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_361T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 15443695 64:21 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_361T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_362T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 362 University of Illinois Archives Program Steinem, Gloria Illinois Public Media Women's Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Women's Rights" Categories Family Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Reproductive Rights Illinois Public Media Equal Rights Amendment Illinois Public Media Sloan, Margaret Illinois Public Media Talk given at the University of Illinois by Gloria Steinem and Margaret Sloan. Discusses segregation in economics and employment by race or gender and differences in child-rearing roles of men and women. Also talks about the relationship between masculinity and the military, especially with regard to Vietnam. Margaret Sloan discusses discrimination from a race and gender perspective. Abstract Contains language suitable for mature audiences. Content Flags Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal 1960s Temporal Adult E WILL Radio Production Unit Steinem, Gloria Lecturer Sloan, Margaret Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T11:24:19-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_362T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 43299943 60:08 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_362T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T11:24:46-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_362T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 14433488 60:08 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_362T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_363T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 363 University of Illinois Archives Program Women's Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Women's Rights" Categories Vietnam Illinois Public Media Equal Rights Amendment Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Gender Illinois Public Media Economic Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Rights" Categories Reproductive Rights Illinois Public Media Part two of talk by Gloria Steinem and Margaret Sloan. Begins with audience questions. Covers the Equal Rights Amendment, gender and racial discrimination, Vietnam and the military draft. Contains language suitable for mature audiences. Abstract Part 2, preceded by 362T. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Contains language suitable for mature audiences. Content Flags Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal 1960s Temporal Adult E WILL Radio Production Unit Steinem, Gloria Lecturer Sloan, Margaret Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T11:25:30-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_363T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 10426931 43:27 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_363T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T11:26:09-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_363T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 31280273 43:27 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_363T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_375T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 375 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Politics Illinois Public Media NAACP Illinois Public Media National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Illinois Public Media Nixon, Richard Illinois Public Media Black Nationalism Illinois Public Media Black identity Illinois Public Media Gary, Indiana Illinois Public Media Detroit, Michigan Illinois Public Media Workers Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Workers Rights" Categories White Resistance American Archive Civil Rights "White Resistance" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Kenneth Cockrel, a member of the Detroit city council, talks about identity as it relates to the black struggle movement. He says the actions by black people who resisted economic, social and racial oppression should be closely studied. These actions, which he says are part of the black identity, have helped obliterate imperialistic tendencies. As he reflects on the black power movement, Cockrel says organizations should focus more attention on the plight of all black people rather than the individual identity of a few leaders. He concludes that members of the movement should create an independent political organization to mobilize their message. After his speech, Cockrel takes questions from the audience. Abstract Concluding Q&A ends abruptly. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media Talk Illinois Public Media 1970s Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Cockrel, Kenneth Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-23T15:52:50-06:00 2009-12-23T15:52:50-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_375T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 14761586 61:30 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_375T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-23T15:58:33-06:00 2009-12-23T15:58:33-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_375T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 44284237 61:30 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_375T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_378T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 378 University of Illinois Archives Program Hatcher, Richard Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Gary, Indiana Illinois Public Media Urban Areas Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Racism Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Richard Hatcher, the first African-American mayor of Gary, Indiana, discusses the concentration of black political power in urban areas following white flight to the American suburbs. Abstract Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal Gary, Indiana Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Hatcher, Richard Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T11:28:12-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_378T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 15449442 64:22 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_378T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T11:29:52-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_378T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 46347806 64:22 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_378T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_379T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 379 University of Illinois Archives Program Hatcher, Richard Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archives Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Gary, Indiana Illinois Public Media Urban Areas Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archives Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Racism Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Nixon, Richard Illinois Public Media Drug Trade Illinois Public Media Richard Hatcher, the first African-American mayor of Gary, Indiana, discusses the concentration of black political power in urban areas following white flight to the American suburbs. Abstract Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial Gary, Indiana Spatial 1970s Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Hatcher, Richard Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T11:30:29-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_379T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 8809743 36:42 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_379T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T11:31:26-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_379T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 26428707 36:42 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_379T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_381T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 381 University of Illinois Archives Program School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories Civil Rights Act of 1964 Illinois Public Media Public Education Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Welfare Illinois Public Media On the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Swedish educationist Torsten Husén says removing social barriers in education could lead to a more democratic society. He says objective indicators, like achievement exams, seem to be the “self-evident selection criterion to replace social class, economic background and personal connections.” However, he concludes by saying that education reforms cannot serve as a substitute for social reforms. Abstract Loud hum in original tape which intensifies in second half. Momentary drop out in concluding remarks. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media 1973 Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Husén, Torsten Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-23T16:09:24-06:00 2009-12-23T16:09:24-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_381T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 15915258 66:19 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_381T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-23T16:10:03-06:00 2009-12-23T16:10:03-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_381T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 47745252 66:19 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_381T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_382T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 382 University of Illinois Archives Program Farrakhan, Louis Illinois Public Media Muhammad, Elijah Illinois Public Media Nation of Islam Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Bible Illinois Public Media Christianity Illinois Public Media Slavery Illinois Public Media Louis Farrakhan discusses the teachings of Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam. Also discusses Biblical teachings in light of the history of the slave trade, racism in American culture and the struggle of African-Americans against what he feels is oppression by white America. Abstract Speech Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Farrakhan, Louis Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-06T11:32:29-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_382T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 29234154 121:48 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_382T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-06T11:32:33-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_382T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 87701941 121:48 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_382T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_386T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 386 University of Illinois Archives Program Sandaukai, Owasu Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Slavery Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media African diaspora Illinois Public Media Imperialism Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Christianity Illinois Public Media Nixon, Richard Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Drug Abuse Illinois Public Media Boycotts American Archive Civil Rights "Boycotts" Categories Discussion of the capacity of racism to manifest itself in the American power structure and the economic system. Discusses the role of black college students and the threat that drug abuse poses to the civil rights movement. Contains language appropriate for mature audiences. Abstract Contains language appropriate for mature audiences. Content Flags Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal High School (grades 10-12) E WILL Radio Production Unit Sandaukai, Owasu Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T16:46:10-06:00 2009-12-22T16:46:10-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_386T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 23231111 96:48 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_386T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T16:47:47-06:00 2009-12-22T16:47:47-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_386T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 69692812 96:48 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_386T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_389T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 389 University of Illinois Archives Program Hamilton, Charles Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Law Illinois Public Media Education Illinois Public Media Black churches Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Welfare Illinois Public Media Labor Illinois Public Media Carmichael, Stokely Illinois Public Media Columbia University Professor Charles Hamilton discusses how institution building can aid the civil rights movement. The black church serves as one model due to its internal infrastructure that relies on itself and its community. Abstract Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal High School (grades 10-12) E WILL Radio Production Unit Hamilton, Charles Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T16:50:23-06:00 2009-12-22T16:50:23-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_389T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 47082578 65:24 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_389T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T16:50:42-06:00 2009-12-22T16:50:42-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_389T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 15694366 65:23 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_389T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_390T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 390 University of Illinois Archives Program Gibbons, Harold Illinois Public Media Labor Movement Illinois Public Media Teamsters Illinois Public Media AFL-CIO Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Harold Gibbons speaks about the role of the labor movement in the 1970s and the threat that multinational corporations and automated manufacturing poses to organized labor. Discusses areas of potential growth for the labor movement, such as the service industry, hospitality industries and white-collar jobs. Also looks to younger workers as potential beneficiaries of organized labor. Abstract Technical notes: No intro. Low hum on tape. Good clear sound. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Gibbons, Harold Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T10:30:51-06:00 2009-12-23T10:30:51-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_390T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 10689514 44:32 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_390T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T10:44:29-06:00 2009-12-23T10:44:29-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_390T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 32068021 44:32 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_390T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_391T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 391 University of Illinois Archives Program Poinsett, Alex Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories University of Illinois Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Urban Areas Illinois Public Media Great Society Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Alex Poinsett discusses the participation of African Americans in American political life and the potential for a change in politics and culture that could benefit African Americans. Also discusses the elimination of programs initiated under the Great Society of the 1960s and federal spending cutbacks that would affect the urban poor. Abstract Contains language appropriate for mature audiences. Content Flags Good clear sound. First 8 minutes is conference business. Q&A starts at 54 minutes. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal College E WILL Radio Production Unit Poinsett, Alex Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T11:12:27-06:00 2009-12-23T11:12:27-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_391T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 17140296 71:25 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_391T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T11:13:01-06:00 2009-12-23T11:13:01-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_391T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 51420368 71:25 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_391T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_402T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 402 University of Illinois Archives Program McGee, Gale Illinois Public Media Vietnam Illinois Public Media Politcs Illinois Public Media United States Senate Illinois Public Media 1968 Illinois Public Media Baby Boom Generation Illinois Public Media Television Illinois Public Media Student Protest Movement Illinois Public Media Education Illinois Public Media Hayden, Tom Illinois Public Media SDS Illinois Public Media Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Senator Gale McGee speaks about the politics of the late 1960s and touches on the subjects of student uprisings, Vietnam, political assassination. He discusses the extremes of right and left and feels that each strengthens the resolve of those with opposite political views. During the questions he addresses identity politics. Abstract Intro recorded after speech. Slight hum on tape. During speech there is a louder, deeper hum on tape. Q&A after speech on side 2. Questions are hard to hear. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1960s Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit McGee, Gale Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T11:15:29-06:00 2009-12-23T11:15:29-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_402T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 20760868 86:30 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_402T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T11:16:05-06:00 2009-12-23T11:16:05-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_402T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 62282082 86:30 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_402T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_403T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 403 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Program "African American Civil Rights" List Jackson, Jesse Illinois Public Media University of Illinois Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Program "Economic Justice" List Urban Areas Illinois Public Media Jesse Jackson discusses the effects of segregation as it applies to urban areas in which African Americans live but lack access to political and economic self-determination. He also speaks of the psychological effects of racism in this manner. Jackson uses the term "colonization" in which to tie European colonization of Africa to the manner in which white power brokers control the economic and political power in urban areas where they do not live. Abstract Recording begins and ends abruptly. Audio levels very loud at times. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1960s Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Jackson, Jesse Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T11:18:10-06:00 2009-12-23T11:18:10-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_403T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 20897958 87:04 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_403T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T11:19:49-06:00 2009-12-23T11:19:49-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_403T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 62693354 87:04 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_403T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_415T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 415 University of Illinois Archives Program Gender Illinois Public Media Women's Rights Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Psychology Illinois Public Media Equal Rights Amendment Illinois Public Media Family Illinois Public Media Organized Labor Illinois Public Media University of Illinois Illinois Public Media Higher Education Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Nuclear Family Illinois Public Media Women's Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Women's Rights" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Betty Friedan and others speak about the changing role of women from the 1960s into the 1970s. The speakers discuss changing gender roles and the form of the American family and gender relations, touching on sexuality, divorce and violence. Also discuss changes in employment and future economic possibilities for for women and expanding political rights for women throughout the world. Conservative speaker Midge Decter touches on the same subjects from a conservative point of view, criticizing what she calls "Women's Lib" as the complaints of a privileged class. Abstract Betty Friedan speaks until about 37:00, and then a second unnamed speaker begins. Second speaker ends at ~56:00 and a third unnamed speaker begins. Fourth speaker, Midge Decter, begins at ~80:00 after a 5-minute introduction by a male speaker. This recording may have been recorded over two days, although the dates of each talk and exactly when each talk was recorded is not clear on the recording. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Tape begins abruptly. Recording has loud hum and sounds to be slightly fast. Very poorly recorded. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 1970s Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Friedan, Betty Lecturer Decter, Midge Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T11:20:27-06:00 2009-12-23T11:20:27-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_415T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 26895568 112:04 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_415T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T11:21:10-06:00 2009-12-23T11:21:10-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_415T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 80686183 112:04 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_415T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_416T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 416 University of Illinois Archives Program Equal Rights Amendment Illinois Public Media Gender Illinois Public Media Women's Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Women's Rights" Categories Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Begins with a discussion of the Equal Rights Amendment, discusses economic justice for women. Abstract Part 2 following 415T. May be a recording of the second day of the conference. Actual speaker's name is not mentioned. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Tape begins abruptly. Recording has loud hum and sounds to be slightly fast. Poorly recorded. Technical Notes Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T11:30:29-06:00 2009-12-23T11:30:29-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_416T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 4665573 19:26 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_416T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T11:31:10-06:00 2009-12-23T11:31:10-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_416T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 13996198 19:26 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_416T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_417T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 417 University of Illinois Archives Program Vietnam Illinois Public Media China Illinois Public Media Soviet Union Illinois Public Media Nixon, Richard Illinois Public Media Taiwan Illinois Public Media Bangladesh Illinois Public Media Tibet Illinois Public Media Japan Illinois Public Media World Affairs Council Quad Cities Illinois Public Media Reston, James Illinois Public Media Kissinger, Henry Illinois Public Media Mao Tse-Tung Illinois Public Media Vietnam Illinois Public Media Nuclear Weapons Illinois Public Media Women’s Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Women’s Rights" Categories Side One contains a panel discussion that begins with the subject of the roles of China and Russia in Vietnam and President Nixon's visit to China. Discusses status of Taiwan and conditions in Bangladesh. Also discusses the relationship between China, Russia and other Asian nations as well as what were then Western and Eastern Europe. Side Two, beginning at approximately 60:00, contains a speech by the keynote speaker James Reston. He discusses China, the Nixon visit, his relationship with Nixon and Henry Kissinger. Subjects include the Chinese Communist government, the leadership under Chairman Mao, Chinese-American relations, Chinese-Soviet relations, the social lives of average Chinese citizens, birth control, the lives of women in China, and the overall status of China in the early 1970s. Abstract Listed as "The Changing Status of Women, Betty Friedan, et al, World Affairs Conference, Quad Cities, March 30 and 31, 1973, Part Three." However, this is not the topic of this conversation. It does appear to be part of the World Affairs Conference, but this conversation focuses on Asia. The first part is a panel discussion, but the name of only one panelist is clear, and that is Leo Gruliow; others' last names are Yu and Shankar. Keynote speaker James Reston begins at ~60:00. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Side 1 ends abruptly during applause at approximately 59:00. Side 2 contains Q&A. Tape runs out before conclusion. Q&A begins at ~113:00. Technical Notes Panel Illinois Public Media Talk Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal 1960s Temporal China Spatial India Spatial Russia Spatial General E WILL-AM Production Unit Gruliow, Leo Panelist Bell, Harold Moderator Reston, James Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T11:33:27-06:00 2009-12-23T11:33:27-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_417T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 29972688 124:53 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_417T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T11:34:31-06:00 2009-12-23T11:34:31-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_417T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 89917543 124:53 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_417T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_419T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 419 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Program "African American Civil Rights" List King, Martin Luther, Sr. Illinois Public Media Black Churches Illinois Public Media Religion Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media King, Martin Luther, Jr. Illinois Public Media Segregation American Archive Program "Segregation" List School Busing American Archive Program "School Busing" List Martin Luther King, Sr., speaks about the role of religion in the Civil Rights struggle. Begins with a refusal to feel hatred for the assassin of his son Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as the assassin of his wife Alberta Williams King, who was murdered in 1974. King says that the American emphasis on race and gender is a "misplaced emphasis" and that individuals need to be considered on their own merit. Says that all people are children of God and that race and gender are not relevant as all people need to live by basic religious principles. In the Q&A he discusses nonviolence which he says were taught to him by his son. Abstract Beginning of talk at 6:00 after introductions. Talk ends at 36:00 and Q&A begins. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Audio levels vary from very quiet to very loud. Questions during Q&A are inaudible. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit King, Sr., Martin Luther Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T11:40:10-06:00 2009-12-23T11:40:10-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_419T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 15626657 65:07 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_419T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T11:41:47-06:00 2009-12-23T11:41:47-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_419T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 46879450 65:07 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_419T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_445T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 445 University of Illinois Archives Episode Series Harlem Renaissance Illinois Public Media Locke, Alain Illinois Public Media Toomer, Jean Illinois Public Media Hughes, Langston Illinois Public Media McKay, Claude Illinois Public Media Shuffle Along (musical) Illinois Public Media Armory Show Illinois Public Media Spirituals Illinois Public Media Great Depression Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories Discussion of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s. Delves into the idea that the Harlem Renaissance was one of the first times that African-Americans initiated their own art forms and investigated the relationship between African-Americans and their African roots. Raises the idea that the Harlem Renaissance provided African-Americans with a positive self-image and that the work of African-Americans that came out of the Harlem Renaissance complemented the wider American culture with unique art forms. Abstract Good clear sound. Studio recording. Technical Notes Newsmagazine Illinois Public Media New York City Spatial 1920s Temporal Harlem Spatial General E WILL-AM Production Unit Geislers, Louise Producer Davis, Charles Interviewee Parker, Hank Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T11:42:25-06:00 2009-12-23T11:42:25-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_445T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 7232260 30:08 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_445T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T11:43:06-06:00 2009-12-23T11:43:06-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_445T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 21696260 30:08 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_445T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_447T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 447 University of Illinois Archives Episode Series African American Civil Rights American Archive Program "African American Civil Rights" List Chicago Illinois Public Media Public Housing Illinois Public Media Black Militancy Illinois Public Media Hines, Burleigh Illinois Public Media Urban Centers Illinois Public Media Burleigh Hines, reporter with WBBM Radio in Chicago, discusses the struggle for identity within African-American culture. Discusses what he sees as the failures of the militant black power movement and the tension between black militants and the black middle class, the struggle of the black middle class in urban centers and the troubles within public housing developments. Abstract Good clear sound. Studio recording. Technical Notes Newsmagazine Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 1970s Temporal Chicago Spatial General E WILL-AM Production Unit Geislers, Louise Producer Hines, Burleigh Interviewee Parker, Hank Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T11:44:25-06:00 2009-12-23T11:44:25-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_447T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 7051597 29:23 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_447T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T11:45:02-06:00 2009-12-23T11:45:02-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_447T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 21154271 29:23 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_447T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_448T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 448 University of Illinois Archives Episode Series African American Civil Rights American Archive Program "African American Civil Rights" List Gregory, Dick Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Media and Journalism Illinois Public Media FBI Illinois Public Media Emancipation Proclamation Illinois Public Media Education Illinois Public Media Dick Gregory discusses racism in American culture, starting with bias in the media. Mentions a fear of an American dictatorship aided by the FBI and the press. Talks of the difference between "emancipation" and "liberation" and problems and fallacies of the American education system. Abstract Recording begins abruptly. Slight hiss at start. Studio recording. Technical Notes Newsmagazine Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal 1960s Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Geislers, Louise Producer Parker, Hank Interviewer Gregory, Dick Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T11:53:10-06:00 2009-12-23T11:53:10-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_448T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 22100322 30:42 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_448T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T11:53:36-06:00 2009-12-23T11:53:36-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_448T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 7366948 30:42 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_448T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_449T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 449 University of Illinois Archives Episode Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Program "African American Civil Rights" List Music Illinois Public Media Spirituals Illinois Public Media Black Churches Illinois Public Media Robert Ray, Director of the Black Chorus at the University of Illinois, discusses the role of music in African-American culture. Ray says that in the era of slavery and through the 20th century the only place in which African-Americans felt free was in Black Churches, where spirituals allowed an emotional release. Also discusses what he sees as differences between Black music and white music. Abstract Good clear sound. Studio recording. Technical Notes Newsmagazine Illinois Public Media United States Spatial General E WILL-AM Geislers, Louise Parker, Hank Interviewer Ray, Robert Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T11:49:09-06:00 2009-12-23T11:49:09-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_449T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 7164760 29:51 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_449T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T11:50:47-06:00 2009-12-23T11:50:47-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_449T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 21493759 29:51 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_449T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_450T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 450 University of Illinois Archives Episode Series African American Civil Rights American Archive Program "African American Civil Rights" List Music Illinois Public Media Spirituals Illinois Public Media Black Churches Illinois Public Media Gospel Music Illinois Public Media University of Illinois Black Choir Director Robert Ray discusses the role of music in African-American culture. Begins with a discussion of religious chants, the earliest forms of African music, that he finds to be more prevalent in rural churches than urban churches. Also discusses hymns and the differences between hymns sung in white churches and hymns in black churches. Talks about the social role of the black church. Abstract Studio recording starts abruptly. Good clear sound. A second-week continuation of 449T. Technical Notes Newsmagazine Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal 19th Century Temporal 20th Century Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Geislers, Louise Producer Parker, Hank Interviewer Ray, Robert Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T11:55:16-06:00 2009-12-23T11:55:16-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_450T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 21350817 29:39 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_450T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T11:55:40-06:00 2009-12-23T11:55:40-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_450T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 7117113 29:39 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_450T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_451T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 451 University of Illinois Archives Episode Series African American Civil Rights American Archive Program "African American Civil Rights" List Art Illinois Public Media Harlem Renaissance Illinois Public Media Hughes, Langston Illinois Public Media Wright, Richard Illinois Public Media Artist Charles White discusses the role of art in African American culture, beginning with the Harlem Renaissance and continuing into the 1970s, an era in which he sees art as more political than that of the Harlem Renaissance had been. Also discusses the role of his African-American identity in his work and the influence of literature, such as that of Langston Hughes and Richard Wright, in his visual work, as well as his view of the relationship of form and content in art. Abstract Studio recording. Good clear sound. Technical Notes Newsmagazine Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Geislers, Louise Producer Parker, Hank Interviewer White, Charles Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T11:58:28-06:00 2009-12-23T11:58:28-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_451T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 21485295 29:50 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_451T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T11:58:51-06:00 2009-12-23T11:58:51-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_451T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 7161939 29:50 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_451T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_452T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 452 University of Illinois Archives Episode Series African American Civil Rights American Archive Program "African American Civil Rights" List Education Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Program "Economic Justice" List David Addison discusses the role of the black college student within the larger African-American culture. Begins with a talk of the differences between the lives of Africa-American collegiate life and the lives of working-class African-Americans. He discusses what he feels are the responsibilities of the black college student toward the larger African-Amerrican culture. Abstract Studio recording. Good clear sound. Technical Notes Newsmagazine Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial United States Spatial 1970s Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Geislers, Louise Producer , Hank Interviewer Addison, David Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T12:00:37-06:00 2009-12-23T12:00:37-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_452T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 21214144 29:28 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_452T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T12:00:50-06:00 2009-12-23T12:00:50-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_452T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 7071555 29:28 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_452T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_453T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 453 University of Illinois Archives Program Series African American Civil Rights American Archive Program "African American Civil Rights" List Urban Areas Illinois Public Media Education Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Program "Economic Justice" List The interviewees are the founders of the Institute for Achievement and Motivation, an inner-city Chicago group that aimed to help change mental attitudes in order to solve social problems. The interviewees aim to increase self-esteem among African-American youth. Discussion of the problem of self-image of African-Americans as first a source of labor for colonial powers and then as consumers within the dominant American culture. Moves into specific recommendations for changing self-perception and developing and achieving goals. Abstract Good clear sound. Slightly low levels. Studio recording. Technical Notes Newsmagazine Illinois Public Media Chicago Spatial 1970s Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Geislers, Louise Producer Parker, Hank Interviewer Brodie, Raymond Interviewee Harris, Eddie Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T12:02:15-06:00 2009-12-23T12:02:15-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_453T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 7047418 29:22 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_453T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T12:03:52-06:00 2009-12-23T12:03:52-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_453T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 21141732 29:22 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_453T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_454T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 454 University of Illinois Archives Episode African American Civil Rights American Archive Program "African American Civil Rights" List Gregory, Dick Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Media and Journalism Illinois Public Media FBI Illinois Public Media Emancipation Proclamation Illinois Public Media Education Illinois Public Media Dick Gregory discusses racism in American culture, starting with bias in the media. Mentions a fear of an American dictatorship aided by the FBI and the press. Talks of the difference between "emancipation" and "liberation" and problems and fallacies of the American education system. Abstract Studio recording. Good clear sound. Content same as 448T, but this one is lacking opening/closing music, credits, and pre-recorded intro. Technical Notes Newsmagazine Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal 1960s Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Geislers, Louise Producer Parker, Hank Interviewer Gregory, Dick Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T12:04:33-06:00 2009-12-23T12:04:33-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_454T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 6738964 28:05 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_454T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T12:05:13-06:00 2009-12-23T12:05:13-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_454T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 20216371 28:05 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_454T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_499T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 499 University of Illinois Archives Episode Series African American Civil Rights American Archive Program "African American Civil Rights" List Music Illinois Public Media Spirituals Illinois Public Media Black Churches Illinois Public Media Gospel Music Illinois Public Media Robert Ray, Director of the Black Chorus at the University of Illinois, discusses the role of music in African-American culture. Ray says that in the era of slavery and through the 20th century the only place in which African-Americans felt free was in Black Churches, where spirituals allowed an emotional release. Also discusses what he sees as differences between Black music and white music. In the second half, Ray discusses the role of music in African-American culture. Begins with a discussion of religious chants, the earliest forms of African music, that he finds to be more prevalent in rural churches than urban churches. Also discusses hymns and the differences between hymns sung in white churches and hymns in black churches. Talks about the social role of the black church. Abstract This is the interview portion of 449T and 450T without the opening/closing music and pre-recorded intro or the musical performances of the Black Choir. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Recording ends abruptly. Technical Notes Newsmagazine Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 1970s Temporal 19th Century Temporal 20th Century Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Geislers, Louise Producer Parker, Hank Interviewer Ray, Robert Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T12:07:19-06:00 2009-12-23T12:07:19-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_499T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 21532002 29:54 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_499T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T12:07:39-06:00 2009-12-23T12:07:39-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_499T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 7177508 29:54 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_499T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_503T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 503 University of Illinois Archives Episode Series Civil Rights Illinois Public Media Bill of Rights Illinois Public Media Communism Illinois Public Media Media and Journalism Illinois Public Media American Constitution Illinois Public Media Discussion of civil rights and free speech, in particular reference to communists under the Smith Act. Discusses the first amendment, and the rights and responsibilities of the press. With regard to the fifth amendment, the panelists discuss the relocation to internment camps of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Abstract Surface noise in recording. Sounds as if it were recorded from a transcription disc. Audio levels vary. Technical Notes Newsmagazine Illinois Public Media United States Spatial 20th Century Temporal 18th Century Temporal General E WILL-AM Production Unit Brown, Don Moderator Howe, Quincy Panelist Dangerfield, Roydon Dangerfield Panelist Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T13:21:15-06:00 2009-12-23T13:21:15-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_503T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 21242356 29:30 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_503T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T13:21:38-06:00 2009-12-23T13:21:38-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_503T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 7080959 29:30 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_503T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_599-02 Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Disk 599-02 University of Illinois Archives Program Music Illinois Public Media Christmas Illinois Public Media The University of Illinois Black Choir performs a Christmas concert sometime between 1970 and 1974. Specific date unknown. Abstract Ends abruptly (tape roll out?). Technical Notes Concert Illinois Public Media General E University of Illinois Black Choir Producer University of Illinois Presenter Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T13:28:38-06:00 2009-12-23T13:28:38-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_599-02_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 8828237 36:47 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T14:58:38-06:00 illinoisbroadcastarchives_599-02_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T13:29:12-06:00 2009-12-23T13:29:12-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_599-02_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 26484191 36:47 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T14:58:12-06:00 illinoisbroadcastarchives_599-02_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_653T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 653 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Public Education Illinois Public Media DuBois, W.E.B. Illinois Public Media Black studies Illinois Public Media Segregation Illinois Public Media School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories Court Rulings American Archive Civil Rights "Court Rulings" Categories Champaign Illinois Public Media Urbana Illinois Public Media A group of panelists on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus talk about some of the challenges facing black students in the nation’s public schools. The panelists are involved in the public school system in Champaign, IL. Columbia Elementary School Principal Jim Casey provides a historical overview of efforts to strengthen education for blacks. “The trouble ends with us as parents,” comments Roberta Turner, a parent aid for Garden Hills Elementary School. By simply calling on more participation, education will not improve overnight, says panelist John Johnson. Johnson says the country’s attitude towards blacks needs to change. After the speakers finish, they take questions from the audience. Abstract Recording ends abruptly. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media 1975 Temporal Urbana Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Anderson, James D. Moderator Johnson, John Lecturer Turner, Roberta Lecturer Casey, Jim Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-22T14:04:17-06:00 2009-12-23T14:04:17-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_653T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 11562631 48:11 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_653T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-22T14:05:57-06:00 2009-12-23T14:05:57-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_653T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 34687372 48:11 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_653T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illinoisbroadcastarchives_98T Illinois Public Media Division of Broadcasting Sound Recordings, Record Series 13/6/5, Tape 98 University of Illinois Archives Program African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Communism Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Vietnam Illinois Public Media Black Nationalism Illinois Public Media Chicago Illinois Public Media Mississippi Illinois Public Media White Resistance American Archive Civil Rights "White Resistance" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories politics Illinois Public Media Comedian Dick Gregory provides a social commentary on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign about how everyone is inherently racist. Yet, he talks about how the response to racist acts against whites is much more severe than it is against blacks. Abstract Audio levels vary greatly. Technical Notes Speech Illinois Public Media 1960s Temporal United States of America Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Gregory, Dick Lecturer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-23T15:32:07-06:00 2009-12-23T15:32:07-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_98T_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 14538814 60:35 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_98T_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-23T15:33:31-06:00 2009-12-23T15:33:31-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/illinoisbroadcastarchives_98T_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 43615920 60:35 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng illinoisbroadcastarchives_98T_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_aalifeseries_blackandproud Illinois Public Media Program Series African-Americans Illinois Public Media Culture Illinois Public Media Food Illinois Public Media Art Illinois Public Media Music Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Jazz Illinois Public Media Blues Illinois Public Media Employment Illinois Public Media Workers Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Workers Rights " Categories Media Illinois Public Media Journalism Illinois Public Media Black Identity Illinois Public Media Black Nationalism Illinois Public Media Urbana Illinois Public Media Champaign Illinois Public Media Illinois History Illinois Public Media Mississippi Illinois Public Media Public education Illinois Public Media Education Illinois Public Media Segregation Illinois Public Media School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation " Categories Urban slums Illinois Public Media Housing Illinois Public Media Health care Illinois Public Media Health Illinois Public Media Public housing Illinois Public Media "Black and Proud" explores the black community’s growing awareness among black residents of Central Illinois of their heritage and contributions to American society. Homemaker Eunice Patterson of Urbana demonstrates her method of cooking soul food. She whips up collard greens, chitlins, sweet potato pie, cornbread and heavenly hash. Host Harold Bradley then talks with two professors at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign about the influence of art and music as a form of self-expression for black people. Then, a University of Illinois student group performs African dance. Later on in the program, a U of I student participate in an Afro-American fashion show. In one of several discussion segments, the founders of The Black Vanguard, a black newspaper in Danville, Illinois, talk about why they began publishing in April 1968. Program What is Soul food? The is one of the questions to be answered on "Black and Proud," an hour-long special program about Black culture in East Central Illinois. The program will be broadcast at 9 p.m. Monday, January 27th. The word "soul has a special meaning in the Black community. It becomes an adjective that gives its noun a certain blackness. Soul music, soul brothers, and soul food, all refer to "black things." "Black and Proud" explores these special cultural attributes and the Black community's growing awareness of its own heritage and its contributions to American society. Program Guide Documentary Illinois Public Media Central Illinois Spatial Danville, Illinois Spatial Champaign-Urbana, Illinois Spatial 1969 Temporal General E WILL-TV Human Affairs Production Unit Reynolds, Dick Producer Cornell, Harrison Writer Weir, John Film Director Holman, Tomlinson Film Audio Davis, Dick Production Manager Bradley, Harold Host Inman, Larry Engineer Cox, Lane Engineer Lane, Ed Engineer Kreger, Jack Engineer Propp, Larry Engineer Fielding, Ken Production Brock, Tom Production Jegl, Bill Production Klein, Alan Production MacPherson, John Production Walston, Mike Production Glass, Bob Guest Patterson, Eunice Guest Jackson, Herb Interviewee Johnson, Debbie Performer Clark, Charles Guest Thompson, Eugene Guest Smith, John M. Guest Wesley, Odelia. Interviewee Crockett, Fred Guest Harden, Robert Guest Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1969 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-23T14:08:24-06:00 2009-12-27T14:08:24-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/BlackAndProud_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still BlackAndProud_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-23T14:08:24-06:00 2009-12-27T14:08:24-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/BlackAndProud.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 452708296 00:59:27 474 kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps B&W 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-21T14:08:24-06:00 BlackAndProud.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_aalifeseries_justice1 Illinois Public Media Program Program Series Race Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Justice Illinois Public Media Courts Illinois Public Media Police Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive World War Civil Rights Categories Economic Justice American Archive World War Civil Rights Categories Equal Rights American Archive World War Civil Rights Categories In Part One of this program, the Association for Black Action in Decatur says black people in Central Illinois are presumed guilty until found innocent. WILL-TV’s Henry Lippold questions officials, including prosecutors and judges, about issues such as whether whites are more often released from jail on their own recognizance, whether bond is set higher for blacks than whites in similar cases and whether juries are racially balanced. Champaign community activist Roy Williams explains why he believes courts in Champaign County are mired in racism, while Chief Circuit Court Judge Birch Morgan describes a justice system in which race is not a factor. Program A series of WILL-TV specials produced in 1968 and 1969 present a vivid snapshot of the lives of African Americans in central Illinois. Justice: Color Blind or Just Blind? looks at black community attitudes toward the court system, with discussions among central Illinois lawyers, public defenders, law professors, prosecutors and community members about justice, race and class. Series Police practices was the major grievance of Blacks who participated in the riots of 1967, according to the U.S. Riot Commission Report. With this in mind, WILL-TV will devote the first in a series of special programs dealing with human relations in the black communities of East Central Illinois on "Police and the Black Man." It will explore the attitudes of the Black Community toward the police at 9 p.m. Monday, November 25, on Channel 12. In a series of poignant scenes, black leaders describe police procedures in the ghetto areas in Central Illinois. They express their fear and hatred of the police whom they view as a brutalizing force charged with the responsibility of containing the Black man in the ghetto area. While there is a wide disagreement among Negro leaders about how crime should be handled within the ghetto, most Blacks charge that the police make little of no effort to protect citizens living in the Black Community. They see the police officer, whether white of black, as an extension of the white society. They are also extremely critical of the grievance procedures. Major objective of the series is to make white citizens aware of the feelings and quality of life of the Black man in East Central Illinois. Based on the belief that most white citizens are in favor of equality for Negroes but are generally apathetic about specific issues of inequality; the series of hour programs is an attempt to broadcast material of value to the cause of improving all qualities of life for Negro citizens, by showing the white citizens why they should involve themselves in the struggle for human rights. In future special programs on WILL-TV will deal with court procedures, housing, education, recreation, social activity and health as they are related to the Black Community. Program Guide Documentary Illinois Public Media 1968 Temporal Central Illinois Spatial Danville, Illinois Spatial General E WILL-TV Production Unit Reynolds, Dick Producer Cornell, Harrison Writer-Producer Davis, Dick Associate Producer Lippold, Henry Interviewer Weir, John Film Director Holman, Tomlinson Film Audio Demon, Count Musician Bridgewater, Cecil Musician Parsons, Lamonte Musician Morgan, Birch Interviewee Williams, Roy Interviewee Johnson, Lawrence E. Interviewee Leighton, George Interviewee See, Milo J. Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1968 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-23T12:02:54-06:00 2009-12-27T12:02:54-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/JusticeTape1_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still JusticeTape1_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-23T12:02:54-06:00 2009-12-27T12:02:54-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/JusticeTape1.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 461827136 01:01:27 483 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps B&W 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-27T12:02:54-06:00 JusticeTape1.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_aalifeseries_justice2 Illinois Public Media Program Series Race Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Justice Illinois Public Media Courts Illinois Public Media Police Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Part Two of Justice: Color Blind or Just Blind? features discussions with defense attorneys and public defenders about incarceration of indigent defendants before they are found guilty and other issues of inequity. University of Illinois law professor Prentiss Marshall says incarcerating defendants without trial is a major problem in central Illinois, comparing it to what happened in Nazi Germany. "I don’t say our police are Nazi storm troopers, but the impact on the individual is the same," says Marshall. "If a person is incarcerated without an adjudication of guilt, it really doesn’t make any difference what kind of uniform the person (who arrests him) has on. The person is incarcerated without trial." Program A series of WILL-TV specials produced in 1968 and 1969 present a vivid snapshot of the lives of African Americans in central Illinois. Justice: Color Blind … or Just Blind? looks at black community attitudes toward the court system, with discussions among central Illinois lawyers, public defenders, law professors, prosecutors and community members about justice, race and class. Series Can a Black man obtain equal justice in an all-white judicial system? This is the basic question that WILL-TV will explore on its second program "Justice: Color Blind of Just Blink?" in a series of specials on human relations between Blacks and Whites in East Central Illinois. At 9 o'clock Monday evening, December 30, Channel 12 will air some of the Black attitudes toward the court system. Among the grievances reported by the Black Community are that a Negro is presumed guilty if a police officer testifies against him, and that the lower courts act as an arm of the police department rather than as an objective arbiter between adversaries. Many Blacks in Central Illinois reveal that the lower courts dispense a kind of "assembly line" justice, from arrest to sentencing, that deprives the poor and uneducated of equal justice. Another basic complaint is that bail and fines are excessive. Since there are more Negroes among the poor, they see the court system as just another manifestation of white oppression. In most Central Illinois communities the Black accused stands before a white judge, and is defended by a white lawyer from the prosecution of the white states attorney. The elimination of the justices of the peace under the new Judicial Article also eliminated the few black magistrates on the bench in Central Illinois since these offices in the lower courts now require a law degree. Program Guide Central Illinois Spatial 1968 Temporal General E WILL-TV Production Unit Reynolds, Dick Producer Cornell, Harrison Writer-Producer Davis, Dick Producer Inman, Larry Engineer Cox, Lane Engineer Smith, Bill Panelist Marshall, Prentice Panelist Gold, Lou Panelist Waaler, Jack Panelist Berghstrom, John Panelist Greaves, Burt Panelist Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1968 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-23T12:50:10-06:00 2009-12-27T12:50:10-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/JusticeTape2_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still JusticeTape2_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-23T12:50:10-06:00 2009-12-27T12:50:10-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/JusticeTape2.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 458136808 01:00:52 479 kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps B&W 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-27T12:50:10-06:00 JusticeTape2.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_aalifeseries_justiceband Illinois Public Media Clip Series Race Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Criminal Justice Illinois Public Media Courts Illinois Public Media Police Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Music Illinois Public Media Art Illinois Public Media Jazz Illinois Public Media Blues Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media A series of WILL-TV specials produced in 1968 and 1969 presented a vivid snapshot of the lives of African Americans in central Illinois. Series A music/spoken word performance recorded at WILL-TV in 1968 as part of the series "African-American Life in Central Illinois." This was used as theme music throughout the series, and was included in the program "Justice: Color Blind or Just Blind." Abstract Commentary Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 1968 Temporal General E WILL-TV Human Affairs Production Unit Reynolds, Dick Producer Demon, Count Musician Bridgewater, Cecil Musician Parsons, Lamonte Musician Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1968 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-23T16:58:19-06:00 2009-12-27T16:58:19-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/JusticeBand_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still JusticeBand_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-23T16:58:19-06:00 2009-12-27T16:58:19-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/JusticeBand.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 26092749 00:03:28 477 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps B&W 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-27T16:58:19-06:00 JusticeBand.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_aalifeseries_onceaghetto Illinois Public Media Program Series Housing Illinois Public Media Segregation Illinois Public Media Urban renewal Illinois Public Media Public housing Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories Housing Illinois Public Media Taxation Illinois Public Media "Once a Ghetto" focuses on how bulldozing a neighborhood in Central Illinois for urban renewal involves more than just replacing demolished homes with better structures. Does the bulldozer destroy the social bonds of the residents? What happens to the people who lived in the neighborhoods? What have cities done to assist them? The program examines the Greenwood Urban Renewal Project in Decatur and follows urban renewal attempts by the Committee for Community Rehabilitation in Danville. A panel discusses the psychological effects of public housing and how it could be improved. The panelists include Donald Davis of Decatur’s public housing department; Erma Bridgewater, Champaign urban renewal activist; and Julian Rappaport, a University of Illinois assistant professor of psychology. Program A series of WILL-TV specials produced in 1968 and 1969 present a vivid snapshot of the lives of African Americans in central Illinois. Series The only man who understands the Black ghetto is the man who profits from it, according to one Black militant, and that man is the absentee landlord who has let it deteriorate into unlivable slums. Open housing laws make it possible for some Blacks to move out and into white residential areas. Urban renewal has been one answer to slum housing, but it has often complicated rather than solved the dilemma. "Once a Ghetto...", Thursday, May 29, at 9:00 p.m. and repeated Sunday, June 1st, at 5:00 p.m., explore the problems Blacks in East Central Illinois face in obtaining decent homes and a healthful environment in which to live. Program Guide Documentary Illinois Public Media Central Illinois Spatial Champaign-Urbana, Illinois Spatial Danville, Illinois Spatial Decatur, Illinois Spatial 1969 Temporal General E WILL-TV Human Affairs Production Unit Bridgewater, Erma Interviewee Rappaport, Julian Interviewee Davis, Donald Interviewee Lippold, Henry Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1969 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-27T16:44:26-06:00 2009-12-27T16:44:26-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/OnceAGhetto_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still OnceAGhetto_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-27T16:44:26-06:00 2009-12-27T16:44:26-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/OnceAGhetto.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 454019756 01:00:24 475 kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps B&W 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-27T16:44:26-06:00 OnceAGhetto.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_aalifeseries_thisbusstops Illinois Public Media Program Series Race Illinois Public Media Racism Illinois Public Media Education Illinois Public Media Busing Illinois Public Media Schools Illinois Public Media African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories School Desegregation American Archive Civil Rights "School Desegregation" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories Public Education Illinois Public Media Segregation Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement" Categories Boycott American Archive Civil Rights "Boycott" Categories Technology Illinois Public Media Urbana Illinois Public Media Civil rights Illinois Public Media Champaign Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media Head Start Program Illinois Public Media Mississippi Illinois Public Media This documentary, produced by WILL-TV in 1969, looks at school busing and the grievances of black students, educators and parents in Central Illinois. Busing became a vehicle of desegregation, and it was also a central issue in the black community’s insistence on quality education. Dissatisfied with the lack of black faculty, black history courses, and black voices in the educational process, Decatur high school students talk about a school walkout that they held on Nov. 25, 1968. Then, Champaign-Urbana educators assess the progress of racal integration in area classrooms. Champaign activist John Lee Johnson discusses the role of the Concerned Citizens Committee, which was formed to study the grievances of black people who were concerned about racial tension in schools. Program A series of WILL-TV specials produced in 1968 and 1969 present a vivid snapshot of the lives of African Americans in central Illinois. Series The video freezes every few seconds. Technical Notes Documentary Illinois Public Media Central Illinois Spatial 1968 Temporal Champaign-Urbana, Illinois Spatial Decatur, Illinois Spatial General E WILL-TV Production Unit Reynolds, Dick Producer Cornell, Harrison Writer-Producer Weir, John Film Director Davis, Dick Producer Almon, Sue Graphics Holman, Tomlinson Film Audio Fielding, Ken Associate Producer Jegl, Bill Associate Producer Brock, Tom Associate Producer Siehr, Steve Associate Producer Klein, Allen Associate Producer Walsten, Mike Associate Producer Inman, Larry Engineer Cox, Lane Engineer Lane, Eddie Engineer Burkhead, Jean Engineer Kreger, Jack Engineer Propp, Larry Engineer Johnson, John Lee Interviewee Shelly, Clarence Interviewee Grayned, George Interviewee Echols, Ken Guest Link, Joe Guest Tate, Stephanie Guest Harris, Jake Guest Willett, Lee Guest Gipson, Marilyn Guest Davis, Melvin Guest Wesley, Nellie Guest Beberman, Max Guest Tausig, Carl Guest Edwards, Maudie Guest Gammill, Rose Guest Williams, Rebecca Guest Clayton , James Interviewee Dorsey, Steve Interviewee Davidson, Charles Interviewee Townsend , Terry Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1969 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-23T13:38:46-06:00 2009-12-27T13:38:46-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/ThisBusStops_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still ThisBusStops_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-23T13:38:46-06:00 2009-12-27T13:38:46-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/ThisBusStops.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 666878787 01:28:38 465 kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps B&W 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-27T13:38:46-06:00 ThisBusStops.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape01 Illinois Public Media Program Series Illinois Constitution Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Lincoln, Abraham Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Illinois Government Illinois Public Media Illinois History Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media Douglas, Steven A. Illinois Public Media Voter registration Illinois Public Media Constitutional Convention Illinois Public Media Voting Rights American Archive Civil Rights Categories On WILL-TV’s The Consent of the Governed, Illinois lawmakers weigh in on the issue of revising the state constitution. Governor Otto Kerner pitches the idea of holding a Constitutional Convention. Kerner says the present constitution, written in the context of the state’s 1870 agricultural society, is out of date. This program offers a glimpse into the formation of the Illinois constitution, and the process of revising it. Abstract B/W Low Band -picture breaks up due to physical splices in the master-video levels change throughout-good for it's age. Moderate video drop-out - especially toward the end. Technical Notes Documentary Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 1870-1960s Temporal General E Cade, Edward Host Cornell, Harrison K. Writer Lippold, Henry Associate Producer Otto, David Director Klein, Emerson Other WILL TV Production Unit Kerner, Otto Guest Powell, Paul Guest Lee, Noble Guest Arrington, W. Russell Guest Pebworth, Marjorie Guest Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1969 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-11-30T11:32:28-06:00 2010-01-04T12:07:28-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape01_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape01_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-11-30T11:32:28-06:00 2010-01-04T12:07:28-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape01.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 106777685 00:30:41 452 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 24 fps B&W 1 video track, 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T12:07:28-06:00 willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape01.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-11-30T09:50:33-06:00 video/quicktime WILL-TV Drive-2: will-2/WILL-UncmpDT/ Moving Image Moving image/Preservation master QuickTime QuickTime 46.24 GB 10 bit 720x480 (MPEG-2 NTSC and DV) 4:3 29.97 fps B&W eng willtv_illinoisconstitutionalconvention_tape01_uncompressed.mov Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape02 Illinois Public Media Episode Series Illinois Constitution Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Illinois Government Illinois Public Media Illinois History Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories WILL-TV’s The Consent of the Governed examines the role of the Illinois legislature as outlined in Article IV of the state constitution. The constitution calls on the General Assembly to meet during the first six months of every odd number year. Secretary of State Paul Powell supports amending the constitution, so that lawmakers can meet more often to handle state business, like the budget. “We certainly would be better off if we could budget for one year at a time instead of two years,” says Powell. The most restrictive feature of Article IV on the state legislature is the setting up of bi-annual sessions, according to Samuel K. Gove, a political science professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Abstract B/W Low Band -picture breaks up due to physical splices in the master-video levels change throughout-good for it's age Technical Notes Documentary Illinois Public Media 1960s Temporal Illinois Spatial General E Cade, Edward Host Otto, David Director Cornell, Harrison K. Producer Lippold, Henry Interviewer Klein, Emerson Other WILL TV Production Unit Gove, Samuel K. Interviewee Powell, Paul Guest Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1969 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-11-24T16:41:14-06:00 2010-01-04T12:06:14-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape02_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape02_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-11-24T16:41:14-06:00 2010-01-04T12:06:14-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape02.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 110612040 00:31:48 441 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 24 fps B&W 1 video track, 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T12:06:14-06:00 willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape02.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape03 Illinois Public Media Episode Series Illinois Constitution Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media Illinois History Illinois Public Media Illinois Government Illinois Public Media Voter registration Illinois Public Media Voting Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Voting Rights" Categories Technology Illinois Public Media On WILL-TV’s The Consent of the Governed, Samuel K. Gove, a political science professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, explains why the Illinois constitution should be revised to conform to federal language on reapportionment. Then, political science professor Stuart S. Nagel and former assistant state treasurer Arthur Falls talk about a controversial case of reapportionment in Illinois, and how the use of technology helped in redistricting, Abstract B/W Low Band -picture breaks up due to physical splices in the master-video levels change throughout-good for it's age Technical Notes Documentary Illinois Public Media 1960s Temporal Illinois Spatial General E WILL TV Production Unit Cade, Edward Host Cornell, Harrison K. Writer Lippold, Henry Interviewer Otto, David Director Klein, Emerson Other Nagel, Stuart S. Interviewee Gove, Samuel K. Interviewee Falls, Arthur Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1969 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-11-24T16:59:55-06:00 2010-01-04T12:04:55-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape03_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape03_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-11-24T16:59:55-06:00 2010-01-04T12:04:55-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape03.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 107676718 00:30:55 443 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 24 fps B&W 1 video track, 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T12:04:55-06:00 willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape03.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape04 Illinois Public Media Episode Series Illinois Constitution Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Illinois History Illinois Public Media Illinois Government Illinois Public Media Taxation Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories On WILL-TV’s The Consent of the Governed, the issue of revenue reforms in Illinois is discussed. John Cox, secretary of legislation for the Illinois Agricultural Association, says the people of Illinois are generally opposed to reforms to the state’s revenue system, regardless of the outcome. A major objection among voters to the current revenue system, according to law professor J. Nelson Young, is a provision requiring a proportionate distribution of property taxes. Young adds that the fairest way to tax intangible personal property is to impose a tax based on the income produced by that property. Abstract B/W Low Band -picture breaks up due to physical splices in the master-video levels change throughout-good for it's age. Occasional moderate drop-out. Technical Notes Documentary Illinois Public Media 1960s Temporal Illinois Spatial General E WILL TV Production Unit Cade, Edward Host Cornell, Harrison K. Writer Lippold, Henry Producer Otto, David Director Klein, Emerson Other Young, J. Nelso Guest Cox, John Guest Pebworth, Marjorie Guest Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1969 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-11-24T16:58:29-06:00 2010-01-04T12:01:29-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape04_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape04_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-11-24T16:58:29-06:00 2010-01-04T12:01:29-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape04.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Viewing copy MPEG video MPEG-4 105458488 00:30:23 447 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 24 fps B&W 1 video track, 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T12:01:29-06:00 willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape04.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape05 Illinois Public Media Episode Series Illinois Constitution Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media Illinois Government Illinois Public Media Illinois History Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Law Illinois Public Media On WILL-TV’s The Consent of the Governed, political science professor Neil Garvey responds to Governor Otto Kerner’s request to end the plural executive in the state's constitution. Such an action would abolish elected offices in Illinois’ executive branch, except for the positions of governor and lieutenant governor. The request made by Kerner is not the first of its kind in the state’s history, and Garvey adds that many scholars in the field of state government support it. "I think (the plural executive) has outlived its usefulness," says Garvey. Abstract B/W Low Band -picture breaks up due to physical splices in the master-unlock problems noted on the reel-breaks up @ about 6:00 but clears-video levels change throughout-good for it's age. Occasional moderate video dropout. Technical Notes Documentary Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 1960s Temporal General E Cade, Edward Host Cornell, Harrison K. Writer Lippold, Henry Interviewer Otto, David Director Klein, Emerson Other WILL TV Production Unit Garvey, Neil Interviewee Powell, Paul Guest Scott, Bill Guest Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1969 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-11-24T16:57:52-06:00 2010-01-04T12:25:52-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape05_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape05_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-11-24T16:57:52-06:00 2010-01-04T12:25:52-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape05.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Viewing copy MPEG video MPEG-4 103446166 00:29:47 449 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 24 fps B&W 1 video track, 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T12:01:52-06:00 willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape05.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape06 Illinois Public Media Episode Series Illinois Constitution Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Illinois Government Illinois Public Media Illinois History Illinois Public Media Veto Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories On an episode of WILL-TV’s The Consent of the Governed, political science professor Neil Garvey outlines the rights of Illinois’ governor as described in the state constitution. One right is the ability to veto bills. Garvey says the veto is a considerable amount of power since there are bi-annual legislative sessions and little chance that a veto would be overturned. Garvey also says when a lawmaker takes office, there is an expectation that the official is free of any conflicting special interests that could impact “his fair, just administration” of the law. Garvey talks about efforts to limit these conflicts in Springfield. Abstract B/W Low Band. Video levels change throughout-good for it's age. Jitter in video at times. Technical Notes Documentary Illinois Public Media 1960s Temporal Illinois Spatial General E WILL TV Production Unit Cornell, Harrison K. Writer Lippold, Henry Interviewer Otto, David Director Klein, Emerson Other Cade, Edward Host Garvey, Neil Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1969 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-11-24T12:15:27-06:00 2010-01-04T12:15:27-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape06_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape06_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-11-24T12:15:27-06:00 2010-01-04T12:15:27-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape06.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Viewing copy MPEG-4 107949294 00:31:06 444 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 24 fps B&W 1 video track, 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T11:58:27-06:00 willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape06.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape07 Illinois Public Media Episode Series Illinois Constitution Illinois Public Media Court Rulings American Archive Civil Rights "Court Rulings" Categories Illinois Illinois Public Media Illinois Government Illinois Public Media Illinois History Illinois Public Media Bill of Rights Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Liberty Illinois Public Media On WILL-TV’s The Consent of the Governed, Russell N. Sullivan, dean of the College of Law, talks about the rights guaranteed in the Illinois constitution. He addresses an array of topics such as search and seizures, habeas corpus and double jeopardy. He also discusses the effectiveness of a grand jury in protecting people’s rights, and he talks about how crimes are deemed as severe. Abstract B/W Low Band -picture breaks up due to physical splices in the master-video levels change throughout-good for it's age. Occasional moderate video dropout. Technical Notes Documentary Illinois Public Media 1960s Temporal Illinois Spatial General E WILL TV Production Unit Cade, Edward Host Cornell, Harrison K. Writer Lippold, Henry Interviewer Otto, David Director Klein, Emerson Other Sullivan, Russell N. Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1969 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-11-24T17:15:15-06:00 2010-01-04T12:09:15-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape07_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape07_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-11-24T17:15:15-06:00 2010-01-04T12:09:15-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape07.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Viewing copy MPEG video MPEG-4 105777685 00:30:20 447 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 24 fps B&W 1 video track, 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T12:09:15-06:00 willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape07.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape08 Illinois Public Media Episode Series Illinois Constitution Illinois Public Media Politics Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media Illinois Government Illinois Public Media Illinois History Illinois Public Media Bill of Rights Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Liberty Illinois Public Media Protest Illinois Public Media Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations " Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Mass Protest American Archive Civil Rights "Mass Protest " Categories On WILL-TV’s The Consent of the Governed, Neil Garvey, political science professor, and Russell N. Sullivan, dean of the college of law, talk about the rights guaranteed in the Illinois constitution. Garvey says as military commander, the governor has the power to use the state militia to quell riots and protect the public from unruly events. Sullivan says the purpose of the military during riots is to protect the rights of the demonstrators “without allowing the marchers to intrude on the rights of those who do not march.” On the issue of freedom of speech, Sullivan says there has been a “march” towards broadening speech that is constitutionally protected, and narrowing speech that can cause harm. Abstract B/W Low Band . Video levels change throughout-good for it's age. Occasional minor video dropout. Technical Notes Documentary Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 1960s Temporal General E WILL TV Production Unit Cade, Edward Host Cornell, Harrison K. Writer Lippold, Henry Interviewer Otto, David Director Klein, Emerson Other Garvey, Neil Interviewee Sullivan, Russell N. Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1969 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-11-24T17:16:15-06:00 2010-01-04T12:12:15-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape08_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape08_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-11-24T17:16:15-06:00 2010-01-04T12:12:15-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape08.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Distribution dub MPEG video MPEG-4 107140491 00:30:45 453 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 24 fps B&W 1 video track, 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T11:57:15-06:00 willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape08.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape09 Illinois Public Media Episode Series Illinois Illinois Public Media Chicago Illinois Public Media Lincoln, Abraham Illinois Public Media Douglas, Steven A. Illinois Public Media Illinois Constituion Illinois Public Media Court Rulings American Archive Civil Rights "Court Rulings" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Judicial Article VI of the Illinois Constitution, added 1962; Judicial Department - Development of the Illinois Judiciary: The Supreme Court, Appellate Court and Circuit Court Abstract B/W low band-picture breaks up due to physical splices and dropping RF envelope-2 major breakups in this program Technical Notes Documentary Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 1962 Temporal 1960s Temporal General E Cornell, Harrison Producer WILLTV Production Unit Otto, David Director Cohn, Rubin Interviewee Lippold, Henry Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1969 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-11-24T17:16:46-06:00 2010-01-04T12:11:46-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape09_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape09_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-11-24T17:16:46-06:00 2010-01-04T12:11:46-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape09.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Distribution dub MPEG video MPEG-4 106608027 00:30:40 450 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 24 fps B&W 1 video track, 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T11:56:46-06:00 willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape09.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape10 Illinois Public Media Episode Series Illinois Illinois Public Media Law Illinois Public Media Illinois Supreme Court Illinois Public Media Illinois Constitution Illinois Public Media Judiciary Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Illinois Supreme Court Justice Walter V. Schaefer (on bench 1951-1976) talks about the Constitution of the State of Illinois B/W Low Band -picture breaks up due to physical splices in the master-video levels change throughout-good for it's age. Video get wobbly at times. Technical Notes Documentary Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 1960s Temporal General E Cornell, Harrison Producer Edward Cade Host Otto, David Director Schaefer, Walter V. Interviewee Lippold, Henry Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1969 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 1969-12-31T12:33:37-06:00 2010-01-04T12:14:37-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape10_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape10_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1969-12-31T12:33:37-06:00 2010-01-04T12:14:37-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape10.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Distribution dub MPEG video MPEG-4 108578028 00:31:03 447 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 24 fps B&W 1 video track, 1 audio track mono eng 1969-12-31T12:33:37-06:00 willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape10.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape11 Illinois Public Media Program Series Illinois Illinois Public Media Illinois Constitution Illinois Public Media Chicago Illinois Public Media Urban Centers Illinois Public Media Kerner, Otto Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Begins with a discussion of Chicago and its early history as a portage between the Great Lakes and the western territories. Further discusses the relationship between the city and the state, particularly with regard to rules under the Illinois Constitution. Covers the difference between cities and counties, in that the latter has a formal status under the constitution while the former does not. Also discusses "home rule" lawmaking, under which laws and regulations that affect the city of Chicago must be approved by a referendum by residents of the city of Chicago. Abstract Slate at very start of tape. No bars. Did put ramp at end of Beta tape. Slate at beginning most likely does not relate to the content of the program. Technical Notes Documentary Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 19th Century Temporal Chicago Spatial 20th Century Temporal General E WILL-TV Production Unit Lippold, Henry Interviewer Cornell, Harrison Cade, Edward Host Cohn, Rubin Interviewee Lippold, Henry Associate Producer Otto, David Director Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1969 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T15:40:55-06:00 2009-12-23T15:40:55-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape11_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape11_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T15:40:55-06:00 2009-12-23T15:40:55-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape11.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 102914123 477 Kbps 00:28:44 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 24 fps B&W 1 video track, 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T12:00:55-06:00 willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape11.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape12 Illinois Public Media Episode Series Illinois Illinois Public Media Illinois History Illinois Public Media Illinois Constitution Illinois Public Media Illinois Government Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories The establishment of the county system of government in the state of Illinois and the responsibilities of counties Abstract B/W Low Band -picture breaks up due to physical splices in the master-video levels change throughout-good for it's age. Video alignment problems throughout - horizontal bands. Video breaks up at times due to low RF - most notable starting at about 11:00, 14:40, 16:20. 23:10. Technical Notes Documentary Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 1960s Temporal General E Cade, Edward Host Lippold, Henry Interviewer Cornell, Harrison Producer Otto, David Snider, Clyde Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1969 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-11-24T17:20:08-06:00 2010-01-04T12:20:08-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape12_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape12_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-11-24T17:20:08-06:00 2010-01-04T12:20:08-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape12.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Distribution dub MPEG video MPEG-4 106703970 00:30:40 452 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 24 fps B&W 1 video track, 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T11:59:08-06:00 willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape12.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape13 Illinois Public Media Episode Series Public Education Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media Illinois Constitution Illinois Public Media Illinois Government Illinois Public Media Chicago Illinois Public Media Kerner, Otto Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Discussion of the establishment of public schools in Illinois and the administering of public education. Also covers the establishment of a state board of education and the differences between rural and urban school districts. Abstract B/W Low Band-picture breaks up due to physical splices in the master-video levels change throughout-good for its age. Video had trouble locking toward the head. Moderate video dropout. Along leading edge severe vertical blanking. Technical Notes Documentary Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 1960s Temporal General E Cade, Edward Host Lippold, Henry Interviewer Cornell, Harrison Producer Otto, David Associate Producer Page, Ray Interviewee Sullivan , Russell Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1969 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-11-24T17:19:31-06:00 2010-01-04T12:19:31-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape13_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape13_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-11-24T17:19:31-06:00 2010-01-04T12:19:31-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape13.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Distribution dub MPEG video MPEG-4 107628123 00:30:59 441 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 24 fps B&W 1 video track, 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T11:59:31-06:00 willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape13.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape14 Illinois Public Media Episode Series Illinois Constitution Illinois Public Media Illinois-Michigan Canal Illinois Public Media Chicago Illinois Public Media Douglas, Steven A. Illinois Public Media Agricultural Markets Illinois Public Media Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories Covers the prohibition on selling or leasing the Illinois-Michigan Canal placed in the 1870 Illinois Constitution. Also discusses the economic impact the Illinois-Michigan Canal had on the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago. Also covers the downfall of the canal as an economic and transport force in the state and the 1954 reversal of the 1870 law. B/W Low Band-picture breaks up due to physical splices in the master-video levels change throughout-good for it's age. Originally labeled as "Innovation and Obsolescence" - but is actually Canal - The Chicago Portage, the Illinois..... Severe vertical blanking along leading edge. Technical Notes Documentary Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 19th Century Temporal Chicago Spatial General E Cade, Edward Host Lippold, Henry Interviewer Cornell, Harrison Otto, David Director Sutton, Robert Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1969 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-11-24T17:18:30-06:00 2010-01-04T12:22:30-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape14_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape14_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-11-24T17:18:30-06:00 2010-01-04T12:22:30-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape14.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Distribution dub MPEG video MPEG-4 106791489 00:30:40 451 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 24 fps B&W 1 video track, 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T12:00:30-06:00 willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape14.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape15 Illinois Public Media Episode Series Illinois Constitution Illinois Public Media Railroads Illinois Public Media Champaign Illinois Public Media Urbana Illinois Public Media Agricultural Markets Illinois Public Media Economic Justice American Archive Civil Rights "Economic Justice" Categories A look at the development of the railroad in Illinois. Covers the constitutional role in the development of the Illinois Central Railroad, the first land grant railroad in the United States. Abstract B/W low band tape has many issues-a bad reference edge at the beginning-poor RF envelope throughout-very difficult to get a good lock for playback-some unlock areas due to physical splices and damage-also a slight "warp" to some areas of tape Technical Notes Documentary Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 19th Century Temporal 20th Century Temporal General E Cade, Edward Host Lippold, Henry Interviewer Cornell, Harrison Producer Otto, David Associate Producer Klein, Emerson Other Sutton, Robert Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1969 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-11-24T17:20:14-06:00 2010-01-04T12:17:14-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape15_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape15_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-11-24T17:20:14-06:00 2010-01-04T12:17:14-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape15.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Distribution dub MPEG video MPEG-4 108842620 00:31:03 447 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 24 fps B&W 1 video track, 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T11:58:14-06:00 willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape15.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape16 Illinois Public Media Episode Series Illinois Constitution Illinois Public Media Kerner, Otto Illinois Public Media Penworth, Marjorie Illinois Public Media Stevenson, Adlai Illinois Public Media Stevenson, Adlai III Illinois Public Media Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Follows the history of and procedures for amending the constitution of Illinois, as well as prospects for amending the Constitution in the late 1960s. Final episode of Consent of the Governed. Abstract B/W low band Some reference edge issues but overall ok-there are several unlock and miss tracking errors that occur all attribute to physical splices and variable RF envelope. Occasional moderate dropout. Technical Notes Documentary Illinois Public Media Illinois Spatial 1960s Temporal 19th Century Temporal General E Cade, Edward Host Lippold, Henry Interviewer Cornell, Harrsion Producer Otto, David Director Klein, Emerson Associate Producer Kerner, Otto Interviewee Pebworth, Marjorie Interviewee Powell, Paul Interviewee Stevenson III, Adlai Interviewee Lee, Noble Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 1969 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-11-24T17:20:05-06:00 2010-01-04T12:23:05-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape16_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape16_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-11-24T17:20:05-06:00 2010-01-04T12:23:05-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape16.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Distribution dub MPEG video MPEG-4 103399351 00:29:45 450 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 24 fps B&W 1 video track, 1 audio track mono eng 2010-01-04T12:00:05-06:00 willtv_consentofthegoverned_tape16.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_newreels_26-1-10_box1_reel1_1960_rotc_compulsory_controversy Illinois Public Media Illinois Constitution Video Tapes, Record Series 13/6/13, Box #1 University of Illinois Archives Segment Reserve Officers' Training Corps Illinois Public Media ROTC Illinois Public Media Military Illinois Public Media In this WILL-TV newsreel segment, the issue of voluntary versus compulsory military training is addressed with the ROTC at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Abstract News Illinois Public Media 1960 Temporal Urbana, IL Spatial General E WILL TV Production Unit Moses, Lloyd Interviewee Warren, Frederick Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-28T12:16:24-06:00 2009-12-28T12:16:24-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/will_newreels_26-1-10_box1_reel1_1960_rotc_compulsory_controversy_clip_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still will_newreels_26-1-10_box1_reel1_1960_rotc_compulsory_controversy_clip_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-28T12:16:24-06:00 2009-12-28T12:16:24-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/will_newreels_26-1-10_box1_reel1_1960_rotc_compulsory_controversy.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 8382129 00:01:07 477 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps B&W 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng will_newreels_26-1-10_box1_reel1_1960_rotc_compulsory_controversy.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_newreels_26-1-10_box1_reel8_1964_rotc_last_compulsory Illinois Public Media Illinois Constitution Video Tapes, Record Series 13/6/13, Box #2 University of Illinois Archives Segment Reserve Officers' Training Corps Illinois Public Media ROTC Illinois Public Media Military Illinois Public Media In this WILL-TV newsreel segment, students on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign take part in the ROTC’s final compulsory training program. For the first time in 96 years, students will be able to voluntarily participate in the training program. Abstract News Illinois Public Media 1964 Temporal Urbana, IL Spatial General E WILL TV Production Unit Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-28T12:18:08-06:00 2009-12-28T12:18:08-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/will_newreels_26-1-10_box1_reel8_1964_rotc_last_compulsory_clip_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still will_newreels_26-1-10_box1_reel8_1964_rotc_last_compulsory_clip_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-28T12:18:08-06:00 2009-12-28T12:18:08-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/will_newreels_26-1-10_box1_reel8_1964_rotc_last_compulsory.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG-4 7214106 00:00:57 477 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps B&W 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T12:18:08-06:00 will_newreels_26-1-10_box1_reel8_1964_rotc_last_compulsory.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_newreels_26-1-10_box1_reel8_1964_speech_hearing_research Illinois Public Media Illinois Constitution Video Tapes, Record Series 13/6/13, Box #1 University of Illinois Archives Segment Research Illinois Public Media Health care Illinois Public Media Health Illinois Public Media Hearing Illinois Public Media This WILL-TV news segment focuses on speech and hearing research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Abstract News Illinois Public Media 1964 Temporal Urbana, IL Spatial General E WILL TV Production Unit Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-28T12:20:15-06:00 2009-12-28T12:20:15-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/will_newreels_26-1-10_box1_reel8_1964_speech_hearing_research_clip_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still will_newreels_26-1-10_box1_reel8_1964_speech_hearing_research_clip_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-28T12:20:15-06:00 2009-12-28T12:20:15-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/will_newreels_26-1-10_box1_reel8_1964_speech_hearing_research.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 14174985 00:01:53 477 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps B&W 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T12:20:15-06:00 will_newreels_26-1-10_box1_reel8_1964_speech_hearing_research.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_newreels_26-1-10_box2_reel10_1965_civil_rights_meeting_teachin Illinois Public Media Illinois Constitution Video Tapes, Record Series 13/6/13, Box #2 University of Illinois Archives Segment African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Equal Rights American Archive Civil Rights "Equal Rights" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories Student Movement American Archive Civil Rights "Student Movement" Categories Protest Illinois Public Media Vietnam War Illinois Public Media Alabama Illinois Public Media Urbana Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media In this WILL-TV newsreel, a group of students and faculty members gather on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to protest the death of a minister and civil rights demonstrator in Selma, Alabama. Abstract News Illinois Public Media 1965 Temporal Selma, Alabama Spatial General E WILL TV Production Unit Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-28T12:12:39-06:00 2009-12-28T12:12:39-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/will_newreels_26-1-10_box2_reel10_1965_civil_rights_meeting_teachin_clip_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still will_newreels_26-1-10_box2_reel10_1965_civil_rights_meeting_teachin_clip_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-28T12:12:39-06:00 2009-12-28T12:12:39-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/will_newreels_26-1-10_box2_reel10_1965_civil_rights_meeting_teachin.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 9656062 00:01:17 477 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps B&W 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng will_newreels_26-1-10_box2_reel10_1965_civil_rights_meeting_teachin.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_newreels_26-1-10_box2_reel7_1963_civil_rights_protest Illinois Public Media Illinois Constitution Video Tapes, Record Series 13/6/13, Box #2 University of Illinois Archives Segment African American Civil Rights American Archive Civil Rights "African American Civil Rights" Categories Demonstrations American Archive Civil Rights "Demonstrations" Categories Protest Illinois Public Media Local Events American Archive Civil Rights "Local Events" Categories Mass Protest American Archive Civil Rights "Mass Protest" Categories Civil Unrest American Archive Civil Rights "Civil Unrest" Categories Alabama Illinois Public Media Sunday School Illinois Public Media Illinois Illinois Public Media In this newsreel from WILL-TV in Urbana, IL, students and faculty gather on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus to protest the bombing of an Alabama Sunday School class. Four black children were killed in the 1963 attack. Abstract News Illinois Public Media 1963 Temporal Birmingham, Alabama Spatial General E WILL TV Production Unit Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-28T12:09:11-06:00 2009-12-28T12:09:11-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/will_newreels_26-1-10_box2_reel7_1963_civil_rights_protest_clip_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still will_newreels_26-1-10_box2_reel7_1963_civil_rights_protest_clip_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-28T12:09:11-06:00 2009-12-28T12:09:11-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/will_newreels_26-1-10_box2_reel7_1963_civil_rights_protest.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 2751890 00:00:29 476 Kpbs 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps B&W 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng will_newreels_26-1-10_box2_reel7_1963_civil_rights_protest.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_newreels_26-1-10_box3_reel11_1965_vietnam_protest Illinois Public Media Illinois Constitution Video Tapes, Record Series 13/6/13, Box #3 University of Illinois Archives Segment Protest Illinois Public Media Vietnam War Illinois Public Media In this WILL-TV newsreel segment, students on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus protest the Vietnam War while other students show their support for the troops stationed in the country. Abstract News Illinois Public Media 1965 Temporal Urbana, IL Spatial General E WILL TV Production Unit Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives. Publicly performed under authority of fair use as well as an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 2009-12-28T12:14:34-06:00 2009-12-28T12:14:34-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/will_newreels_26-1-10_box3_reel11_1965_vietnam_protest_clip_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still will_newreels_26-1-10_box3_reel11_1965_vietnam_protest_clip_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-28T12:14:34-06:00 2009-12-28T12:14:34-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/will_newreels_26-1-10_box3_reel11_1965_vietnam_protest.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 13125185 00:01:44 477 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps B&W 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng will_newreels_26-1-10_box3_reel11_1965_vietnam_protest.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_am580news2007-05-25 Illinois Public Media Segment Project oral history Illinois Public Media Other American Archive World War II "Other" Categories WILL-AM’s Tom Rogers looks at the work of former University of Illinois professor Bob Espeseth, who is working against the clock to gather oral histories from World War II veterans. Espeseth goes out with his cassette recorder and a list of questions to record the memories of central Illinois veterans before those stories are lost to the world forever. Espeseth’s recordings join dozens of others in safekeeping at the Early American Museum in Mahomet. WILL travels along as Espeseth interviews 87-year-old Ed Gordon. Abstract News Illinois Public Media Central Illinois Spatial World War II Temporal General E WILL Radio Production Unit Rogers, Tom Reporter Espeseth, Bob Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 2007 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-30T15:22:58-06:00 2009-12-30T15:22:58-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/am580news2007-05-25_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 1053779 4:23 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2009-12-30T15:22:58-06:00 am580news2007-05-25_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-30T15:24:31-06:00 2009-12-30T15:24:31-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/am580news2007-05-25_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3160815 4:23 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2009-12-30T15:24:31-06:00 am580news2007-05-25_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_am580news2007-09-18 Illinois Public Media Segment Project POWs Illinois Public Media Hoopeston, Illinois Illinois Public Media The Homefront American Archive World War II "The Homefront" Categories German POWs were brought to Hoopeston each summer to pick vegetables and work in factories canning tomatoes, asparagus and corn. WILL-AM’s Tom Rogers talks to people who remember working with the POWs. Although locals were told not to talk to the prisoners, people recall the Germans singing as they marching from their barracks to the factories each day. Rogers also interviews Kurt Pechmann, left, who as a German POW was sent from Camp Ellis outside Peoria to Hoopeston’s POW camp for about two months to pick asparagus. Pechmann was later moved to a number of camps in Wisconsin, where he met the farmer who eventually sponsored his immigration to the U.S. in 1952. Abstract News Illinois Public Media General E WILL Radio Production Unit Rogers, Tom Reporter Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 2007 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-30T15:31:01-06:00 2009-12-30T15:31:01-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/am580news2007-09-18_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 5396165 7:30 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2009-12-30T15:31:01-06:00 am580news2007-09-18_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-30T15:31:48-06:00 2009-12-30T15:31:48-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/am580news2007-09-18_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 5396165 7:30 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2009-12-30T15:31:48-06:00 am580news2007-09-18_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_am580news2007-09-19 Illinois Public Media Segment Project Conscientious Objector Illinois Public Media Civilian Public Service Illinois Public Media Mennonite Illinois Public Media Quaker Illinois Public Media Merlin Taber of Champaign and Delbert Augsburger of Flanagan, whose churches opposed fighting, chose different paths when confronted with decisions about going to war. Taber, from a Quaker background, obtained conscientious objector status after being drafted and served in the Civilian Public Service. Augsburger, of Flanagan, comes from a Mennonite background, but he and his brothers went into the military against the teachings of their church. Abstract News Illinois Public Media General E WILL Radio Production Unit Meadows, Jim Reporter Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 2007 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-29T15:33:48-06:00 2009-12-30T15:33:48-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/am580news2007-09-19_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 1946853 8:07 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2009-12-30T15:33:48-06:00 am580news2007-09-19_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-30T15:34:32-06:00 2009-12-30T15:34:32-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/am580news2007-09-19_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 5840038 8:07 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2009-12-30T15:34:32-06:00 am580news2007-09-19_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_am580news2007-09-20 Illinois Public Media Segment Project POWs Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories B-17 Illinois Public Media Curt Campbell is a retired farmer—and an American serviceman who experienced prison life behind enemy lines. AM 580’s Tom Rogers talked with him. Abstract News Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Rogers, Tom Reporter Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 2007 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-30T15:36:15-06:00 2009-12-30T15:36:15-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/am580news2007-09-20_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 1173524 4:53 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2009-12-30T15:36:15-06:00 am580news2007-09-20_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-30T15:37:02-06:00 2009-12-30T15:37:02-06:00 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/am580news2007-09-20_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 3520051 4:53 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2009-12-30T15:37:02-06:00 am580news2007-09-20_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_am580news2007-12-17 Illinois Public Media Segment Project Battle of the Bulge Illinois Public Media Nazi Germany American Archive World War II "Nazi Germany" Categories North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Sixty-three years ago, Germany was mounting its last major offensive in World War II. Months later, the Nazis would fall and the guns of war would finally go silent in Europe. In the following decades, we heard about bits and pieces of the conflagration, hundreds of thousands of individual stories from those on the front lines. Now, one by one, those voices are also falling silent. AM 580’s Tom Rogers lets area residents Harold Cox, Hoopeston; Harold “Sparky” Songer, Danville; Malcolm Davis, Urbana; Frank Mula, Monticello; and Jill Knappenberger, Champaign, tell their stories of the war’s bloodiest battle. Abstract News Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Rogers, Tom Reporter Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright held by the University of Illinois. Public use granted under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/). 2009-12-30T15:39:35-06:00 2009-12-30T15:39:35-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/am580news2007-12-17_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 5551646 7:43 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2009-12-30T15:39:35-06:00 am580news2007-12-17_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-30T15:39:49-06:00 2009-12-30T15:39:49-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/am580news2007-12-17_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 1850722 7:43 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2009-12-30T15:39:49-06:00 am580news2007-12-17_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_DanvilleWWIIProgram2007-10-16 Illinois Public Media Program Project Ken Burns Illinois Public Media POWs Illinois Public Media stories Illinois Public Media veterans Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories The Homefront American Archive World War II "The Homefront" Categories Seventy-five people attended a community conversation October 16, 2007 at the Danville Public Library in Danville, IL featuring stories from eight Danville-area residents. Speaking were John Saint who enlisted in the Air Force in 1942 and was a POW in Germany; Bill Kannapel, who cared for wounded soldiers as a doctor; Helen Montgomery, who served in the Medical and Identification division of the American Women’s Voluntary Service; Charlie Dukes, who was a POW in Germany and Russia; Joe McCormick, who was a translator who worked with the French Underground; Milt Crippin, who landed on Utah Beach on D-Day and “Sparky” Songer who was a POW in Germany during the Battle of the Bulge. The event was co-sponsored by WILL AM-FM-TV and the Danville Public Library. The panel and audience discussion were moderated by Mary Coffman of the Danville Area Community College. The Danville Public Library has been videotaping oral histories of local residents. Some of those residents, John Sant, Bill Kannapel, Helen Montgomery, Gerald Sooley and Charlie Dukes, share their stories with Mary Coffman, retired humanities professor from Danville Area Community College. Abstract Event Illinois Public Media Danville Public Library 319 N. Vermilion Danville, IL Spatial 7-9 pm October 16, 2007 Temporal General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Saint, John Panelist Kannapel, Bill Panelist Montgomery, Helen Panelist Dukes, Charles Panelist McCormick, Joseph Panelist Crippin, Milt Panelist Songer, Sparky Panelist Sooley, Gerald Panelist Coffman, Mary Moderator Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed under authority of an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-04T14:49:03-06:00 2009-12-28T14:49:03-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/DanvilleWWIIProgram2007-10-16_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still DanvilleWWIIProgram2007-10-16_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-04T14:49:03-06:00 2009-12-28T14:49:03-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/DanvilleWWIIProgram2007-10-16.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 840503587 01:51:20 487 Kpbs 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T14:49:03-06:00 DanvilleWWIIProgram2007-10-16.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_HoopestonWWIIPrgm2007-10-25 Illinois Public Media Program Project POWs Illinois Public Media Hoopeston, Illinois Illinois Public Media Hoopeston was home to a German POW camp where prisoners were taken to area farm fields and factories to work. Eighty people attended a community conversation October 25, 2007 at the Hoopeston Public Library in Hoopeston, IL featuring local stories of the former POW camp in Hoopeston during WWII. Speaking were brothers Tom and Ed Layden who worked side-by-side with captured German soldiers; Carol Hicks, a historian who has researched and written on the Hoopeston POW camp; Curt Campbell, who was a POW mistreated by German soldiers; and Larry Coon, who has a child visited the German POW at the Hoopeston camp. The event was co-sponsored by WILL AM-FM-TV and the Hoopeston Public Library. The panel and audience discussion were moderated by Tom Rogers of WILL AM-FM-TV. Abstract Event Illinois Public Media Hoopeston Public Library 110 N. Fourth Street Hoopeston, IL Spatial 6:30-8:30 October 25, 2007 Temporal General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Rogers, Tom Moderator Layden, Tom Panelist Layden, Ed News Director Hicks, Carol Panelist Campbell, Curt Panelist Coon, Larry Panelist Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed under authority of an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T16:56:54-06:00 2009-12-28T16:56:54-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/HoopestonWWIIPrgm2007-10-25_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still HoopestonWWIIPrgm2007-10-25_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T16:56:54-06:00 2009-12-28T16:56:54-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/HoopestonWWIIPrgm2007-10-25.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 706206171 01:33:56 490 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T16:56:54-06:00 HoopestonWWIIPrgm2007-10-25.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_indianapolis091707 Illinois Public Media Segment Project USS Indianapolis Illinois Public Media submarines Illinois Public Media Navy Illinois Public Media Indiana War Memorial Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories The sinking of the USS Indianapolis has been called the worst single at-sea loss of life in the history of the U.S. Navy. It was attacked by a Japanese submarine in July of 1945, resulting the deaths of nearly 900 men who either perished in the sinking or died in the shark-infested waters in the days that followed. Yet only in recent years have there been efforts to accurately describe the tragedy and the ordeal its 317 survivors went through. The 81 remaining survivors want to set the record straight. WILL-AM’s Jeff Bossert visits places and people who are part of the effort, including a new exhibit at the Indiana War Memorial, and a naval aviator who, as a boy, researched the sinking of the ship. Abstract News Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Indiana Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Bossert, Jeff Reporter Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 2007 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-30T15:28:14-06:00 2009-12-30T15:28:14-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/indianapolis091707_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 1664417 6:56 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2009-12-30T15:28:14-06:00 indianapolis091707_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-30T15:29:04-06:00 2009-12-30T15:29:04-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/indianapolis091707_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 4992730 6:56 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2009-12-30T15:29:04-06:00 indianapolis091707_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_JillKnappenberger2007-09-30 Illinois Public Media Segment Project Battle of the Bulge Illinois Public Media Red Cross Illinois Public Media Women in Uniform American Archive World War II "Women in Uniform" Categories North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Knappenberger was one of three women serving on the front lines during the Battle of the Bulge. Working for the Red Cross operating a refitted truck dubbed a “clubmobile,” she passed out donuts, coffee and cigarettes to weary soldiers. She talks to WILL-TV producer Denise La Grassa about being trapped for eight days during the Battle of the Bulge, surrounded by the enemy. Her brother, John Joseph Pitts III, an Army captain, was in the heat of battle only a few miles away. Knappenberger said she joined the Red Cross effort because she was itching to get into the action of World War II. The soldiers taught her how to use a gun and she even got a few shots off at the Germans. Abstract History Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E WILL-TV Production Unit LaGrassa, Denise Producer Knappenberger, Jill Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 2007 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-29T12:04:13-06:00 2009-12-30T12:04:13-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/JillKnappenberger2007-09-30_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still JillKnappenberger2007-09-30_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-29T12:04:13-06:00 2009-12-30T12:04:13-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/JillKnappenberger2007-09-30.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 77342772 10:15 479 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color with B&W sequences 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-30T12:06:13-06:00 JillKnappenberger2007-09-30.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_MahometWWIIProgram2007-10-11 Illinois Public Media Program Project USS Indianapolis Illinois Public Media Ken Burns Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories Ninety people attended a community conversation October 11, 2007 at the Early American Museum in Mahomet, IL featuring three men who survived the sinking of the USS Indianapolis during World War II. Speaking were Art Leenerman of Mahomet, Don McCall of Champaign and Earl Riggins of Oakland. They shared detailed accounts of how they survived four and a half days in the water waiting to be rescued while battling sharks, cold and hunger. The event was co-sponsored by WILL AM-FM-TV and the Early American Museum. The panel and audience discussion were moderated by Jack Brighton of WILL. Abstract Event Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Pacific Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Leenerman, Art Panelist McCall, Don Panelist Riggins, Earl Panelist Brighton, Jack Moderator Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed under authority of an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T17:56:36-06:00 2009-12-28T17:56:36-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/MahometWWIIProgram2007-10-11_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still MahometWWIIProgram2007-10-11_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T17:56:36-06:00 2009-12-28T17:56:36-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/MahometWWIIProgram2007-10-11.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 609627802 01:21:01 460 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T17:56:36-06:00 MahometWWIIProgram2007-10-11.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_pf2008-02-07-c Illinois Public Media Segment Project Series Marines Illinois Public Media Women’s Reserve Illinois Public Media Racial Discrimination Illinois Public Media racism Illinois Public Media African Americans at War Illinois Public Media Women in Uniform American Archive World War II "Women in Uniform" Categories American Archive World War II "" Categories When World War II broke out, Iris Nigg Lundin of Champaign left her small town in Minnesota and joined hundreds of other women in the newly formed Marine Corps Women’s Reserve. She became one of the first four female navigation instructors. Producer Denise La Grassa said that in her conversations with Lundin, she was impressed by the strength of this woman who left a secure life in Minnesota to join the ranks of the Marines, the toughest of the tough. “This was the first time many of these men who were her students had encountered a female instructor and she really held her own,” said La Grassa. “When I listened to her stories, I was moved by her description of how she went to bat for African-Americans on the military bases where she worked. She was brave enough to tell a higher-ranking officer that he shouldn’t be treating a steward in a demeaning manner. Later in her life, equality was very important to her.” Abstract History Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Minnesota Spatial General E WILL-TV Production Unit LaGrassa, Denise Producer Lundin, Iris Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 2008 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-29T12:10:22-06:00 2009-12-30T12:10:22-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/pf2008-02-07-c_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still pf2008-02-07-c_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-29T12:10:22-06:00 2009-12-30T12:10:22-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/pf2008-02-07-c.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 57761261 00:07:44 472 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color with B&W sequences 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-30T12:10:22-06:00 pf2008-02-07-c.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_pf2008-02-14-d Illinois Public Media Segment Project Series The Homefront American Archive World War II "The Homefront" Categories Relationships Illinois Public Media The story of Jerry and Wilma Ashenbremer of Oakwood is one of love amid the ruins of war. They met in Vienna at the conclusion of World War II. Wilma was a young Austrian, Jerry a GI patrolling the city. They began a silent relationship. Bob and Hattie Marion of Urbana sustained their love throughout the war when he was overseas. Letters kept the spark alive. But every time the letters temporarily stopped, Hattie worried. Producer Denise La Grassa looks at the lives of these two couples in “Love and War.” “The couples are similar in that they’ve been together so long that there’s a great friendship and a close bond,” says Denise. “I found the way they interacted to be very fresh and youthful, yet both couples are older. I wonder if it’s because they came through so much in their years having to go through the war and its aftermath together.” Abstract History Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal General E WILL-TV Production Unit LaGrassa, Denise Ashenbremer, Jerry and Wilma Interviewee Marion, Bob and Hattie, Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 2008 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-29T12:14:03-06:00 2009-12-30T12:14:03-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/pf2008-02-14-d_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still pf2008-02-14-d_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-29T12:14:03-06:00 2009-12-30T12:14:03-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/pf2008-02-14-d.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 52364122 00:06:59 474 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color with B&W sequences 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-30T12:14:03-06:00 pf2008-02-14-d.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_pf2008-02-21-c Illinois Public Media Segment Project Series Tuskegee Airmen Illinois Public Media Chanute Air Force Base Illinois Public Media Racial Discrimination Illinois Public Media African Americans at War American Archive World War II "African Americans at War" Categories Producer Denise La Grassa talks with Tuskegee Airman Col. Elmer Jones, one of six original aviation cadets for the Tuskegee Airmen trained at Chanute Field in Rantoul. Jones, who became ground crew commander, was proud to serve his country in aircraft engineering during World War II, even though he served in an all-black unit. He maintains that being in a segregated unit provided an unexpected opportunity for the Tuskegee Airmen. They were able to prove their abilities at a time when people questioned whether African Americans should be allowed to fly and maintain planes. “They proved they were as good as white fighter pilots,” said LaGrassa. “World War II was really the beginning of the civil rights movement.” Abstract History Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Rantoul, Illinois Spatial General E WILL-TV Production Unit LaGrassa, Denise Producer Jones, Elmer Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 2008 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-29T12:17:42-06:00 2009-12-30T12:17:42-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/pf2008-02-21-c_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still pf2008-02-21-c_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-29T12:17:42-06:00 2009-12-30T12:17:42-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/pf2008-02-21-c.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 61879199 00:08:13 477 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color with B&W sequences 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-30T12:17:42-06:00 pf2008-02-21-c.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_pf2008-04-03-c Illinois Public Media Segment Project Series Battle of the Bulge Illinois Public Media Pearl Harbor American Archive World War II "Pearl Harbor" Categories North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories A friendship during World War II helped George Kitterman of Bloomington survive fierce conditions during the Battle of the Bulge. In this Prairie Fire story, Kitterman describes being pinned down in a foxhole with his friend Joe Spencer, covered with snow with only a bazooka and one shell between them. They wondered what they would do if a German tank came over the ridge. Producer Denise La Grassa begins with Kitterman learning about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, when he and his pals were finishing a game of touch football and turned on a car radio to hear the Chicago Bears score. “We follow him through much of his war experience, but the centerpiece is this friendship that was so important to him,” La Grassa said. Abstract History Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E WILL-TV Production Unit LaGrassa, Denise Producer Kitterman, George Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 2008 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-29T12:20:06-06:00 2009-12-30T12:20:06-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/pf2008-04-03-c_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still pf2008-04-03-c_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-29T12:20:06-06:00 2009-12-30T12:20:06-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/pf2008-04-03-c.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 63567937 00:08:26 476 Kpbs 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-30T12:20:06-06:00 pf2008-04-03-c.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_pf2008-04-10-c Illinois Public Media Segment Project Decatur, Illinois Illinois Public Media patriotism Illinois Public Media Philippines Illinois Public Media New Guinea Illinois Public Media volunteers Illinois Public Media The Homefront American Archive World War II "The Homefront " Categories Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories Army Illinois Public Media In World War II, soldiers from Decatur, Ill., served in North Africa, Italy, the Philippines and Germany. Local volunteers rolled bandages, collected food, and recycled bales of paper and heaps of scrap metal. Citizens planted victory gardens and bought war bonds and savings stamps. Dan Guillory’s book, “Wartime Decatur: 1832 & 1945” documents the vigorous wartime culture based on community involvement and a strong sense of patriotism. Prairie Fire talks to Guillory about his stories of service both on and off the battlefield. Then producer Denise La Grassa recounts the experiences of Decatur’s Carl Mocabee, who was a master sergeant in the Army stationed in the Philippines and New Guinea. He received a Purple Heart and Silver Star during his service. Abstract History Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Decatur, Illinois Spatial Pacific Spatial General E WILL-TV Production Unit LaGrassa, Denise Producer Guillory, Dan Interviewee Mocabee, Carl Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 2008 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-29T12:22:46-06:00 2009-12-30T12:22:46-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/pf2008-04-10-c_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still pf2008-04-10-c_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-29T12:22:46-06:00 2009-12-30T12:22:46-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/pf2008-04-10-c.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 44062927 00:05:50 477 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color with B&W sequences 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-30T12:22:46-06:00 pf2008-04-10-c.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_pf2008-04-17-c Illinois Public Media Segment Project Air Force Illinois Public Media music Illinois Public Media B-24 Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Romania Illinois Public Media John O’Connor of Champaign served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was chosen as lead pilot with the first experimental flying unit aboard the B-24 Liberator. He flew 50 missions and also used his skills as a trumpeter and band director. Flying back from a mission, John and his crew would often pull out their instruments and play. O’Connor later became a member of the Medicare 7, 8 or 9 Jazz Band, performing around the country. Abstract History Illinois Public Media General E WILL-TV Production Unit LaGrassa, Denise O'Connor, John Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 2008 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-29T12:25:58-06:00 2009-12-30T12:25:58-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/pf2008-04-17-c_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still pf2008-04-17-c_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-29T12:25:58-06:00 2009-12-30T12:25:58-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/pf2008-04-17-c.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 35925024 00:04:46 477 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color with B&W sequences 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-30T12:25:58-06:00 pf2008-04-17-c.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_RantoulWWIIProgram2007-09-20 Illinois Public Media Program Project 99th Pursuit Squadron Illinois Public Media Tuskegee Airmen Illinois Public Media Chanute Air Force Base Illinois Public Media Rantoul, Illinois Illinois Public Media African Americans at War American Archive World War II "African Americans at War" Categories Racial Discrimination Illinois Public Media Original members of the all-black 99th Pursuit Squadron formed during World War II at Chanute Field join a discussion about WWII at the Chanute Air Base in Rantoul, Illinois. Participatants include Elmer Jones, one of six original aviation cadets to be trained at Chanute; Mrs. Edith Roberts, widow of George “Spanky” Roberts, who was the first commander of the 99th Pursuit Squadron at Tuskegee; and Mrs. Eunice Dansby Gingery of Decatur, widow of Ellsworth Dansby, who was one of the first enlisted volunteers to arrive at Chanute Field in 1941. Abstract Event Illinois Public Media Rantoul Business Center 601 S. Century Blvd. Rantoul, IL Spatial 7-9 pm Thursday, September 20, 2007 Temporal World War II Temporal General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Hanson, Mark Host Jones, Elmer Panelist Roberts, Edith Panelist Roberts, George "Spanky" Panelist Gingery, Eunice Dansby Panelist Kranich, Kimberlie Host Caldwell, Carl Host Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-19T12:58:16-06:00 2009-12-29T12:58:16-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/RantoulWWIIProgram2007-09-20_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still RantoulWWIIProgram2007-09-20_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-19T12:58:16-06:00 2009-12-29T12:58:16-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/RantoulWWIIProgram2007-09-20.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 852148561 01:53:05 494 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2010-01-04T13:15:16-06:00 RantoulWWIIProgram2007-09-20.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_SparkySonger2007-09-30 Illinois Public Media Segment Project infantry Illinois Public Media Battle of the Bulge Illinois Public Media POWs Illinois Public Media Vermilion County War Museum Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Sparky Songer served in the infantry in Europe and was captured by the Germans in the Battle of the Bulge. He spent six months in German camps before escaping as the war was winding down and finding his way to American lines, thanks to the help of an English-speaking German guard who was a graduate of the University of Michigan. Songer talks to WILL-TV producer Denise La Grassa about his escape and his experiences in the German camps, where he subsisted almost almost entirely on rutabaga soup. He weighed under 100 pounds when he reached safety. Songer is curator and president of the Vermilion County War Museum. Abstract History Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E WILL-TV Production Unit LaGrassa, Denise Producer Songer, Sparky Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 2007 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-29T12:28:38-06:00 2009-12-30T12:28:38-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/SparkySonger2007-09-30_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still SparkySonger2007-09-30_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-29T12:28:38-06:00 2009-12-30T12:28:38-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/SparkySonger2007-09-30.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 7773549 00:10:19 478 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 4:3 29.97 fps Color with B&W sequences 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-30T12:28:38-06:00 SparkySonger2007-09-30.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_SpringfieldWWIIProgram2007-09-06 Illinois Public Media Program Project Guam Illinois Public Media Iwo Jima Illinois Public Media Ken Burns Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories The Homefront American Archive World War II "The Homefront " Categories More than 200 people attended a community conversation September 6, 2007 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Memorial Library in Springfield, IL about the impact of WWII on residents of central Illinois. Speaking were George Cordier, a veteran of the Guam landing; Dorothy Cordier, Mr. Cordier’s wife; Ruth Lockhart Whittington, who talked about her experiences working as a riveter; and Sandy Wheeler who was a four-year-old child when her father was drafted into WWII. The event was co-sponsored by WILL and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Memorial Library and Museum. The panel and audience discussion were moderated by Mark DuPue of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Memorial Library. Abstract September 6, 2007 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Memorial Library in Springfield, IL. Featured panelists are: George Cordier, a veteran of the Guam landing; Dorothy Cordier, George’s wife; Ruth Lockhart Whittington, worked as a riveter; Tony DeVito, a Marine veteran of Iwo Jima who was wounded in the left arm and spent the next 1.5 years recuperating; Sandy Wheeler. Sandy was a four-year-old child when her father was drafted into WWII - he returned wounded, when Sandy was 6 years Old. Abstract Bringing the war home A preview of a new Ken Burns documentary, the debut of several local oral histories, and a panel discussion will be featured during “Central Illinois World War II Stories” scheduled for Thursday, September 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in downtown Springfield. The limited seating event in the Union Theater is free and open to the public, and is co-sponsored by the Museum and public television station WILL-TV. Attendees will be treated to excerpts from a 45-minute video featuring PBS’ upcoming World War II documentary “The War” produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. The film, which premieres at 7 p.m. September 23 on WILL-TV, tells the story of World War II from the perspective of four American communities through the individual stories of average people whose lives were forever changed by the war. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library’s Oral History program will then debut videotaped interviews with local citizens about their own memories of the war, including a veteran, the wife of a veteran, child of a veteran, a nurse, and a female war industry worker. This will be followed by a panel discussion with those who were interviewed, including questions from the audience, moderated by the Library’s Director of Oral History Mark DePue. This joint program with WILL is intended to showcase the value of collecting and preserving Illinois’ oral history. Through its ambitious new oral history program, the Presidential Library is actively seeking oral history interviews with citizens concerning Illinois agriculture, state politics, Illinois and the war on terror, prominent Illinois historians, and veterans of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. With nearly 2,000 interviews already in its audio-visual collection, the Library aims to become the state’s premier location for promoting and archiving oral histories. WILL is taping oral history interviews for its Central Illinois World War II Stories project. These stories, which will be shared with the Library, will premiere in September on WILL-TV, WILL Radio, and the website, www.will.uiuc.edu. This free September 6 screening event and WILL’s World War II project are sponsored in part by Supervalu, East Central Illinois Building & Construction Trades Council, Flooring Surfaces, and Clark Lindsey Village. Other Event Illinois Public Media Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, Union Theater 112 North Sixth Street Springfield, IL Spatial 7-9 pm Thursday, September 6, 2007 Temporal General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum Co-Producer Cordier, George Panelist Cordier, Dorothy Panelist Whittington, Ruth Lockhart Panelist DeVito, Tony Panelist Wheeler, Sandy Panelist Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed under authority of an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-19T13:41:14-06:00 2009-12-29T13:41:14-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/SpringfieldWWIIProgram2007-09-06_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still SpringfieldWWIIProgram2007-09-06_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-19T13:41:14-06:00 2009-12-29T13:41:14-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/SpringfieldWWIIProgram2007-09-06.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 749235600 01:39:10 477 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-29T13:41:14-06:00 SpringfieldWWIIProgram2007-09-06.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_TheodoreFreeman2007-10-02 Illinois Public Media Segment Project USS Missouri Illinois Public Media Navy Illinois Public Media kamikaze Illinois Public Media racism Illinois Public Media African Americans at War American Archive World War II "African Americans at War" Categories Freeman was a steward, serving officers in the mess hall on the USS Missouri. But when the enemy struck, he had to man his position on a gun mount and defend the ship. He was on board the USS Missouri when a Japanese kamikaze pilot crashed his plane into the ship very near to where Freeman was standing. He talked with WILL-TV producer Denise La Grassa about the challenges he faced as an African-American onboard ship and about the conflict between his life as Pentecostal pastor before Pearl Harbor and his life as a sailor pledged to defend the country. Abstract History Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Pacific Spatial General E WILL-TV Production Unit l, Denise Producer Freeman, Theodore Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 2007 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-29T12:32:57-06:00 2009-12-30T12:32:57-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/TheodoreFreeman2007-10-02_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still TheodoreFreeman2007-10-02_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-29T12:32:57-06:00 2009-12-30T12:32:57-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/TheodoreFreeman2007-10-02.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 56494600 00:07:29 478 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color with B&W sequences 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-30T12:32:57-06:00 TheodoreFreeman2007-10-02.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_tuskegee021908 Illinois Public Media Segment Project Tuskegee Airmen Illinois Public Media Chanute Air Force Base Illinois Public Media Army Air Corps Illinois Public Media 99th Pursuit Squadron Illinois Public Media racism Illinois Public Media African Americans at War American Archive World War II "African Americans at War" Categories The story of the Tuskegee Airmen began as an experiment and ended by proving the ability of many African-American servicemen. The military’s first black pilots withstood animosity to fight America’s enemies overseas while continuing to fight racism on the home front. This story by WILL-AM’s Jeff Bossert looks at the paths taken by two of the first members of the Army Air Corps’ 99th Pursuit Squadron. Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul was the first training ground for these officers. AM 580’s Jeff Bossert spoke with the widows of two men, Bill Thompson and Ellsworth Dansby, who helped pave the way for many others. Abstract News Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Central Illinois Spatial General E WILL Radio Production Unit Bossert, Jeff Reporter Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 2007 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-30T15:41:23-06:00 2009-12-30T15:41:23-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/tuskegee021908_32Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 1840378 7:40 32 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2009-12-30T15:41:23-06:00 tuskegee021908_32Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-30T15:42:03-06:00 2009-12-30T15:42:03-06:00 audio/mpeg http://will.illinois.edu/media/mp3/tuskegee021908_96Kbit.mp3 Sound Audio/Streaming MPEG Audio MP3 5520612 7:40 96 kBit/s 16 bits 44100 Hz 1 audio track mono eng 2009-12-30T15:42:03-06:00 tuskegee021908_96Kbit.mp3 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_UofIWWIIProgram2008-08-28 Illinois Public Media Program Project University of Illinois Illinois Public Media Navy Illinois Public Media Army Illinois Public Media Ken Burns Illinois Public Media The Homefront American Archive World War II "The Homefront " Categories African Americans at War American Archive World War II "African Americans at War" Categories Racial Discrimination Illinois Public Media An evening of musical storytelling emphasizing the events of the war and prominent songs of the period; a video screening of people who lived and trained on campus during WWII; discussion with panelists and audience questions plus an archival display. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, America was swept into World War II and the campus at the University of Illinois was transformed. Enrollment sharply declined and women took on new positions of leadership, while many male students went off to fight. New courses were added to the curriculum to support the war effort, and the Navy and Army offered training courses that brought thousands of soldiers to campus. Tom Rogers, AM 580 news director, hosts a live panel discussion with U of I alumni including Katie Harper Wright, who attended from 1940 to 1944 and was one of a small number of black students on campus; Jim Stallmeyer, who was drafted into the Navy and trained at the U of I from 1944-1946; Earl Swanson, who attended the U of I before joining the Army in 1943; William Prather, a soldier in the Army who trained on campus, and Kathryn Luther Henderson, a student from Champaign. The program begins with a reception featuring refreshments and live music from the World War II era featuring vocalist and narrator Dena Vermette followed by Don Heitler and his jazz trio with Ben Taylor on bass and Jeff Magby on drums. The musical performance is narrated by veteran John Weaver. Co-sponsored by WILL, the U of I Alumni Association, and the U of I Archives’ Student Life and Culture Archival Program, funded by the Stewart S. Howe Endowment. Abstract Event Illinois Public Media Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S. Lincoln Ave, Urbana Spatial August 28, 2008 Temporal General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit University of Illinois Alumni Association Other Stewart S. Howe Endowment Rogers, Tom Host Wright, Katie Harper Panelist Stallmeyer, Jim Panelist Swanson, Earl Panelist Prather, William Panelist Henderson, Kathryn Luther Panelist Vermette, Dena Narrator Heitler, Don Musician Taylor, Ben Musician Magby, Jeff Musician Weaver, John Narrator Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed under authority of an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-19T13:54:44-06:00 2009-12-29T13:54:44-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/UofIWWIIProgram2008-08-28_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still UofIWWIIProgram2008-08-28_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-19T13:54:44-06:00 2009-12-29T13:54:44-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/UofIWWIIProgram2008-08-28.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 1057609676 2:20:04 490 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-29T13:54:44-06:00 UofIWWIIProgram2008-08-28.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_UrbanaWWIIProgram2007-10-04 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Battle of the Bulge Illinois Public Media internment Illinois Public Media Red Cross Illinois Public Media Women in Uniform American Archive World War II "Women in Uniform" Categories Japanese American Internment American Archive World War II "Japanese American Internment" Categories Seventy-five people attended a community conversation October 4, 2007 at the Urbana Free Library in Urbana, IL featuring three women who had very different experiences of WWII. Speaking were Yukiko Okinaga Llewellyn who, as a little girl, was interned with her mother at Manzanar camp in California; Iris Lundin who, as a member of the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve, taught navigation to Navy pilots; and Jill Knappenberger who was one of three women serving on the front lines during the Battle of the Bulge. Working for the Red Cross operating a refitted truck dubbed a “Clubmobile,” she passed out donuts, coffee and cigarettes to weary soldiers. The event was co-sponsored by WILL AM-FM-TV and the Urbana Free Library. The panel and audience discussion were moderated by U of I history professor Mark Leff. Abstract Hear local stories with a female perspective on the war and meet women who share their experiences. One of them, Yukiko Okinaga Llewellyn, was interned with her mother at Manzanar camp in California. Iris Lundin was a member of the newly founded Marine Corps Women’s Reserve, blazing a trail for other women. See excerpts from Ken Burns’ series, The War. Abstract Event Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Champaign-Urbana, Illinois Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Leff, Mark Moderator Llewellyn, Yukiko Okinaga Panelist Lundin, Iris Panelist Knappenberger, Jill Panelist Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed under authority of an implied license to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-20T13:57:36-06:00 2009-12-29T13:57:36-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/UrbanaWWIIProgram2007-10-04_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still UrbanaWWIIProgram2007-10-04_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-20T13:57:36-06:00 2009-12-29T13:57:36-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/UrbanaWWIIProgram2007-10-04.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 659051183 01:27:15 496 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-29T13:57:36-06:00 UrbanaWWIIProgram2007-10-04.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_USSIndianapolis2007-10-02 Illinois Public Media Segment Project USS Indianapolis Illinois Public Media submarines Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories When the USS Indianapolis was sunk by Japanese torpedoes in 1945, only 317 of 1,196 men on board survived. Three of those survivors live in central Illinois. They got together with WILL-TV producer Denise La Grassa to talk about how they survived four and a half days in the water waiting to be rescued while battling sharks, cold and hunger. About 600 men died in the water after the ship sank. All three central Illinois survivors were brought up on farms, and were accustomed to hard work, long days in the sun and difficult conditions. They think it was a factor in their survival. “They had grown up learning to keep plowing along, no matter how tough things got. And that’s basically what they did in the water,” said La Grassa. Abstract History Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Pacific Spatial General E WILL-TV Production Unit LaGrassa, Denise Producer Riggins, Earl Interviewee McCall, Don Interviewee Leenerman, Art Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 2007 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-29T12:34:32-06:00 2009-12-30T12:34:32-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/USSIndianapolis2007-10-02_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still USSIndianapolis2007-10-02_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-29T12:34:32-06:00 2009-12-30T12:34:32-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/USSIndianapolis2007-10-02.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 73472247 00:09:44 477 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color with B&W sequences 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-30T12:34:32-06:00 USSIndianapolis2007-10-02.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will_wwIIproject_YukikoLlewellyn2007-09-26 Illinois Public Media Segment Project Manzanar Assembly Center Illinois Public Media internment Illinois Public Media POWs Illinois Public Media Japanese American Internment American Archive World War II "Japanese American Internment" Categories Yuki Llewellyn spent three years during World War II interned at the Manzanar Assembly Center in California. Llewellyn and her 23-year-old single mother were evacuated from Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, to Manzanar in Lone Pine, Calif. The now famous 1942 National Archives photo, taken by Clem Albers and showing Yuki sitting on a suitcase in the train station, became representative of that period. A retired assistant dean of students at the University of Illinois, Llewellyn returned to Manzanar last fall for the first time since she and her mother left it in October 1945 with $25 and a pair of government-issued bus tickets. Producer Denise La Grassa talks to Llewellyn about living in Block 2 inside the internment camp where she shared a 20 x 20 room with her mother and another family. Abstract History Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal California Spatial General E WILL-TV Production Unit LaGrassa, Denise Producer Llewellyn, Yuki Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher © Copyright 2007 University of Illinois. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-29T12:37:26-06:00 2009-12-30T12:37:26-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/YukikoLlewellyn2007-09-26_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still YukikoLlewellyn2007-09-26_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-29T12:37:26-06:00 2009-12-30T12:37:26-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/YukikoLlewellyn2007-09-26.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 66928905 00:08:55 477 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color with B&W sequences 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-30T12:37:26-06:00 YukikoLlewellyn2007-09-26.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_AlbertHelregel2007-10-30 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Guadalcanal Illinois Public Media Bougainville Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories Malaria Illinois Public Media Australia Illinois Public Media Infantry Illinois Public Media Albert Helregel served in the Army Artillery from March 1941 to June 1945. The No. 1 man on a gun crew of a 105 mm Howitzer, he was involved in the battles of Guadalcanal and Bougainville. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Albert Helregel 1. Name and address of collector of interviewer. Name of Donor/Interviewer: H. F. Williamson Address: 300 N. Goodwin Ave. City: Urbana State: IL Zip: 61801 Telephone: 217-333-7300 Email: billw@illinois.edu Partner organization affiliation (if any): WILL AM-FM-TV 2. Name and birth date of the veteran or civilian being interviewed at is appears on the Biographical Data Form: Name of Veteran/Civilian: Albert Charles Helregel Birth Date: 09/28/1919 3. Recording format: VIDEO type: Mini DVD 4. Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 46 5. Date of recording: 10/30/2007 6. Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 00:00 Introduction 00:30 Before the War—in Sandwich, IL—1941 went to Sycamore, then Fort Sheridan, IL—then to Camp Grant, IL—then to Fort Bragg, NC 01:08 Nosebleeds—hospital—2-3 months at Fort Bragg, then went to Camp Forrest, TN—training 01:53 War broke out, went to New York—ship 02:00 Training with 155 Howitzers—maneuvers in Arkansas and Louisiana with WWI artillery guns 02:37 2 weeks after Pearl Harbor—32 ships in convoy to Panama Canal—no aircraft carriers or battle ships—troop ships, 5,000 men per ship—storms at sea 03:18 Zigzagged to Australia—had to wait for tide to go in—some men went out of port holes and were never seen again—girls would come out in boats at night to see the American soldiers 03:50 In Australia 1-2 weeks—lived in homes—went to New Caledonia—waited there 6 months 4:20 Went to Guadalcanal in November 04:30 New Caledonia—worried about Japanese bombing—new guns 6 months later 04:46 Hardly any training on new guns—went into action right away 05:13 Invasion—1st Marine Division—dead Japanese—3,200 men moved in from New Caledonia 05:24 Americal Division—33rd Division—Camp Forrest, TN—Australians would scout for Japanese—3 rounds in 6 seconds 06:55 Battalion of 12 guns—2nd gun—his fired first 07:13 Fought month—supporting infantry—always right behind infantry 07:40 Never hand-to-hand fighting—had to stand guard at night 07:55 At Guadalcanal that Fall—got a hernia—went to New Hebrides for 4-5 months 08:15 Hernia—with Navy for 21 days—New Hebrides—received operation—taken to New Zealand—there for 6 weeks—taken to New Caledonia 08:50 Back to same outfit 09:00 Malaria in New Zealand 09:40 Same gun crew 09:55 Bougainville—hepatitis—hernia 10:00 Malaria—hepatitis—hernia—went back to United States 10:07 Other men did not like him leaving—thought he was getting off easy—went home at about same time as D-Day—on Liberty ship—stopped at Guadalcanal to pick up other men to bring home—Panama Canal—standing guard 11:00 Picked up 6,000 men at Panama Canal—went up Mississippi River to New Orleans—end of tour of duty 11:18 San Antonio, TX—Camp Gruber, OK—Fort Sill, OK—200 mm Howitzer—set on fire by gun—wrong powder charge was used—clothes and skin burned 12:15 Men were going to occupy Italy—someone told him to drink beer and whiskey to come down with Malaria again—got Malaria again 12:28 Went to Monticello, AR—8th Service Command—Italian and German prisoners—bread—soap—pulp wood 13:45 There 2-3 months—youngest man there—almost 1945 14:05 End of war, had 85 points—got out in June, 1945—in service 4 years 2 months—went in at $21/mo, promoted to Private First Class, retired at $65/mo 14:53 Enlisted before Pearl Harbor—order number—draft number—21 years old in September 15:10 Working on farm 15:15 Draft number—draft in effect 15:40 Camp Grant, IL—after Fort Sheridan, IL—Sycamore—County Seat of DeKalb County—worked there 4 years before went in 16:05 Fort Bragg, NC—train 16:21 Australia, New Zealand—sleeping on ground—living in town of Melbourne—32,000 troops came in all at once, no barracks—training 17:25 Marines landed on Guadalcanal—Japanese stopped bombing area—ran out of food, supplies, planes—battles all night 17:48 Training—ended up in artillery—random placement—other men with venereal disease 18:25 Training—Camp Forrest, TN—wood barracks—rain and mud at Fort Bragg 18:55 Nosebleeds 19:20 Time with Navy—Army nurses in New Zealand—permanent hospital—Auckland—there 6 weeks 19:50 Man with ruptured appendix—died of gangrene 20:15 Exercising, stretching 20:35 Mosquito bar—had to lay in center of cot—younger men would get Malaria easier—replacements—giant mosquitoes—no Malaria on New Caledonia—fresh fruits—centipedes inside of shells—describing shells—would soot 7 miles 23:40 Artillery units—power charges—once elevation was too low, hit infantry 24:30 16 guys, 2 crews—slept under guns—earthquakes and volcanoes—2 degrees off of equator—white sand—International Date Line 25:28 Crew members—work—loaders, corporeal, sergeant, men numbers 1 through 8 26:30 One man fired gun at night on accident—automatic weapon—confiscated 26:45 Japanese tried to get you when you “went to chow”—would tie themselves in trees and shoot at Americans 27:22 Japanese had a big gun on tracks—tried to shoot ships when they came in—American plane flew over and dropped torpedo on gun and destroyed it 28:10 “Wash Machine Charlie”—plane that would come over when troops going to bed—40-50 mm gun—always dropping bombs on airport--night fighter shot him down 30:00 Waited 5-6 months for guns and rifles—built carbines, 30 mm shells—Japanese had 25 mm guns—would explode when they hit you—many casualties 30:35 Officers carried 45 mm guns 30:40 Infantry—Browning automatics, M-1s—then new more automatic rifles—before they had old Springfield rifles 31:14 B-17 plane landed by radio operator, both pilot and co-pilot dead, landed on one motor—on Guadalcanal 31:45 B-24s, B-17s 31:58 Planes leaving Guadalcanal on raids every day—fighters would follow bombers to keep zeros away 32:40 Wrap-up 32:50 Eating well with Navy—hospital ship 33:05 Riding in B-47 33:15 Navy Base—a lot of help—CBs 33:55 Took care of generator on Fiji Island—lights out at 10pm—air horns on Christmas 34:20 Americal Division went to Philippines—over half the men in unit were killed—Japanese wanted to hold the mountains 34:50 Wrap-up 35:05 Liberty Ship—Panama Canal—took 2 weeks 35:30 Ship with 5,000 troops—storm—drew 30-40 feet of water—canvas bunks 5 high—2 meals a day—dehydrated food—water was foul—hepatitis—lost 20 pounds on the way over because sea sick 38:30 Recovering in Australia 39:05 Camp Forrest, TN—loaded troops in cattle cars on the way to New York—only room to stand—took about a day 40:00 Wrap-up—others in crew who have passed away since War 40:35 Wrap-up 40:40 Malaria, Hepatitis—could not get out of bed because of Hepatitis—family received telegram about his illnesses—yellow jaundice 42:05 Nurse would take him to church—sing in choir 42:30 Grandfather sent him rosary at Guadalcanal—said rosary every day—went to Catholic service on Sundays in tent—shrapnel going through tent 44:25 Wrap-up 44:30 [Talking in background] Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal South Pacific Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Williamson, H.F. Interviewer Helregel, Albert Charles Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 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He and his men worked to ferry in troops and equipment, and then later on to ferry out the dead and prisoners. His LCT also carried in crucial equipment used to set up communications for both Omaha and Utah Beach. He joined his LCT in New Orleans, and the LCT was taken across the Atlantic on a larger LST. As a junior officer, he had to take his turn standing watch on the LST. During rough weather one night while he was on watch, three of the ships in his convoy were struck by torpedoes and blown up. That same night, his LST was hit by a torpedo, but it was dud. The entire hold of his LST, the length of a football field, was filled with ammunition. The torpedo put a dent in the stern. “It made me a fatalist,” he says. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Alexander Samaras Name of Interviewer: H.F. Williamson Name of Veteran: Alexander Samaras Birth Date: 06/29/1921 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 62 minutes Date of recording: 11/07/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:00 Introduction 00:31 Before war—Illinois State Normal University—two years at University of Illinois, then transferred—junior in 1941 01:00 After Pearl Harbor, thought about finishing college before service—Navy had V7 program—allowed you to finish degree and then go to active duty 01:35 Enlisted July, 1943—junior, working on degree—V-12 program for enlisted men—daily exercises 02:20 Graduated in August, in September reported to Tower Hall, Chicago for mid-shipman’s school 02:30 90-day-wonders 02:45 Apprentice seaman after one month, midshipman after 2 months 03:00 Commissioned Enson, U.S. Reserve 03:10 Tower Hall—busy schedule 03:45 Married wife, leave until end of January 04:00 Went to Solomon Island, Maryland—training for LCTs 04:15 Before graduation, everyone asked what duty they preferred—he asked for submarine duty—no one got what they wanted—getting ready for invasion 05:00 Maryland, LCT 509—crew, training 05:30 February, went to New Orleans to pick up ship 709—not delivered—assigned LST 510—ship that carried LCT on top of it 06:50 LST, LCT—cranes 07:25 No training on LCT in Gulf 07:47 Went to New York in LST—loaded with ammunition 08:49 Went from New York to Halifax—convoy of about 30 LSTs, several destroyers—North Atlantic—treacherous body of water, bad storms 10:30 Attacks by German submarines—2 ships lost, hit by torpedoes—no way to rescue anyone because the water was so cold—no effort to pick up survivors 11:18 Junior officer on convoy—his boat hit in port stern—didn’t explode because it was a dud 12:25 Under siege from Germans 12:57 First destination was North Ireland—then Wales, Plymouth, England 13:25 22nd April, LCT 709 launched—take ship and list it, cut lines and drop it into water—tow it to wharf, he took command 14:20 Crew—16 men 14:50 50-caliber machine guns—taking in supplies 15:29 22nd May—radio set on secret frequency 15:37 Had about a month to train crew—simple to operate, no practice landing 16:09 Only one landing before D-Day 16:21 Secret frequencies—2 Army officers from 50th Signal Battalion came to inspect ship 16:50 Aware they would be part of the invasion force once they arrived in England 17:25 30th May—top secret meeting to receive package of information—pictures of invasion beach, obstacles on beach, time tables of tides—Operation Overlord 18:35 50th Signal Battalion would be on his ship and on the 710—important—had to make the beach, had to deliver these people so they could set up communication center for Omaha and Utah Beach—extremely important to study and succeed 19:38 22nd May: radio set to secret frequency—31st May: ship sealed—June 2nd: loaded 50th Signal Battalion 20:20 Last thing to come on deck—communications center—could listen to New York on the radio—amphibious—if nothing else made it, the duck would—important 21:10 Log book [reads]—June 3rd 1944 21:28 Last briefing at Maypole—advised there would be possibility of Germans using poison gas 21:45 Issued impregnated coveralls and gas masks—uniform, coveralls, side arm, life jacket, helmet, gear, gas mask—very heavy and cumbersome 22:45 Left Dartmouth, England June 3rd—bad rains and wind, could not see, soaking wet 23:45 0600 hours—6 knots maximum speed—could only make 3 knots—June 4th, ordered to go back to Weymouth, England—D-Day delayed 24 hours 24:22 Arrived at Weymouth, England—tied up at 1800, slept 24:30 0500 next day underway to France—light rain, heavy seas—going 6 knots—poor visibility 25:05 Reached transport rendezvous off of Utah Beach at 2200 hours on June 5th—dropped anchor, stood 2nd watch until 0200 on June 6th 25:25 Dawn, sky cleared—sight was awesome, never forget it—planes overhead at 0200, loud like a freight train, continuous, blinking V for Victory signs 26:10 In every direction all you could see was ships—LCTs, LSTs, Destroyers, Cruisers, Battle Ships—5,000 ships total 26:48 Overhead the sky was almost black with planes—B-17’s, fighters 27:18 Craft was designated on-call, had to wait for beach to clear—50th Battalion would tell them when it was safe to take them in to beach 27:45 On the way into the beach hit a sand bar—sand bar was not listed on list of possible obstacles for invasion 27:55 Craft was probably 50 yards off beach, standing in a few feet of water—duck had no problem, but lost about 3 jeeps, trucks made it okay 28:45 At 1245 hours unloaded, 777 and LCT sunk on port side—bodies floating in water in life jackets—obstacles, mines on beach—artillery fire—German 88’s 29:29 As craft was about to retract, another LCT came in too close and cable got wound around port screw 29:44 Cable was about 200 yards and made of steel—meant to help pull off of beach when leaving 30:20 Spent a couple of hours with the coxswain using a hacksaw underwater to cut through cable 30:35 Only had two engines to run on—German 88’s exploding all around 30:58 Went to repair ship to get new anchor and cables 31:20 Second day—strafed on beach by two fighter planes—last two German planes in area 31:56 Worked all five beaches—Juno, Gold, Sword, Omaha—unloaded supplies, troops, food, water, ammunition, vehicles—British using American ships, too 32:52 Carried prisoners to ships—most glad to be out of war 33:12 Taking injured to hospital ships 33:15 Worked 24 hours a day—whenever called had to go right away—took turns leading with executive officer, 12-hour shifts 33:44 Sometimes would not get a call for 6-8 hours and could relax—sometimes could get on beach for a couple of days 34:17 Beach after invasion 34:40 2-3 storms—could not stay on Channel, had to go up river until it passed 35:10 Back to England at Christmastime 35:15 Repaired engines, new engines, diesel engines—repair ships, repaired right in water 35:55 British battleship Rodney—having trouble with German U-boats—asked 6 LCTs to protect it by mooring alongside—if torpedo hit, would hit them first—did this for two nights—if torpedo hit, would go under them and hit ship anyway—offended at request 37:50 Back to England, leave time—helped with Christmas programs for kids, played piano—3 months in England before back to the States 39:20 Stayed in ship, moored, last one on ship—brought back a lot of secret material—packed up sea chest, was told 50% chance he would get inspected 40:43 LCT gradually torn apart—years later was put back together in another country—assembled in sections to start so easy to take apart 41:36 Went home, 30 days leave—promoted Lieutenant J.G. April, 1945 41:55 25 April, went to California then to Okinawa via Hawaii, then Guam, Saipan 42:00 Commanding Officer of United States Navy, Lieutenant--Executive Officer on LCSL 81—had rockets—looked like small destroyer—was ocean-going 43:05 Radar picket duty—all ships circled island of Okinawa—there to protect from kamikaze and from people on mainland coming to blow up ships—“skunk patrol” 43:47 Invasion over, still cleaning up 44:00 Japanese having rough time, started using kamikazes—radar patrol duty—constant 44:30 Nothing more frightening than kamikaze—seeing man in the cockpit 44:53 Never hit by kamikaze—near misses—shot down 5 kamikaze planes—nervous duty 45:15 There was very little warning, then they kept coming—see them diving everywhere—shoot ones coming at you—flying from mainland Japan 46:25 Picket duty until end of August—then to the Leyte Gulf and Philippines 46:55 Getting ready for planned invasion of Japan—next big order was going to be for invasion 47:20 Atomic bomb dropped—predicted American casualties—still on 81 48:15 Typhoon—rough weather 48:55 Navy in occupation—patrolled islands 49:35 Went on land in Japan, saw temples, got a samurai sword 50:27 First week in Japan, had to wear sidearms—was rough—trains crowded 51:15 December, 1945—accumulated enough points to go home—took 25 days to get home by troop ship—arrived in Los Angeles, CA January 20th—honorable discharge from Great Lakes, IL on February 4th 52:10 Glad for the experience—relished it, though worried 52:45 Not well trained—time was the problem—90-day-wonders 54:02 90-day school—ridicule—studying 6am to 10pm—navigation books 55:55 When they went to Tokyo, he had to set the course, charted the whole way there, even during the typhoon 56:45 Some servicemen bitter—he liked it 57:10 Used to keep in touch with LCT crew—best friend died in 1976 58:20 Reflecting on experiences 59:00 Talks about wife, married 46 years—her life on home front—she did not hear from him until August after the invasion—she thought he was dead—war was rough on people at home—rations, war factories, victory gardens 01:01:30 Wrap-up 01:01:45 Video of model ship Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Samaras, Alexander Interviewee Williamson, H.F. Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-03T14:53:15-06:00 2009-12-03T14:53:15-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/AlexanderSamaras2007-11-07_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still AlexanderSamaras2007-11-07_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-03T14:53:15-06:00 2009-12-03T14:53:15-06:00 video/mp4 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/AlexanderSamaras2007-11-07.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 467395680 61:54 1007 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 1 audio track mono eng 2009-12-03T14:53:15-06:00 AlexanderSamaras2007-11-07.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_AliceLain2008-03-07 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Navy Illinois Public Media radar Illinois Public Media WAVES Illinois Public Media Mercer Field Illinois Public Media Women in Uniform American Archive World War II "Women in Uniform" Categories Alice Lain served in the WAVES Women’s Navy Reserves from June 1944 to March 1946. She installed radar in the torpedo bomber Avenger and the Wildcat fighter. Abstract Video Recording Log, Veteran Alice Lain Name of Interviewer: Harriet Williamson Partner organization affiliation (if any): WILL AM-FM-TV Name of Veteran/Civilian: Alice Lain Recording format: VIDEO type: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 36 minutes Date of recording: 03/07/2008 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Tape log: 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Background—father left mother—almost adopted—Great Depression 05:00 School—working at the Union Building—Eleanor Roosevelt visit 06:20 Married the year after high school—worked at General Electric on Radar 07:08 Divorced 07:15 Went to Syracuse—painting equipment in factory 07:40 Read ad for WAVES—joined 08:12 Boot Camp at Hunter College—Paramount filming Here Come the WAVES 09:00 Did not pass test to be sent to school—sent to Mercer Field in Trenton, NJ 09:30 Radio, Radar 09:40 First group of WAVES—asked to make coffee—Radio, Radar, TBM—Avengers—Wildcat—checked IFF gear on Corse Air 10:45 Torpedo bomber came in—pregnant—24/7 police duty—quite exciting 11:15 Escorting people to hangars—saw former teacher from Urbana, IL 11:40 Basketball for WAVES—coach was Harvard professor 12:05 Hunter Boot Camp—swimming, shots, classes 12:45 Mercer Field—Radar—went up in TBM 14:08 Radar in back of planes—TBM—walkway to pilot—gunners up above 15:00 Working on planes—painting hangars—went to classes on electricity 15:48 Got rate compliment—ultimate rank: Aviation Electronic Technician’s Mate 3rd Class 16:50 Some men hostile—having women there meant they were being sent overseas 17:45 Sent to Jacksonville for one week after war ended for placement—transitional place—sent to Opelika Air Station in Miami, FL 19:00 Administration—typed 9 copies to send sailors back to ships 20:00 Mercer Field July, 1944 to September, 1945 20:30 Feelings at Mercer—did not know much about war, little communication 21:30 Harry Guggenheim commanding officer at station 22:00 Outings to New York City and Philadelphia on weekends 23:30 Work was enjoyable, not dangerous 23:45 Planes at Mercer Field—test flying—working supply—planes flown to CA, then to aircraft carriers 24:50 Woman in Marines killed—TBM crash 25:45 WAVES at Mercer 26:00 Vacations with WAVES 27:30 Left service March, 1946—Great Lakes, IL 27:48 Went to beauty school on GI Bill—got married, had 4 children—husband 28:45 Enjoyed service—VFW—kept in touch with other veterans 29:55 Basketball on base—tennis, recreation room, movies, church 32:15 Children 33:10 Working at Urbana School District—typed 30 theses for University students 34:50 Roller skating 35:30 [Wrap up] Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Lain, Alice Interviewee Williamson, Harriet Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-03T15:11:37-06:00 2009-12-03T15:11:37-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/AliceLain2008-03-07_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still AliceLain2008-03-07_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-03T15:11:37-06:00 2009-12-03T15:11:37-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/AliceLain2008-03-07.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 270141256 35:34 485 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 - 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 1 audio track mono eng 2009-12-03T15:11:37-06:00 AliceLain2008-03-07.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_BobSpitze2007-10-09 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Navy Illinois Public Media LST Illinois Public Media Iwo Jima Illinois Public Media Okinawa Illinois Public Media Marshall Plan Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories Philippines Illinois Public Media Japan Illinois Public Media Bob Spitze joined the Navy at age 21 after going through ROTC training in college. Soon after going through the Navy training program, he came back home and got married, only to then be shipped off to war. He was aboard an LST, which was a transport ship that often carried military vehicles like tanks and jeeps, or military personnel. Many of these ships were manufactured in Seneca, Ill., where the crews and officers would get aboard and travel down the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, out to the ocean. This is exactly what Spitze did. While in the Pacific, he participated in the occupation of both Iwo Jima and Okinawa, two small Japanese islands. At Iwo Jima, Spitze says, he was witness to the great tragedy of the battle, and the final American victory when soldiers raised the American flag. For Spitze, World War II brought attention to the fact that we live in a global community. Now an economics professor at the U of I, he recognizes that the war was a result of certain global and national economic systems that allowed greed and the hunger for power to take hold of both economic markets and governments. But Spitze believes that we can ultimately recognize the importance of our global community and live at peace with one another. He and his wife have been educators ever since World War II, participating in educational efforts, not only in the U.S., but also in European countries during the reconstruction phase that followed the devastation brought about by the war. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Bob Spitze Name of Interviewer: Jesse Phillippe Name of Veteran/Civilian: Bob Spitze Birth Date: 10/12/1922 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 69 minutes Date of recording: 10/09/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Aware of war—father in WWI—reading newspaper 01:18 Community apprehensive and pessimistic about war—America withdrawn from world since WWI 02:20 Pearl Harbor—friends in National Guard—personal conscience conflict 03:13 Joined Navy because father had bad experience in Army—ROTC in college—entered service after junior year of college, 1943 03:55 Leaving family, fiancé—anticipation of broadening experiences 05:28 Correspondence—every day 05:45 Civilian to military life—took ROTC as matter of course for 2 years 07:05 Training—ROTC—training to be officer in Naval Reserve—University of Arkansas—Arkansas A&M—Columbia University in New York, NY for 4 months—commissioned Enson at Cathedral Saint John the Divine, NYC 08:50 Furlough, married 09:20 Training—discipline—mathematics, social sciences, political science, war history—drills 10:25 Leadership—command of vessels—90-day-wonders 11:27 Pacific—amphibious vessels—served on LST U.S.S. 730 training ship on Chesapeake 12:35 New crews forming to take ships to West Pacific—crew formed at Camp Bradford, VA 12:50 Transported to Seneca, IL—Chicago Iron and Steel Co.—building LSTs on assembly line on Chicago River 13:20 LST 642—launching into Illinois River—down Mississippi River to New Orleans, LA to be outfitted 13:55 Through Panama Canal up West Coast to Hawaii—training, mock invasions on islands 14:10 Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands secured—used as staging areas 14:22 First engagement—Iwo Jima 14:45 Onboard LST—livable, comfortable—Officer’s Stateroom on main deck 15:33 Daily life—challenging—felt responsible—camaraderie—more reflection when closer to engagement 15:53 Last night in Hawaii—communication officer—key radio man wanted to go out to see Honolulu—let him go even though he shouldn’t have—radio man got back in time and worked all night to make up for it 17:08 Mission at Iwo Jima was to deliver Marines to beach, get equipment on beach—sent back to staging area to get more supplies 17:50 Tragedy of Iwo Jima—saw flag going up 18:00 Marines on ship—Lieutenant Harvey on morning of invasion asked him to write to his wife if he died—Harvey died the second day, wrote a letter to his wife—slaughter on Iwo Jima 19:04 Okinawa next big engagement—longer, more protracted—duty to take in troops, supplies—fiercely fought, last stand—suicide bombers 19:55 Philippines—staging area to go into Japan—pontoons on sides of ship—training for invasion of Japan 20:24 News of end of war 20:30 Always in formation—flotilla—subs and destroyers only protection—Captain told helmsman to turn towards U.S. after news of Japan’s surrender—forced to get back into formation 21:50 Dangers—health problems—one officer had to be put ashore for chronic seasickness—subject to enemy submarines, later suicide bombers 23:30 Weather, storms—typhoon between Saipan and Okinawa—could only wait it out 24:42 Iwo Jima, Okinawa—preparation for invasion of Japan 25:15 Never wounded—ship never under direct fire 25:45 Maturing—tremendous changes between ages 21-23—wiser, more worldly, informed 26:15 Global community—war not only answer—beginnings of United Nations—during Iwo Jima, plans were made for first international conference in San Francisco, CA—hope 28:15 Sadness, sorrow, disillusionment last 20 years—got off course—U.S. involvement in another international engagement is unthinkable yet happening today 29:00 Invasion—bombs—islands destroyed 30:05 Ferrying troops and supplies into Japan—Yokohama Harbor—tremendous urban community completely devastated—imperial palace not destroyed 31:04 Returned to Japan years later—seen what humans can destroy, what can construct 32:05 Worst moments—leaving family, Iwo Jima, typhoon—not human tragedy of Army 32:20 One crewman on Mississippi River jumped ship and drowned 34:25 Chaos of surroundings—brought order into it 35:08 Endless hours alone thinking about what to do with life—walking alone at night—challenging period—year or two after War before figured it out 36:10 Professional lives—joy—worthwhile—sense of accomplishment for both his career and his wife’s career 36:30 Leading up to WWII—economic system can be useful or destructive—Capitalism had gone amuck in Germany, Japan, Italy—people who use power of market system to achieve control—dictators—tremendously lethal 38:00 Economics, democracy—disagrees with conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan 39:40 Ideas of world changed—spent 10 weeks with wife in study tour of Europe talking to student groups from other countries 41:07 Back to Europe since—change in 50-60 years—humans can bring about change if so inclined 41:32 Student groups—all students had similar aspirations—beginnings of European Union—human race working together 43:50 Working with young people—encouraging and nourishing world view—problems to face in future generations 45:30 Correspondence 47:15 Movies: The Flags of Our Fathers, Iwo Jima 48:45 Opinions of books and movies about WWII—some good if show human side, some terrible if show pride and machismo 50:15 Ken Burns’ The War 51:30 Correspondence—personal, reminiscing, personal interactions 53:25 Wife committed to things—teaching, marriage 54:20 Graduate school together—raising young children 54:50 Moved to Champaign-Urbana in 1960 with their PhDs—he was professor—University of Illinois position on nepotism prevented her from becoming tenured professor—she was granted an exception in 1962 56:50 Took matter of nepotism to Senate, got it changed 57:10 Wife coped with War—strong person—spent summers typing at Pentagon to help with War effort between teaching years 57:48 Looked forward to getting back to education after war 58:55 [Tape 2 introduction] 59:20 Talking about War later with family and friends—some veterans couldn’t talk about it 01:00:15 Did not participate in veterans’ groups or reunions—social interaction more effective on issues, social progress—military camaraderie perpetuates itself 01:01:57 Experiences—interactions with veterans 01:03:15 Loss, tragedy of deaths 01:03:40 Doesn’t dwell on War, but conflict—conflict resolution 01:04:30 What war is—what can and can’t be accomplished—how it affects those that are involved—need to understand it like everyone needs to understand the banking system 01:05:15 Police officers—engaged in war over lifetime 01:05:40 Should never cease to try to understand others—gage and give something—humans could live more peacefully 01:06:25 Students over years—most memories good 01:07:00 Humans different from other animals by chance—part of natural universe—evolution 01:08:00 [Wrap-up] Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Pacific Spatial Europe Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Spitze, Bob Interviewee Phillippe, Jesse Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-03T15:28:10-06:00 2009-12-03T15:28:10-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/BobSpitze2007-10-09_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still BobSpitze2007-10-09_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-03T15:28:10-06:00 2009-12-03T15:28:10-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/BobSpitze2007-10-09.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 515050678 01:08:13 477 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 Color 1 video track, 1 audio track mono5 eng BobSpitze2007-10-09.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_CharlesBruns2007-09-24 Illinois Public Media Clip Project 3rd Infantry Division Illinois Public Media North Africa Illinois Public Media Italy Illinois Public Media Germany Illinois Public Media Bergesgarten Illinois Public Media Dachau Illinois Public Media photography Illinois Public Media Army Illinois Public Media Audie Murphy, Illinois Public Media submarines Illinois Public Media Sicily Illinois Public Media Siegfried Line Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Charles Bruns served as an engineer in the 3rd Infantry Division in Africa, Sicily, Italy and other locations in Europe. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Charles Bruns Name of Interviewer: Harriet Williamson Name of Veteran/Civilian: Charles Bruns Birth Date: 04/27/1919 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 114 minutes Date of recording: 09/24/2007, 10/05/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Tape log: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:18 Description of Service 00:00:35 Introduction 00:00:46 Growing up, family 00:01:37 Sons 00:01:50 Siblings 00:02:15 School 00:02:37 Working, drafted, volunteered 00:03:00 Entered Army 1941, Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Fort Sheridan, IL 00:03:20 Celie Johnson, Chanute Field, knew General 00:03:30 Recruited for baseball team at Mather Field, CA, missed train 00:03:40 Fort Leonard Wood, MO: movie house, barracks 00:04:49 Training: working on roads 00:05:10 Platoon for Basic Training 00:05:30 Engineer Training 00:05:55 Teaching WWI tactics: trenches, barbed wire 00:06:10 Training not relevant 00:06:25 Guns, explosives, mines 00:06:41 Dynamite, training, TNT 00:07:45 Road digging, pontoon training, bridges, Fort Lewis, WA 00:10:27 Combat training, Springfield rifles, engineer training 00:11:24 Combat engineer outfit, Fort Lewis, WA, attached to 7th Infantry 00:12:30 Entered military May, 1941, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 00:13:00 Fort Lewis, WA in August 00:13:26 Fort Lewis, WA: intensive training, drilling, amphibious landings, Higgins boats on Puget Sound, building pontoon bridges, clearing and building mines 00:14:40 Everything different in combat 00:15:10 Turnover in Sergeants 00:15:43 Training a benefit 00:15:55 Officers 00:16:15 Fort Lewis, WA: training with the Navy for 4 months; with Navy from Tacoma, WA to Alaska, then to San Diego, CA, training with Marines 00:18:05 Training with Navy: operate boons to put ships in water, cable nets, Higgins boats 00:18:30 Boats getting into formation, practice 00:19:11 Camp Pendleton, CA: 1/3 of division got yellow jaundice, sent to Fort Ord, CA; more training, clearing mine fields 00:20:19 Water tanks: how to filter water, practice missions 00:21:27 No one knew where they were going 00:21:40 Camp Picket, VA: amphibious training 00:22:00 Bangalore torpedoes, barbed wire, stevedores wouldn’t load 00:22:59 Fort Ward, VA to Camp Picket, VA to New Port News, VA 00:23:27 Fedella, North Africa 00:23:47 Other troops landed in North part, they landed in South part of Africa 00:24:00 Convoy to Africa 00:24:44 From Casablanca to Biserta, upper part of coast 00:25:05 British fighting in Africa 00:25:15 Kasserine Pass: lost a lot of men and tanks 00:25:45 Patton came in, started pushing Germans out 00:26:10 Sergeant 10th Combat Engineers, 3rd Infantry Division, attached to 7th Division Regiment, Company A 00:26:50 Headquarters company, supplies 00:27:04 Famous men in Division: Audie Murphy, most decorated serviceman in U.S. Army, in 15th Infantry; James Arness in 30th Infantry 00:28:00 Photography taken during war, PD-16 Camera, little box camera 00:29:07 Told not to bring camera overseas, did anyway; only lost pictures in Africa because of heat and no place to develop film, rest of photos came out and survived 00:29:55 Taking photos during combat: had 2 ½ ton truck to store it in safely 00:30:49 Division photographer developed the photos for him, without him would not have been possible 00:31:06 Post cards 00:31:37 Journal: sometimes wrote on onion skins, scraps, kept it with him at all times 00:33:50 Worrying about day-to-day, casualties, lost best friend on Anzio 00:34:35 Operation Torch, North Africa, November 8, 1942: supposed to be peaceful landing, became conflict when Germans opened fire on Higgins boats coming into shore, lasted 3 days, lost men to boats turning over in high waves, French Senegalese soldiers 00:38:03 German wolf pack submarines sank 5 American ships including his, Tanker H. Bliss 00:38:44 Traveling further up Africa 00:39:26 After Operation Torch, marched into Casablanca, saw President Roosevelt reviewing troops 00:39:53 Observing combat at Kasserine Pass 00:40:55 North Africa 00:41:05 Biserta, Germans bombing if often, bivouac area 25 miles away 00:41:40 Travel to Sicily 00:41:51 Amphibious training for landing, North Africa 00:42:07 Company used amphibious landing on Sicily to try to cut of Germans 00:42:24 Anzio, landing, South France, landing, but different 00:42:35 Higgins boats 00:42:43 LCIs in Sicily 00:42:50 Transports 00:43:10 Higgins boats 00:43:34 North Africa to Sicily, transport, Operation Husky 00:43:45 LCIs 00:44:25 Journal: never read it 00:45:30 Invasion 0f Sicily: got the word Germans were parachuting, it was actually Americans, killed own men, 101st lost a lot of men and planes, hit beaches at dark 00:47:00 Confusion in invasion 00:47:42 Agrigento, Sicily: all mountains, very difficult terrain 00:48:13 Agrigento to Palermo, walking the streets patrolling before Patton arrived 00:48:46 Role in Sicily, went with 7th Infantry, go out in front of infantry to clear path through mine fields 00:49:40 Always out in front 00:50:15 With infantry on front line, would get thrown in to fill up holes, but not on combat pay 00:51:15 Land mines, diffusing different kinds: Bouncing Betty, Teller Mine; feeling for wires at night, booby traps, casualties, laid by Germans and Italians 00:53:38 Mines changing and progressing throughout war 00:54:08 Box mines 00:55:05 Men conscious of hazards 00:55:25 Removed nervous men from duty, fear a detriment 00:56:23 Being scared, crying 00:56:37 Anzio, invasion, bombs, scared: ran down to beach and got in pill box with another man, cried 00:58:28 Filming photo album 01:00:59 Tape 2 01:01:02 Introduction for Tape 2, short description of service and awards 01:02:20 Explanation of photo in Sicily: Germans blew up back of a mountain pass leading to Mediterranean Sea, had to build around 01:03:25 Writer Ernie Piles spent 3 days with unit, wrote “Island in the Sky,” published in Life Magazine; Battle of Sicily 01:04:10 Sicily: campaign over 01:04:23 Water detail to Messina, Italy, getting shelled by Italians, pinned behind blown-out building, found a brewery, filled canteens with beer 01:05:15 North Africa, German guns better than American guns 01:05:50 American armament improving after invasion of Sicily, each year better 01:06:30 Company of engineers had truck for all supplies: mine detectors, mines, construction, TNT, went everywhere with unit, not that dangerous 01:07:29 Anzio: bridge with TNT on pillars all around 01:08:27 Experiences with another man from Urbana, realized later after service 01:09:38 Brother-in-law in 1st Special Service: Canadian-American outfit, lost ¾ of outfit 01:10:10 International solders 01:10:35 Anzio: quiet for a few days then Germans counter-attacked intensely for 2 weeks, Navy brought in smoke pots 01:12:50 After Anzio went to Rome, wounded, hospital stay; ran away from hospital and hitchhiked to find outfit because didn’t want to miss out 01:13:50 Correspondence 01:14:37 El Toro River, Monte Cassino: pontoon bridge, getting shelled by Germans 01:15:37 Photograph of best friend killed at Anzio, would play chess 01:17:20 Mark Clark came to visit at Anzio 01:18:10 The Stars and Stripes Magazine 01:18:30 Bill Mauldin cartoons 01:19:09 Officers would come to tell you plans 01:19:45 Cleaning mine fields 01:20:10 Building temporary bridges 01:20:27 Wound: no big complications 01:20:40 From Italy, invasion of Salerno already on, came in a few days later and helped push forward 01:21:15 Monte Cassino pulled off line, practice on boats, to Anzio and to Rome 01:21:35 Planned to garrison Rome, there 3 weeks, division pulled out and went to Naples, then Southern France 01:21;50 Practice on boats, landing crafts, not Higgins boats, invasions fully equipped 01:23:00 Lessons learned in Africa, tactics learned in States no good 01:24:00 Infantry, fox holes 01:24:40 To France, landing craft 01:25:05 Combat in France, infantry landed earlier and pushed ahead 01:26:39 Travel: Switzerland, France, small towns, Nance 01:26:59 Crossed Siegfried Line: had to blow up “dragon’s teeth” to get tanks through: 6-7 rows, concrete bunkers, bulldozers, TNT 01:28:14 Equipment carried with unit at all times: compressors, dozers 01:29:05 Weather, mud at Monte Casssino, trench foot, raining constantly 01:30:00 Aunt sent him fruit cake, took too long to get there, covered in mold, devoured it with friends anyway 01:30:31 Uniforms, weather, equipment 01:31:36 Approaching end of war, in Germany after Siegfried Line 01:32:40 Contact with civilians in Italy, France, Germany 01:33:30 Told there would not be churches overseas but there were 01:33:52 Misled: when first arrived, under impression that opposition would be very ruthless, but only SS was 01:34:30 SS would shoot retreating German troops to get them to stay in place 01:34:50 SS soldiers that were caught did not last long in American camps 01:35:00 Photos taken at Dachau when it was being liberated and cleaned up: officer went with him and took pictures because he was not allowed to have the camera; only a few got to see Dachau from his unit 01:35:45 Describing Dachau: smells, piles of clothes and bodies 01:37:05 Seeing death all the time: don’t think too much about it 01:37:15 Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest: photos; in town night before British bombed it, went in next morning, pictures of smoke coming out of Hitler’s home; taking tablecloth as souvenir 01:38:44 Describing compound: tunnels underground, rooms full of art, statues, artifacts, hospitals, rooms full of alcohol 01:39:59 Infantry had already cleaned it out, so no purpose to be there, just went to check it out to see if there was any demolition 01:40:19 French brought in trucks to haul away art 01:41:07 Travel to Salzburg, Austria, war practically over, garrisoned for 2-3 weeks, moved to Germany for occupation duties 01:41:48 Had enough points to be flown home: truck to Marseille, put in B-17’s cleaned out with seats installed, landed in Casablanca and refueled, then flew to Newfoundland, then to Boston; took a train home from Boston 01:42:55 Out of military once in U.S., in processing center 2 days, brother-in-law brought him home 01:43:17 Waking up at night when planes flew over in Illinois 01:44:20 No visions, dreams after back to civilian life 01:44:30 Talking about experiences after war, sometimes got upset and cried 01:44:58 Life members of Disabled Veterans, VAW 5520, battalion reunions every year, reunions on farms 01:47:30 How WWII affected his life: hard to think of men in service now because it’s not the same type of war 01:49:40 Wrap-up 01:50:27 Hard to talk about war but important because if you don’t say anything no one knows what really happened 01:50:49 Fan of Ken Burns’ documentary, learned a lot from it 01:51:20 Glad didn’t go to South Pacific, fighting a different kind of person there that didn’t give up, and Germans did 01:52:08 Colmar Pocket, during Battle of the Bulge, in same situation 01:53:30 Wrap-up Tape Log History Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal 1942 to 1945 Temporal Africa Spatial Sicily Spatial Italy Spatial Europe Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Bruns, Charles Interviewee Williamson, Harriet Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. Public use granted under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/). 2009-12-03T15:51:19-06:00 2009-12-03T15:51:19-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/CharlesBruns2007-09-24_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still CharlesBruns2007-09-24_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-03T15:51:19-06:00 2009-12-03T15:51:19-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/CharlesBruns2007-09-24.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 859183708 01:53:40 497 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 - 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 1 audio track mono eng 2009-12-03T15:56:19-06:00 CharlesBruns2007-09-24.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_CharlesDukes2008-02-07 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Army Illinois Public Media Cherbourg Peninsula Illinois Public Media Belgium Illinois Public Media Holland Illinois Public Media Germany Illinois Public Media POWs Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Charles Dukes enlisted in the Army in October, 1943, during his sophomore year at Indiana University. He was shipped overseas 80 days after D-day, entering battle in the Cherbourg Peninsula. He fought through Belgium, Holland and Germany. Dukes was captured Nov. 23, 1944, spending six months in Runddorf, a labor camp near the Czech border. He escaped several different times, finally making it to the Elbe River where Americans were being exchanged one-for-one for Russians. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Charles Dukes Name of Interviewer: Brent Cochrane Name of Veteran/Civilian: Charles Dukes Birth Date: 03/30/1923 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 105 minutes Date of recording: 02/07/2008 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:00:01 Introduction 00:00:25 Joining military, graduating from high school 1941, Georgetown, IL; worked at Chanute during summer doing construction; Indiana University, joined fraternity for one year 00:01:08 6 fraternity boys tried to join Marines, too skinny 00:02:07 Joined Army, in Reserves for rest of semester, ROTC training 00:03:00 Called to active service 1943, Camp Fannin, TX, 17 weeks basic training with mostly college boys, training for OCS 00:03:35 After training, choice of ASTP engineers or OCS, chose engineers 00:03:55 Shipped to NYC, Fordham University, engineering classes 00:04:20 Before D-Day, all schools closed at once, shipped to TX then Fort Carson, CO, joined Timberwolf division 00:04:45 Commander Terry Allen, night fighting division; General called new recruits “college sillies,” training 30 days 00:05:28 Barracks with L Company, 2nd Platoon, 4th Infantry 00:05:36 Rough training, up at 3,000 feet elevation 00:05:50 Became Company after training 187 men 00:06:10 Gained weight, tough shape 00:06:17 After D-Day, put on alert, POM requirements (Preparation for Overseas Movement); Camp Kilmer, NJ, August 00:06:30 There for 6 days, received medical shots 00:06:35 Sent out motor launches, New York Harbor, at sea 13 days; English Channel, Cherbourg, harbor full of sunken ships 00:07:10 Anchored in Channel, went over in cargo nets, LCIs; 49-mile forced march, bivouacked in Barneville, France; trained in pillboxes one week 00:07:45 35-mile forced march, boarded French cattle cars to area outside Brussels: Malines, Belgium, tents 00:08:20 Snuck out of camp to go see movie in Brussels, “It’s a Date” 00:09:23 Night battle training 00:09:33 Second night: ran into MLR: designated lead scout, machine gun opened fire, other scout died, hid in ditch all night, 26 casualties in company; said if the Lord got him through he would say “Good Morning” for the rest of his life, wrote book on subject 00:12:12 Attached to First Canadian Army, job to rescue British Unicorn Division, fought night and day and did not sleep, continuous battle; jumped in with Canadians after their tanks came in, Nijmegen and Arnhem 00:13:10 Second day in battle, 2 American soldiers killed when German soldiers feigned surrender, learned to kill the enemy no matter what 00:13:40 Reached Maas River (variant spelling of Meuse, in Holland) November 6th, could not go any farther 00:13:52 Most were killed or wounded 00:14:00 Last day there, near village, one house still standing, fox hole near yard, Dutch girl came outside and thanked him, said it was first time she could sleep in 4 years 00:15:36 Liege, Belgium, there for 7-day rest, stayed 2 hours, taken to Aachen, Germany in trucks, replaced 1st Division, went to Siegfried Line, broke through in 3 days 00:16:05 Trench foot, all kinds of problems, let one or two men go back at a time for medical help, but shorthanded 00:16:19 187 men in Company, but had 263 replacements during 200 days in combat; infantry takes a beating, suffered 78% of casualties in War 00:16:59 Had trench foot, could not take shoes off 00:17:10 Kept going into center of Germany 00:17:15 Last battle on Thanksgiving, going down reverse hill, roving fire; Forward Observer hit, did not call last grid coordinate, last barrage got hit by American artillery; ran to objective, pinned down by machine gun fire, trying to get to German foxholes, lost his head, German infantry and tanks 00:20:27 American soldiers systematically taken by Germans, ended up in factory basement 00:20:40 78 casualties that day, 41 men left in Company, not getting replacements 00:21:00 Moved out, forced to walk 10 days behind German lines, picking up soldiers from the Battle of the Bulge, strafed by Americans, got in columns of 4 and staggered so Americans would know they were not Germans 00:21:37 Slept in barn, out in field, in snow 00:21:53 Crossed Rhine River, taken to Lindberg, Germany, got help on wounded legs; medic sat on him and pulled shrapnel out of legs, no infections, there until 19th 00:22:48 Told going to get hot shower, took off uniform, kept on shoes, taken into room with cold showers, taken into another room to get dressed, other clothes that did not fit, found out later was clothes from concentration camps, his clothes used to infiltrate his division 00:24:05 Loaded into boxcars and sent to South Germany, no food or water, strafed by Americans, 70 men in one car 00:24:30 Pulled into area at 10pm, doors opened, tried to get out and fell, feet frozen and didn’t know it 00:24:46 Boxcar 00:25:20 Man choked to death on swollen tongue after trying to lick water off frozen metal 00:25:40 Exited car, carried 12 dead from off of his car; some could not walk, dragged them through snow 00:26:11 Bonfire, other Allied soldiers, British and Australian, had hot tea and sandwich, first food given in 6 days, had bread in pocket from camp 00:26:46 German guard singing Silent Night, realized it was Christmas 00:27:06 Felt someone touch his shoulder, but no one was there, inspiration 00:27:33 Marched over to building, stood outside all night, went inside at daybreak, straw on floor, each man had one blanket, slept 3 men together, there 5-6 days, one meal a day 00:28:20 Shipped to labor camp in Rhundorff, Germany, (Near Czechoslovakia), room for 40 men, only 36 showed up; barracks with 20 on each side, table at center for food, one blanet, straw and wood chips mattress, Russians left lice and bugs, had long hair and beard, had to learn to live with lice 00:29:55 Forced to work every day, walk through woods 8 km into Hoyerswerda, Germany, cleaning up bombed roads, garbage dump 00:30:18 Trying to salvage string and newspaper to tie to body 00:30:31 Digging a trench at a school used as a hospital, water and sewer lines 00:31:00 Working on farm thrashing wheat, got lunch kuchen (white bread) 00:31:18 Lived off of bowl of soup and boiled potatoes and black bread, had to pick up wheat, take it to baker, pick it up; taste of bread changed, found out baker was putting sawdust into bread; everyone got equal amounts, no stealing 00:32:55 Cutting 9-meter logs for tank traps, Hitler Youth came in, tattoos and symbols for regular SS and Hitler Youth, singing German songs, bullying a POW 00:34:16 Building tank traps was illegal, manual labor 00:34:25 German soldiers treatment of Americans: first 3-4 weeks young wounded German was mean; later, older men from WWI, had police dogs that would bite ankles, they carried whips, got whipped once 00:36:15 During manual labor, dug out a rabbit and killed it, tried to cook it but ate it mostly raw 00:37:05 Older men nicer 00:37:10 SS soldiers, shell-shocked man from 28th Division, confrontation with SS, said comments about German soldiers in English, soldier understood and attacked him with bayonet, 4 broken teeth, knocked unconscious 00:39:45 French Creole soldiers on parole duty could go 50 miles away, would run escaped prisoners to American lines; would steal clothes whenever possible, shake-downs every 2 weeks 00:41:15 Staged fight so man could escape, he was caught 3 days later 00:42:40 Officer would threaten to shoot his nose off, had to learn some German to know what they wanted 00:43:25 One morning road full of civilians with wagons and cows, had to lay low because Germans would see it was a prison camp and set it on fire 00:44:25 One night, guards had disappeared and left only 6, remaining said they would make a deal: if the Americans promised not to shoot them they would take them to American lines; no choice: everyone scared of Russians, who were killing everything in sight; rigged up cart with 2 injured men, went cross-country because roads were cramped 00:45:45 New jets strafing, had never seen a jet before 00:45:55 Russians came into town they were hiding in, took German guards and shot them and left, Americans holed up because surrounded by Germans, German civilians not nice, there 6-7 days 00:47:00 Headed back West to Russians, only one meal a day 00:47:16 Hitchhiked to Sagan, Poland, tried to get out 00:47:25 Tried to go back West alone, digging up rutabaga in garden, 3 Russian tanks came up and motioned for him to come over, he grabbed onto side of tank and it took off going West 00:48:14 Germans opened up with Screaming Mimi's, one hit tank, he hit his head, unconscious 00:48:48 Woke up, other prisoners standing over him, medic; headed to Odessa, went East, ran into some British soldiers who said war was over, so headed West on trucks and trains 00:49:50 Ended up in Berlin, had to prove to Russians he was American without uniforms 00:50:45 Going to “repatriot you,” on truck with women and children, headed to Buchenwald, Germany, had been prison camp; all kinds of Americans there, would go at night to try to get to American lines, Russians would bring back 00:51:40 Saw Russians loading Americans, Displaced Persons, Germans into boxcars headed for Siberia; decided to run for it; Russians busy raping German women; cut through fence, across mine field into forest, got caught 00:53:12 Escaped again through same hole, traveled by night 3 nights, hiding during the day, 4th day came upon valley crammed with people, Wittenberg, Germany, hundreds of people trying to cross river, temporary Bailey bridge 00:54:09 Exchanging Russian for Allied prisoners, found 3 American officers by bridge, gave him crackers, first food in 3 days, fainted 00:54:40 Next morning crossed river with other Allied prisoners to Halle, Germany 00:55:00 Examined by medic, weighed 109 pounds, passed out 00:55:29 Reims, France, hospital: woke up next morning, canopy over his body to kill lice, 2 French nurses shaved his body, nurse with him at all times 00:56:20 Got uniform, went to Camp Lucky Strike 00:56:30 Got over to American camp 20 days after War had ended, one of last Americans documented to come back from Russian control 00:56:50 Did not have time for him at camp, interrogating him because he did not get Red Cross box that all POW were supposed to have gotten, only allowed one letter a month, parents did not get them until war ended, for 6 months he had no idea what was going on in the war or the world 00:57:57 Going to head man “bitching like mad” 7 days, got $50 cash and ticket to England, 7 days delayed route for fun 00:58:27 Landed in Bournemouth, South England 00:58:35 40 cents/night at Red Cross Club, roamed London, spent time with 4th Canadian Division 00:59:03 Covert Gardens, dance, last night there, passed out, having trouble with stomach and head 00:59:20 Woke up in hospital, had missed plane, went out window and roamed London having fun, AWOL 00:59:50 Had learned how to ride trains without paying 01:00:15 Court-martialed, charged 42 days AWOL, spent 8 days in guard house 01:00:40 Rescinded sentence because he was battle fatigued, sent home immediately with guard, shipped out of Wales on 7-tonner 01:01:13 Getting picked up for AWOL, avoiding guards, Red Cross clubs, Columbia Club 01:01:41 Making friends with night clerk to get free bed, arrive at 1 a.m. 01:02:18 Sleeping in parks, abandoned buildings 01:02:30 East London, tea room, Queen Mother going to be there, Queen thanked him 01:03:59 Changing of the Guard 01:04:06 Carrying weapons: 32 Beretta, German Blackjack, rough life on the streets, lots of roaming soldiers that would mug you, living like an animal 01:04:44 Parents had not heard from him, thought he was dead or missing, never wrote home saying he was alive, parents heard him interviewed on BBC 01:05:10 Meeting girls, they wanted to go to America, had to be careful, would tell them he was shipping out, they would send him letters to his address in America 01:05:30 Dad opened one letter and wrote to the girl, asked her how his son was, she wrote back and said he was thin, nervous, wanted to get back into civilization before coming home to America 01:06:18 Tribunal at Litchfield, worked in the kitchen 01:06:49 Wounds, white phosphorous burns, infections, hands would swell from GI soap 01:07:05 Garbage detail Video Recording Log Veteran Charles Dukes 01:07:17 Tribunal, rescinded, battle fatigued, had “psycho” stamped in red letters on file 01:07:40 Thought he was dangerous, brought in guard with machine gun to transport him to Barry, South Wales, transported in chains 01:08:05 Barry, South Wales, James R. Turner 01:08:10 All Air Force ex-POWs, 13 men, slept on deck of gun turret, no beds, played Hearts all the time 01:09:03 Put below deck, 11 days, told to sweep down fore and aft, all men were bitter, counted to 3 and threw brooms off the ship; Colonel said they would be court-martialed 01:10:19 First men off the ship 01:10:25 Slated to go to hospital, Fort Miles Standish, had guard at door whole time 01:10:51 Second day, 3-day pass to go with girl he had dated in NY 01:12:20 Back at hospital, to Chicago, IL, to Danville, IL, 90 days leave, roamed around, problems with stomach 01:12:47 Supposed to go back to San Louis Obispo where combat division was getting ready to go to Japan 01:13:00 Supposed to report to Fort Sam Houston in November, having problems, getting in trouble with liquor, got into fight and used Judo, nearly killed someone with bare hands 01:13:48 Fort Sam Houston, hospital, prostate problems, given Penicillin 01:14:20 Discharge: had to have points to get discharged, Air Force boys coming in had more points, going through the line 3-4 days, threatened to go AWOL if not discharged before Christmas, got out December 15th, given $75 for train, train through Saint Louis, MO to Danville, IL 01:15:00 Went back to college, January 1946, army said he was psychologically unfit for full course load, at school part-time, 9 hours 01:16:57 Elected president of fraternity, most were GIs 01:17:33 Could not get attached to people until met wife, knew each other for 21 days, decided to get married 01:17:50 Messed up in the head and did not realize it, now called PTSD 01:18:00 Wife, book he wrote 01:18:15 Later asked to speak at schools about WWII 01:18:38 Slacked off on speaking because kids today not as interested as they used to be 01:19:20 VA found a man who had been in mental hospital for years, did not realize he had been a POW, no record or medals, DD214 military document, called and ask if he would pin medal 01:20:06 Wanted to know if he could do anything, guy had never talked about POW, gave family his book 01:21:15 Helping others when they read his book, other VA hospitals use it for training 01:21:48 “Good Morning, but the Nightmares Never End” 01:22:00 Writing book, nightmares, Ray Elliott helped get it published 01:22:45 Ave Maria story in book, inspired by Video Recording Log Veteran Charles Dukes 01:24:18 Aachen, Germany, going door-to-door to find snipers, accidentally shot elderly woman, shot at poster of Hitler 01:26:04 Picture of Hitler in belt when captured, buried it and German pistol in coal 01:27:00 Several men were wounded, would fall down, Germans would shoot them; friend had shrapnel in neck, had to walk with shoulders up; he had to walk with shrapnel in his legs, getting over the pain 01:28:02 Helping each other, no stealing like you’d think 01:28:16 Kept crust of bread under pillow for breakfast, tin cup for water, got cup of ersatz coffee made out of soybeans 01:28:40 Wife would leave crust of bread on plate at night, habit he got into of keeping it 01:28:55 Habits evolved that wife put up with: would get jumpy at night, load 12-guage shotgun and patrol perimeter of house late at night 01:29:34 Would go down to river with rifle and pistol, build fire and sit there until late in the night, huddled, listening to sounds of forest 01:30:19 Got to the point when he could go out at night 01:30:27 Describing night patrol and watch, looking at one side of an object 01:31:00 Night was hell, fights, Purple Heart 01:31:26 Got medals in 1988 at Chanute for all POWs, 4,500 people, POW ranked at top of service medals 01:31:55 Had to get proof he was POW, had to prove Purple Heart 01:32:27 Combat Badge: had to have 30 days continuous combat and recommendation from commander, still fighting at Siegfried Line with 7 of division, given pin 01:33:14 Some replacements would only last 1-2 days 01:33:25 Lost lots of people, drives you crazy 01:34:00 Did not think about War much until later when wrote book, all came back 01:34:23 Tailoring to audience 01:34:40 Book: all out 01:34:50 Lucky, others in division, POW camp, Scribe, publication about POWs, casualties 01:35:38 Reunions of combat division, no one there he knew 01:35:56 POW National, State Commander, Legion, VFW, member of organizations 01:36:18 Only POW in town, people looked at him funny 01:36:30 Some men ashamed to have been prisoner 01:36:50 One man told him he was knocked down and hit in the head with a rifle 01:37:12 Talking to young German soldier, soldier called him aside and told him he was born and raised in America, helped save his life 01:37:48 Looking for Timberwolf uniforms, Battle of the Bulge planned, infiltrated his unit, think Germans were ordered to take POWs for the uniforms 01:38:28 Did not retake hill until next day, 01:39:00 Strategic hill, had to take it 01:39:18 Learned his Division Commander kept Germans on guard all the time, in Vietnam strategy was to take and pull back, mistake, have to hold it 01:39:45 Have to kill enemy and capture ground Video Recording Log Veteran Charles Dukes 01:39:55 Saved a lot of American soldiers, could pick up wounded after captured ground, American medics would also go behind German lines 01:40:05 Americans did not take German snipers prisoner, would kill them 01:40:45 Wrap-up 01:41:18 136,000 Americans taken as POW; 135,000 Germans taken at Tobruk, North Africa alone; 90,000 American Air Force shot down, Corregidor: 10,000, Battle of the Bulge: 20,000 01:41:47 Whole company: 40-50 taken POW, mostly patrol, on offensive all the time, Germans on retreat, would have to leave wounded on battlefield 01:42:26 Wrap-up, photos of patches, badges, medals awarded for service, Chapter Commander volunteer vest Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Dukes, Charles Interviewee Cochrane, Brent Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-28T14:38:29-06:00 2009-12-28T14:38:29-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/CharlesDukes2008-02-07_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still CharlesDukes2008-02-07_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-28T14:38:29-06:00 2009-12-28T14:38:29-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/CharlesDukes2008-02-07.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 791113729 01:44:52 458 kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T14:38:29-06:00 CharlesDukes2008-02-07.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_ClarenceBerbaum2007-09-05 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Army Illinois Public Media infantry Illinois Public Media radio Illinois Public Media tanks Illinois Public Media Division Signal Company Illinois Public Media Maginot lines Illinois Public Media Germany Illinois Public Media Dachau Illinois Public Media Concentration Camps Illinois Public Media Morse code Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Clarence Berbaum was drafted into the U.S. Army in February of 1942. He served in Europe with the 100th infantry, famous for being the only fighting unit ever to capture the Voges Mountains in France. Berbaum served as a radio repairman, usually a few miles behind the front lines. His prior experience in radio repair, he explains, saved him from having to fight in the front lines and probably saved his life. He also took video footage of day-to-day life in the Army. Berbaum talks about the overwhelming feeling of depression that affected him and many others throughout the war. He also talks about the dehumanizing effect that war has on soldiers. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Clarence Berbaum Name of Interviewer: Jesse Phillippe Name of Veteran/Civilian: Clarence Berbaum Birth Date: 11/05/1919 Recording format VIDEO type: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 53 minutes Date of recording: 09/15/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:08 Intro 00:39 War before Pearl Harbor, awareness of 01:06 Radio news on War 01:26 Pearl Harbor 01:40 Family farm, school 01:58 Radio repair at Robeson’s 02:10 Drafted in February, 1942 02:35 Community’s feelings on war, anti-war sentiment 02:58 Ideas changed after Pearl Harbor 03:15 Inducted February 11, 1942 03:25 First drafted in Fall 03:32 Working at Robeson’s 03:38 Dad needed help after his farm hand was drafted, got his draft postponed 04:04 Drafted 04:12 Camp Grant, Illinois 04:30 Sent to Fort Knox to armored basic training 04:50 Pine Camp, NY: Fourth Armored Division 04:55 Drove tanks for a year 05:08 Radio school in Fort Knox 05:15 Joined Fourth Armored Division in desert in CA 05:37 The desert, weather, wildlife, driving tanks 06:00 Driving tanks up and down hills 06:22 Division Signal Company 06:36 Division moved to Camp Buoy, TX 06:48 Army Air Force were looking for airmen 07:06 Air Force Cadets, Mount Pleasant, IA, 5 months of college 07:30 Graduation 07:45 School closing: either to outfit or infantry 07:55 Joined One Hundredth Infantry before going overseas 08:08 Radio repair shop in Robeson’s department store 09:40 Learning radio saved his life, got into repairs overseas 10:05 Left battalion for regimental area, all radio repair men in one unit 10:30 At least a mile behind front lines 10:43 After war occupied May-January 2nd, then took a boat home 11:38 First things you learn in Army 11:50 Obedience 12:00 Fort Knox 12:06 Pay Wages: $21/mo, $50/mo, $78/mo overseas pay, P.F.C. 13:00 End of war, family farm, repairing radios, wiring houses 13:38 American Television technical school from 1947-1948 13:52 Broadcast engineers had to have First Class ticket 14:12 WKID radio in Urbana: worked as engineer, chief engineer 14:40 WILL radio in Urbana: worked as recording service 14:49 Went to television at WILL, worked as assistant chief engineer for 29 years 15:05 War was a good experience, but didn’t like Army 15:12 Shot a lot of movies during war 15:25 Made documentary of his footage 15:39 Depressed for 4 years during service 15:59 A.T.O. in European Theatre 16:03 Battle lines in Vosges Mountains 16:24 Vosges Mountains had never been captured before in military history, first Division to capture 16:52 Captured Citadel of Biche, France 17:03 “Loyal Sons of Biche” 17:15 Broke through Maginot lines, fortifications 17:26 Crossed into Germany, into Manheim 17:34 Heilbarnd, Germany: many casualties in Division 17:54 Circling Stuttgart, Germany, War ended in Europe 18:15 Occupation in Leonberg, Stuttgart, Constadt, Germany 18:40 Training to go to Asia 18:49 Japan surrenders 18:52 Took leave to French Riviera, London 19:05 Lucky, foreign services congenial, travel 19:35 First learned about concentration camps after war in Europe ended 20:18 Transferred to Kierch Helm Ounter Tech by Ohm, Munich 21:07 Day trip to Dachau, weeks after clean-up, crematoriums, depressing 22:50 Chaos of war affecting soldiers 23:57 Often didn’t know where they were 24:50 Radio repair, radios from front lines, battle and weather damage 25:40 Hand radios 25:56 Pack radios with heavy batteries 26:11 Officers tried to have radio men 26:23 Confusion, chaos 26:56 Defined lines between German and Allied Forces 27:10 Linemen: running wire around front lines, telephone lines, getting lost, confused, small towns 28:39 Reel up wire to reuse when battle moved 28:54 Wire communication: radio not reliable on front lines 29:05 Behind front lines, radio reliable 29:25 Morse code, voice communication 30:15 Thoughts at the time on what was at stake 31:15 Later learning about concentration camps, mistreatment of French by Germans 32:27 After war, just wanted to forget 32:40 Resisting Hitler, Italy, Japan 33:00 Hitler, mistreatment of English people 34:08 Concentration Camps 34:40 Fanatical German leaders 35:45 German soldiers 36:22 Didn’t expect to come home when drafted 36:38 Feelings with family before induction 37:01 No idea where he’d be the next day 37:13 Not told where he would be after Fort Knox, or what outfit 37:31 No information to the media, tight control of information, even to soldiers 38:37 Personal videos: could not videotape military when overseas, small towns, landscapes 41:00 Good memories: leave to Los Angeles, tour of movie studios, filmed rehearsal 43:26 Vacation to Riviera, didn’t have to salute officers 44:30 Vacation to London, randomly reunited with first cousin 45:40 Reflections on travel 46:05 French struggling to survive, hard times for French people 48:16 Some French hid in mountains 48:40 French resistance groups, intelligence groups 49:12 Mountains: difficult country 49:30 Maginot line between France and Germany 49:46 German army in chaos 50:00 Hidelbraun, Germany held it there to face Allies: a lot of casualties in Division, Germans had high ground 51:02 Reflections now: War necessary, has changed global politics of Europe, China, Japan 52:14 Wrap-up Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Berbaum, Clarence Interviewee Phillippe, Jesse Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-28T14:44:37-06:00 2009-12-28T14:44:37-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/ClarenceBerbaum2007-09-05_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still ClarenceBerbaum2007-09-05_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-28T14:44:37-06:00 2009-12-28T14:44:37-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/ClarenceBerbaum2007-09-05.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 402933487 00:53:22 467 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T14:44:37-06:00 ClarenceBerbaum2007-09-05.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_DavidFreeman2008-03-19 Illinois Public Media DavidFreeman2008-03-19 Illinois Public Media Clip Project World War II Illinois Public Media USS Missouri Illinois Public Media Navy Illinois Public Media Tuskegee Illinois Public Media African Americans at War American Archive World War II "African Americans at War" Categories Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories Oral history interview with WWII veteran David Freeman Clip DAVID FREEMAN INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT KK: Tell me your full name, please, and your relationship to Bishop Freeman. DF: Okay. My name is Dave Freeman, Sr. My dad is Bishop Theodore Anthony Freeman, Sr. That’s pretty much-- KK: Okay. So, tell me about what you know – tell me when your father first talked about serving in World War II. When did you first start to hear stories? DF: Well, over the years dad would talk about different times of being in the military. We had the encyclopedia, and he would pull it out every now and then and say, “You know, I was in World War II.” We knew that he was in World War II, my brothers and I – I have two older and one younger. We knew about his being in the Navy, but that was about it. And we knew that he had been to the Pearl Harbor area. But that was all we knew. We knew he didn’t talk much about it. And the year or so before the project started on the World War II organization, it was nice because he started to tell us a little more. We found out that he had not just been to the war. We assumed that – we knew that he was working as a cook’s assistant, you know, one of the servers because they were limited on what they could do with African-Africans in the military. And he told that he served the captains and things, and that was about it. And he started to become a little more in depth as we asked him more questions about “What ship were you on?” And he said, “the Mo.” I said, “The Mo? What’s the Mo?” And he started to explain to us, it was the USS Missouri. The USS Missouri, based on things we’d read in history classes when we were younger, there was a lot of fighting with that particular ship. And then, dad really started to open up, and we found out that he had not just a job as a person serving captains on the ship, but he also had a second job working the guns. And that’s when we started to find out the stories about how – when he was involved in working the guns, that there was a kamikaze pilot that had attacked their ship. And we said, “Well, what did you do?” He said, “Well, we manned the guns, we handed the ammo.” And found out later that that kamikaze pilot that actually struck the ship, actually struck his gun turret. And he started to describe in detail, which let me know that it was something that had stuck in his mind. He was 19 years old, a very impressionable age at that time. And he experienced the death of another individual, which was the first time he had ever seen anybody pass away. And so, he described in detail, and the way he described it, if I can describe it to you in detail, you could see the picture of the pilot, was swinging around towards the left side, coming in at them. And they’re firing and blowing ammo up to the other gentlemen, and all they’re hearing is blasting and blasting, and then all of a sudden the airplane slammed into the gun turret. The pilot’s machine guns got stuck in that gun turret. Half of the plane falls into the ocean, along with half of the pilot. The other half is stuck and ends up falling onto the deck of the ship. That’s vivid. KK: When your father started to share more details with you in the last year, did your relationship with him change in any way? Did the way you see him change in any way? What was the impact on you of his sharing of his service? DF: No, it didn’t change that much because I have a strong love for my father, my brothers and I do. But we started to understand why he never spoke of these things. I’m not sure if it was because we wouldn’t be able to handle it, or he wanted to wait until we were older so we would understand it. But, no, you love them no matter what, but to find out that he had went through such a tough time and came through miraculously, you know, without a scratch, that just made me love him even more. KK: And do you know why he started to open up? You said – DF: Well, dad’s health was starting to, you know, deteriorate a little bit, and sometimes communication isn’t that cool, to find out what’s going on with an individual as opposed to saying, “Well, write out your feelings.” Sometimes you can express your viewpoints much quicker verbally than you can through a letter, writing instead of taping. And we started to talk with him more and say, “Well, you know, what happened on that ship? Give us a little more detail. What were your duties?” He said, “Well, you know, I was this” – and he gave the different things that he had to do. But we could see that his health was starting to deteriorate. And as the [inaudible] came around for him to talk, we noticed how he started to have a little more energy. He was starting to seem like he was just kind of like going downhill a little bit for us. KK: It was actually your suggestion, I think, that really led to us being able to speak with your father. Tell us how that came about. DF: Well, there is a gentleman that I knew named Dave Marin (sp?), and we were talking one day, and he said that they were thinking about doing a segment on World War II, people that were in World War II. And I said, “Well, my dad was in World War II.” And I described to him the different things that I had known, that dad had just recently started sharing. And with that, we decided. We said, “Let’s give dad a call and see if he’d be interested.” And he was. KK: And tell us a little more about what was it like for him to prepare for his interview? Did he share any of that with you? DF: Dad preparing for the interview? We all of a sudden found that dad had posters of – he had drawings of MacArthur, which was the general. And he also had a large-scale portrait of the signing of the surrender. Dad just wasn’t on the USS Missouri as a person serving the captains and working with the gun turrets. He also was there when they signed the – what do we want to call that? KK: The surrender? DF: The surrender. And it’s an interesting story he didn’t get to tell, but the first signing that they did, they had to redo it because the Japanese signed in the wrong place. And they were all given – all the members of the ship were given an actual copy of the original, where it was signed in the wrong place. They did the signing, and had them sign in the correct place. But he started to pull out lots of memorabilia. KK: So, you got to see some things that you didn’t know he had? DF: Yeah. Yeah. KK: And did he made those drawings? Was he an artist as well? DF: Dad is a great artist. He’s one of those people that can draw you and you’ll look like yourself, the actual flesh and little stuff, except you have the – he’s just that good of an artist. I mean, I’ve seen some of his drawings [inaudible] pull out. He can do woodland scenes that are just fabulous. But he loved doing puzzles. Dad will pull out a puzzle that says 5000 pieces and work on it. I thank God for his patience. KK: And he’ll do it now? And how old is your father now? DF: Dad is about 82. KK: Okay. What other impact did – How else did your father prepare to talk to WILL TV for his interview? What other things did you notice that he was doing? DF: Well, dad started to become a little more spry, more bubbly, wanting to talk with us, discuss things. He also contacted groups of individuals that had been on the Missouri because he started contacting the different organizations within the military and retired military people. He actually started doing a lot more than just kind of waiting for his time. KK: Wow! DF: He actually [inaudible] that warmth, that ability to express himself, where he wasn’t able to before. KK: Wow! And I think of my words when I went over the first part of that sentence. Can you tell us again what you felt WILL gave your father with this opportunity? DF: It gave him hope. It gave him a chance to really express his viewpoint. I mean, before, people would just hear him. Now they’re listening to him without attitude or without – what should I say? – without criticizing. I mean, we realized with dad that he had not just gone into the military [inaudible] speaking. It was a part of history. Think of it. A member of your family as a part of history, and not just history, but American history, and part of the military. The pride. KK: Your father, when he came to the Rantoul event that we had [inaudible] the audience. Tell me, was that also part of this sort of change in your father? DF: Well, we went to see Tuskegee airmen in Rantoul when WILL put on the program there. Sit in the audience and listen, and later on we got a chance to talk with some of the Tuskegee and explain to them that he attended Tuskegee University. And so, that was a great time for them. They’d talk about, you know, the location there and the fact that he had worked on a military base while they were actually training at different times. It made him feel good. There was a change in him because Dad was always sitting at home except for going to his schooling, which was adult ed. He would normally just kind of sit at home. But all of a sudden, we would try to call him, and we would have to try and catch him on the cell phone because they were at the museum. Now before – this is important. Dad had been living in Rantoul. He never would go to the museum. Never. Because of the turmoil of that day that he had experience with the kamikaze pilots. Now he was going after the Tuskegee airmen, and WILL had set the program. Dad was going. We called them to see if they would do it. “Hanging out with the Tuskegee guys. I’m going to go flying with them a little later.” [chuckle] “What about us?” KK: You had to get on your dad’s appointment book. DF: Yeah, they were quite busy. We said, “Well, what are you doing for breakfast?” “I have to talk to you later. Gotta hang out with the group. They’re getting one of the other planes.” They wanted to go over to visit some of the Naval men at the – what is that? The Indiana VA Hospital, to some people that they knew there. “Well, call us when you get a chance.” [chuckle] KK: This was the result of him being invited to tell his story? DF: Yes. It made that big of a difference. It allowed him to express his true feelings and share his heart with the world in a way that he had never been able to express it before. KK: Wow! And, Dave, when his piece was on television, did you share that experience together, or what did you all do? DF: Well, we called around to all the relatives and there was quite a few. My grandmother had 36 of us in this area, and called all the relatives and told them that it was coming on. Those that got a chance to see it and later on we sent them a DVD. They were standing up and cheering, you know, at the end of his presentation. It was kind of funny. Now, they know my dad. These are his nieces and nephews. “I want his autograph. I want to take him out to dinner.” They expressed that to him. You could see him swelling up, not with pride, ‘cause he’s not that kind of a man, but it was heartfelt. KK: Well, this was – we’re now in March. And the event was in September. And I think we interviewed your father a month or so before that. How is your father now? Has this continued? DF: He’s doing better. He’s still trying to get – you know, “I listen to the News a lot now.” He tells me about that. “I listen to the News a lot. And I listen [inaudible] are coming back from Iraq and how they’re trying to get medical benefits.” And here’s a man that served in World War II, and he still hasn’t gotten his benefits. But he’s struggling, but he’s getting there. KK: He hasn’t had his benefits? DF: No. KK: There’s a lot of stories in here that we’re not getting. I can tell there’s a lot more. Okay. Wow! DF: But he’s doing pretty good now. He’s still upbeat. But, you know, I can see whenever we speak of this program, you know, you can see that smile go across his face. He tells us stories and each time it hasn’t changed, but it becomes more vivid. KK: And were you with him the night you came to the presentation? Did you pick him up? Or, how did that work? DF: We agreed to meet there because he started hanging out with the Tuskegee airmen and women, and we were told to catch up with him. We were able to meet them at the military base in Rantoul. And it was kind of nice. Dad and them were already there. We had wonderful hors d’oeuvres and things that they had set out for us. We sat there and we listened. And it was touching to hear some of the stories, things that many young people need to know about the history of their country before they make certain statements, you know? There’s a lot of pride that you can have, not just in these individuals, but in yourself because of these individuals. And dad enjoyed every minute. Afterwards it was kind of hard to get him to leave, and that’s when we were informed that we wouldn’t be able to hang out with him for a few days because [inaudible] KK: [chuckle] Okay. Anything else you want to share about this experience with your father that you haven’t already? Any other stories come to mind? DF: I saw a big change in him after this show, after the show. I was able to talk with him and he said that, you know – to me and my brothers – he said that this was really needed. “I wanted so long to tell somebody that would not judge me or the other gentlemen that participated in the military the way they did.” And he said, “It means a lot to be able to tell you stories and not be ridiculed because of your pride and the things that you wanted to do for your country.” And I was like, “Wow! Did it mean that much to you?” “Yes, it did. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have said it.” “Alright. Okay, dad.” It was touching. KK: And what about you? The impact on yourself? DF: Well, I’m still in love with him. I still think he’s the greatest guy. He’s very calm, collected, and always slow to speak, but he still gives you words of wisdom. KK: And how might you – all the things that he shared with you now: his own drawings and photographs, his stories, some of which are preserved on a DVD, how will you all as a family – What will you all do with those items? DF: The idea came to my spouse, my wife, Myra, that we could set up a small museum to let not just our children and grandchildren know about it, and all of our relatives, but others, could share in the historical moments. We’ve been trying to find the authentic Navy suits at that time that they wore. KK: Excellent! DF: We’re wanting to take a lot of the things that right now are standing on this war. We’re very proud. You walk in the door in this house, and you look. There’s the signing that they did, and MacArthur. And my younger brother even found him a USS Missouri battleship model. KK: Oh, that’s good! And was the signing and the drawing up before this experience, or did he put it up after? DF: They were up, but I’ll be honest with you, they had no meaning to me. I wasn’t sure what they were. I thought, “Oh, they’ve got a nice portrait. They found some portrait of MacArthur someplace.” You know? But when he started to explain it, all that I [inaudible] understand. Wow! This is that part of your life that you never really got to [inaudible] in on. KK: Wow! It sounds like you’re really grateful that other pieces, additional pieces of your father – DF: We’re very proud, very proud. You think about everybody that goes to war, and so many that don’t make it home, and you pray for them. And you also pray for those that made it back. But to know that you have someone like your dad that could have been taken from you, and now knowing that without him making it, I would not have existed. It touches me. KK: I don’t know the exact quote of your father that appeared in the television piece. But I believe it was him – and he’s a religious man and a bishop, and the conflict within him, you know, what he was being asked to do and what he had to do, and this other strong belief in God. And it came across, you know – His complexity came across even in that piece, is what I got. DF: I would agree with you. It says in the Bible, “Thou shalt not kill.” But in the time of war, you must do what you’re ordered to do, so you have to do what you’re ordered to do. And then, ask for forgiveness for those things that you had to do, whether you agree with them or not. KK: That was very honest of him to speak of that. Alright. If there’s anything you’d like to add, please do. DF: I’d like to thank WILL and all of the sponsors and contributors for us just being in this program, because it made a difference in not just the lives of the people that fought, but people that will see it in the future. KK: Thanks, David. DF: You’re more than welcome. KK: It’s good to talk to you. DF: Thank you. KK: Thank you for coming. END OF INTERVIEW – DAVID FREEMAN Transcript Interview Illinois Public Media Asia Theatre Spatial World War II Temporal General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Kranich, Kimberlie Interviewer Illinois Public Media Publisher Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-03T14:39:36-06:00 2009-12-03T14:39:36-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/DavidFreeman2008-03-19_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still DavidFreeman2008-03-19_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-03T14:39:36-06:00 2009-12-03T14:39:36-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/DavidFreeman2008-03-19.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Viewing copy MPEG video MPEG-4 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color eng DavidFreeman2008-03-19.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_delbertaugsberger2007-07-23 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Air Force Illinois Public Media B-17 Illinois Public Media Germany Illinois Public Media pacifism Illinois Public Media Mennonite Illinois Public Media Conscientious Objector Illinois Public Media Gunnery school Illinois Public Media B-24 Illinois Public Media Battle of the Bulge Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories It was Delbert Augsburger’s boyhood dream to fly planes—and part of his dream came true when be became a crew member on an Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress during the latter half of World War II. Augsburger didn’t fly the plane—he was a ball turret gunner, defending his plane from enemy fire during bombing missions over Germany. Augsburger talks about his experiences—and why his pacifist Mennonite background didn’t stop him from enlisting. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Delbert Augsburger Name of Interviewer: James Meadows Name of Veteran: Delbert Augsburger Birth Date: 03/29/1923 Recording format VIDEO type: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 93 minutes Date of recording: 07/23/2007 Location of recording: 207 N. Jackson, Flanagan, IL, 61740 Recording log: 00:00:40 Growing up 00:01:25 Mennonite Church and family 00:02:14 Mother’s death 00:02:53 Working: farms, plumbing, hardware store 00:03:12 Farm Hand deferment 00:04:43 Brother takes over farm deferment 00:04:57 Brothers drafted into service 00:05:15 Older brother: Conscientious Objector, later joins service, sent to Philippines 00:08:00 Community discussions about Conscientious Objection and Bible 00:08:30 Reflection on Jesus parable, “Render unto Caesar,” do what government says 00:09:30 Wanting to fly airplanes as a boy 00:11:00 Talking to peers about war 00:11:50 Conscientious Objectors 00:13:00 Mennonite church and other churches in community 00:14:00 Rejoining Mennonite church after the War 00:14:25 Methodist Wife, joining Methodist Church 00:15:45 Barracks in Saint Louis 00:16:15 “Kill or be killed,” equality of Combat and No Combat veterans 00:18:00 Gunnery school 00:18:15 Basic Training, testing 00:19:50 Gunnery training, target training, ball turret, getting sick in oxygen masks 00:21:20 Ball turret gunner training 00:22:00 Forming crew in Las Vegas 00:22:30 Planes, guns, Plexiglas ball turret, flying, camera sights 00:23:50 Training with cameras 00:24:40 Flying, Ball turret, no room for parachute in Ball 00:26:50 Gunnery training, basic training, first mission Fall of 1944, training 00:29:30 Boat to Europe 00:30:30 More fighter protection as war went on 00:32:15 Stationed in Bassingbourn, England 00:32:35 Crew 00:34:30 Lost navigator during mission, experiences in Ball, P-51, miscommunication, trouble getting back to base, parachute, bailing 00:36:45 Training and protocol on bailing, turning oneself in to German army, P.O.W. 00:37:30 German civilians’ hostility towards American soldiers 00:38:25 B 17’s, number shot down during war, P.O.W. 00:39:00 Experiences in planes, anti-aircraft shells, bombs, flying, spinning the Ball if there was flack 00:40:52 First mission, anti-aircraft fire, see the black smoke in air 00:42:00 Crew, experiences in Ball, hearing about mission on intercom 00:42:50 Flight crews at beginning of war would fly until shot down; Later, crews flying 25 missions only; Flew 23 missions, out early because of ear problems 00:44:00 Waiting for discharge 00:44:30 Correspondence with girlfriend and family, family following war at home 00:46:45 Morning briefings and raids, fly 3 days and get 1 day off 00:48:30 Getting into formation to fly across Channel 00:49:30 France 00:49:45 Germany 00:50:30 Bombing 00:51:00 Protection from fighter planes 00:52:00 First Jet Insurgents 00:52:30 Anti-aircraft 00:53:00 Berlin Anti-aircraft 00:53:30 Berlin civilian casualties 00:54:15 Missions 00:54:15 London, clubs, girlfriend in London from Malaysia 00:56:25 Girlfriend in U.S., now wife 00:57:00 Back to hardware store after war 00:57:30 Talking to Germans that immigrated to America after war 00:59:30 Englishmen 01:01:00 Playing cards 01:01:45 Evolution of airplane design 01:02:10 Pope Benedict in Hitler Youth 01:03:00 B 17’s, B 24’s 01:04:00 Brothers in war in the Pacific, Africa 01:05:45 Hardware store 01:06:15 Schooling after war 01:06:30 Owning own business 01:07:15 Sons and Vietnam; Son’s death 01:09:15 Views on Vietnam, communism 01:10:10 Cold War, bomb shelters, community concern 01:11:15 Trying times in America now 01:12:00 Holocaust, didn’t know until after war 01:12:45 Veterans’ Associations after war 01:14:00 Memories now 01:15:30 Personal faith and religion 01:16:00 Battle of the Bulge, “nickel mission,” throwing tin out of plane, Christmas 01:19:15 Crew 01:20:35 Crew reunions 01:21:15 Veteran friends 01:22:00 London, bombings, trolleys 01:23:30 War now, Americans don’t realize serious threats 01:24:00 Hometown affected by war: casualties, rationing, cars in 1940’s 01:27:00 Brothers during war 01:28:30 Brothers now 01:30:00 Proud to be a veteran; thoughts on experiences now, American Dream Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Augsburger, Delbert Interviewee Meadows, Jim Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T14:59:32-06:00 2009-12-28T14:59:32-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/delbertaugsberger2007-07-23_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still delbertaugsberger2007-07-23_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T14:59:32-06:00 2009-12-28T14:59:32-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/delbertaugsberger2007-07-23.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 428319090 00:56:51 473 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T14:59:32-06:00 delbertaugsberger2007-07-23.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_EarlSwanson2007-09-07 Illinois Public Media Clip Project ROTC Illinois Public Media infantry Illinois Public Media Philippines Illinois Public Media Japan Illinois Public Media Korean War Illinois Public Media Officer Candidate School Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories The Atomic Age American Archive World War II "The Atomic Age" Categories Earl R. Swanson was a farm boy from East Lynn, Ill., when he enrolled in Advanced ROTC as a freshman at the University of Illinois in 1939. Upon graduation in 1943, he trained with the 592nd Field Artillery Battalion attached to the 106th Infantry in Camp Atterbury, Ind. When the 106th was being deployed to Europe, they had a surplus of F.A. officers, so Swanson was sent to infantry school in Camp Blanding, Fla. In July of 1945, he became a replacement officer in Cannon Company of the 161st Regiment of the 25th Division, the “Tropic Lightning” Division, in the Philippines. Their mission was to “clean up” in the Philippines and prepare for the invasion of Japan. After Japan’s surrender, Capt. Swanson served in the occupation of Japan until returning to the States in May 1946. He remained in the reserves, and served his country again in Washington, D.C., during the Korean War, 1952-53. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Earl Swanson Name of Interviewer: Dee Breeding Name of Veteran/Civilian: Earl R. Swanson Birth Date: 05/26/1921 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 80 minutes Date of recording: 09/06/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:00 Introduction 00:30 Background—farming—University of Illinois—ROTC 1939-1941—training with WWI guns in horse-drawn unit—Advanced ROTC changed to motorized artillery 04:15 105 howitzers—used all the way through tour of Philippines—training—maneuvers 05:15 Officers usually commissioned upon graduation—when war started, sent to basic after graduation and then to Officers Candidate School 06:10 Campus life during War—Pearl Harbor—marched to University President’s house—gave speech to students saying to stay in school—many signed up anyway—students wanted to be patriotic but also finish education—Advanced ROTC 08:25 Graduated on time in 1943—called to active duty at Camp Grant, IL—basic training for infantry at Camp McCoy, WI 09:20 Officer Candidate School—Fort Sill, OK 09:35 Friends in basic training 10:45 Fort Sill—OCS—Class of 90—August to December, 1943—demerits—classmates 15:45 Assigned back to Fort Sill in post-graduation post—training replacement unit—junior officers did most of the work—had to be ready to give instruction with 10 minutes notice 16:35 Assigned to 135-mm howitzer—“Long Tom” 17:25 Conducting fire at Fort Sill—cease fire order—January, 1944 18:40 Army training very good—no limit on training aides—many instructors from combat 19:50 Reported to Camp Adaberry, Indiana —592nd Battalion, 106th Division—field artillery—too many officers in Division 21:20 Ordered to infantry school—retreading—changed to infantry officers—10-week course 21:45 At Camp Adaberry as Junior Officer—assignments—guarding POWs—taking troops from 106th Division to port of embarkation—going out as individual replacements 23:00 106th Division—unit would have done better if stayed together instead of sent out as individuals—1/3 of unit died in Battle of the Bulge—young ASTP men from universities with very little training 24:50 Sent to Fort Benning, GA to infantry school—artillery officers with him not happy 25:50 Fort Benning—friends 26:30 Difference between artillery and infantry—infantry hand-to-hand and rifles, artillery firing and adjusting big guns 27:45 Ordered to replacement training depot—Camp Landing, FL—training soldiers 28:40 Fort Benning—learned about invasion of Allied troops in Southern France—learned about D-Day while at Adaberry —aware War wasn’t over yet, 106th knew they were going to Europe 29:25 Fort Benning to Camp Landing—bus to Jacksonville, FL—cockroaches everywhere 30:45 Assigned training unit at Camp Landing—about 80 men in unit, 3 officers—he was 2nd Lieutenant—promoted in Philippines 31:15 Rigorous training—bivouac—25-mile marches—20 weeks—snakes—deciding Christmas promotions 33:50 Put on temporary hold because someone in military government wanted agricultural economist—reverted back to available 34:30 Not anxious to get overseas—confident U.S. was doing the right thing 35:15 Duty to give weekly orientation on war—location of fighting—followed goings on 36:05 Order to report to Fort Ord, CA for Pacific Theatre, 1945—long wait at Fort Ord—sightseeing for one month—United Nations getting started in San Francisco—waiting 38:50 People not completely aware of war—some idea 39:25 Orders to report to San Francisco—issued mosquito nets—joined 25th Division in Philippines—orders to report to replacement depot—went over in APA Carrier 40:55 Philippines—replacement depot at Los Baños, outside Manila—June, 1945 41:50 Reported to Canon Company—needed artillery to be allocated to battalion commander for quicker response—25th Division awarded Presidential Citation for Battle of San Manuel 43:20 Reporting to Commander, Lieutenant Green 44:15 Joined platoon—was replacement for Clark Clemons—had been friend in ROTC—was killed a month before—helped establish rapport with new men 45:00 Canon Company had been through a lot 45:50 33rd Division of IL National Guard stationed at Baguio—met friend from H.S.—letters with classmates, family during War 47:35 When war ended, each gun fired 20 rounds into cliff—one man killed in rifle company 48:35 Censoring mail in his unit 49:35 Buried a lot of ammunition near farm land 50:15 Japan’s surrender—was in combat very short period—scouting after surrender because fragments of Japanese Army still around islands 50:50 Tarlac, Philippines 51:10 Went to Japan—105 howitzers on M-7 tanks—whole 25th Division sent to occupy—had been preparing for invasion 52:30 Atomic bombs—Truman 53:05 AKA cargo ship U.S.S. Trego—Navy not hospitable—sailors stole gun quadrants 55:05 Typhoon at Okinawa—went into Japan at Wakayama—port for Nagoya—80% destroyed by U.S. bombs—Japanese Navy Air Station nearby—took over as HQ—nice accommodations 56:30 Platoon sent to Sato, Japan to keep order—independent—contact with Mayor, Police Chief—living in pottery building—things went well—training 58:15 Sato—needed paper—went to newspaper office—editor wrote article about him 59:35 Dinner at the Mayor’s house 01:00:40 [Tape transfer] 01:00:55 [Reads aforementioned editorial] 01:02:45 Left Sato, Japan—nothing to do—Mayor held party 01:03:40 Went with 25th Division to Osaka, Japan—took over commercial school building—close to Kyoto, Japan—spraying DDT for control of typhus 01:05:35 Canon Company sent to Awajishima island in Osaka harbor—resort island—occupied hotel—enjoyed independence again 01:06:45 Getting replacements of enlisted men and officers—orders to collect all weapons—found corpse in river—met Norwegian man with Japanese wife, sent letter to their daughter in Oslo 01:09:50 Found hidden airplane fuel in caves in mountains, stored food 01:10:30 Back to U.S. in May—Zama, port city—met IL friend 01:11:15 Cousin a Naval Corps man on U.S.S. Bliss—his return ship 01:12:10 Arrived and discharged in Seattle, WA—chose to stay in Reserves at rank of 1st Lieutenant—made Captain 2-3 years later 01:14:15 Time in Japan 01:15:45 Went back to Japan to teach summer school in 1950’s 01:16:15 Called up for Korean War—just earned PhD in Economics, faculty at University of Illinois—called into Office of Chief of Staff, G4—served at Pentagon 2 years 01:17:15 Experiences influenced later decisions—grew up—world-traveled 01:19:05 [Wrap up] Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Pacific Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Swanson, Earl Interviewee Breeding, Dee Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T15:03:27-06:00 2009-12-28T15:03:27-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/EarlSwanson2007-09-07_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still EarlSwanson2007-09-07_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T15:03:27-06:00 2009-12-28T15:03:27-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/EarlSwanson2007-09-07.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 601624229 01:19:37 488 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2010-01-04T14:16:27-06:00 EarlSwanson2007-09-07.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_EdLayden2007-11-08 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Army Illinois Public Media Hoopeston, Illinois Illinois Public Media POWs Illinois Public Media Germans Illinois Public Media The Homefront American Archive World War II "The Homefront " Categories Ed Layden went into the Army before World War II, but suffered an injury and was discharged before the U.S. went to war. He returned home, and worked on the family farm. Once the war started, it was very hard to find workers to help with farm work, and many farmers worried that it wouldn’t be possible to get their crops harvested before they spoiled in the fields. The program in which German POWs helped out as laborers on their farms proved to be very helpful. Layden worked with 20 German prisoners from the German POW camp in Hoopeston harvesting sweet corn. The prisoners were picked up at the canning factory in his dad’s truck and brought to his farm. They enjoyed being out in the country, where his mother would make them sandwiches, cookies and chocolate milk. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Edward Layden Name of Interviewer: David Noreen Name of Veteran/Civilian: Edward Layden Birth Date: 5/23/1919 Recording format VIDEO type: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 44 minutes Date of recording: 11/08/2007 Location of recording: Hoopeston Public Library, Hoopeston, IL Recording log: 00:00 Introduction 00:35 Childhood, country school—college at Notre Dame, University of Wisconsin—Farming 01:12 Drafted to Army in April, 1941 01:25 Injured shoulder—110th Regiment—sent home by Colonel November 1st for shoulder 02:13 War started 02:15 December 7th, went to draft board—Colonel had written a letter saying he was not allowed to rejoin military because of injuries 02:35 Classified 4F 02:42 Moved back to Hoopeston, IL—farm 03:08 After war in Europe started, Prisoner of War camp moved to town in 1944 03:23 Hoopston—3,000 acres of asparagus fields—canning factories in Illinois 04:00 Prisoners of War lived in Hoopeston at farm headquarters—lived in converted barns leftover from when mules were used for farm labor—worked during harvest season, April-September 05:28 Families would pick up prisoners—20 prisoners and one guard for each group—used grain trucks to transport 06:30 Work until noon—picking sweet corn 07:06 Women fixed lunch 07:37 First year had prisoners working 14 days—better physical condition than Americans—from army captured in Africa—description of jerking corn 08:57 Prisoners—factories—factories worked double-shifts all through the night 09:40 Whatever was harvested had to be canned that day or thrown away 10:15 Hired help to insure corn was on the way to the factory 10:55 20 prisoners, 5 tractors, 4 boys on wagon 11:20 Corn rows, work shifts 11:50 Labor was scarce—in 1943 almost did not get harvest in 12:15 Crop yield varied 12:45 Jerking not husking—field corn and sweet corn 13:00 Prisoners were good workers—liked being in the country 13:24 One worker had a young son he had never seen 14:45 Prisoners—English skills—describing 15:13 In 1945 the prisoners figured out the system—liked his farm because there was a birch tree and there was family—figured out how to always go to their farm 16:14 Could communicate more in second year 16:25 Describing communication, translation, language barrier 17:20 Cousin was a field man at the factory—logistics of deliveries to factory 18:00 Describing family 18:15 One guard for 20 prisoners—guard would be asleep under a tree 18:55 Only a few prisoners escaped—one guard took some prisoners to a dance in Watseka—everyone got in trouble 19:24 Guards and prisoners were acquainted 19:57 Teaching prisoners about American geography—against the rules—they were amazed at the size of America, Texas 20:58 In the second year there were some young boys who grew up on small farms in Germany—could not believe size of farms in America 21:50 Prisoners were inquisitive 22:00 Second year—birch tree—same group 22:40 Uniforms for Prisoners of War—easily recognizable 23:30 Most did not want to escape—they got 80 cents per day 24:12 Only worked harvesting corn and asparagus and at factories 24:50 Some stayed at Camp Grant and at a camp in Peoria, IL 25:05 Helped save the harvest in 1944 and 1945 25:20 Negotiating and arranging workers and pay with government 26:05 They always wanted to smoke 26:25 Brother quit smoking when he was 14 26:43 Father had a brother with a law degree—would come home in August and get gas rations 27:35 Government managed to give farmers enough gas rations to get everything done with a little bit extra 27:58 Father’s brother decided to stay to converse with Germans—would argue and debate—describing uncle’s relationship to prisoners—some animosity for Germans by Americans overseas 29:30 Cousin married a German girl—Germans and Irish did not mix well but went okay 30:35 Conversations between prisoners and uncle—well-read and informed—politics, philosophy, war 31:10 Asking the prisoners what they had done in German army—one boy said he was “secret weapons” 31:57 Uncle stayed 20 days 32:50 Prisoners correspondence 33:10 Group from 1945 surprised when they landed in New York—had been told it had been bombed to the ground by the German army—propaganda 34:00 War was over already as far as German prisoners were concerned—knew they would lose 34:40 Well-fed, taken care of 35:13 There were never any problems, they liked being paid, liked being in the country 35:50 German family in town—could speak German—would visit with prisoners 36:30 Boy in town would sneak in and play cards with German prisoners—learned German card games 37:35 One American soldier in town who was a prisoner of war for the Germans was not treated well—was angry at community for treating German prisoners so well when he was not getting food or water all day 38:35 German prisoners treated well—crop harvested—worked out well for everyone 38:50 Asparagus harvest—difficult—sand in the soil 39:58 Conclusion 40:03 Wishes he had kept in touch with German prisoners—some have come back looking for the field man who died long ago—one woman in Hoopeston researched the whole situation—wonders why German prisoners did not look him or his brother up—other field man now in the nursing home 42:45 Field man died 20 years ago 42:52 Wrap-up Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Hoopeston, Illinois Spatial General E i Production Unit Layden, Edward Interviewee Noreen, David Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T15:07:15-06:00 2009-12-28T15:07:15-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/EdLayden2007-11-08_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still EdLayden2007-11-08_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T15:07:15-06:00 2009-12-28T15:07:15-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/EdLayden2007-11-08.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 327695046 00:43:21 474 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T15:08:15-06:00 EdLayden2007-11-08.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_EugeneHouser12008-03-07 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Army Illinois Public Media Army Replacement Battalion Illinois Public Media Mediterranean Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Eugene Houser served as clerk typist in an Army Replacement Battalion in the Mediterranean Theater. From 1944 to 1946, he worked in a unit that processed incoming replacement troops and cut orders for troops being discharged. He says he didn’t do anything heroic, but like all Americans, he was deeply involved in the war effort. He left his father who had some physical handicaps to run the family farm because, as he puts it, he couldn’t have faced himself if he hadn’t gone into the Army when called. His story reflects those of many of the behind-the-line soldiers. His great respect for all who served is obvious throughout his interview. Houser talks about the men he met during these years. Years after the war, he and several other veterans collected stories of veterans, men and women, from the Farmer City, Ill., area into a book they titled “Their Roles Remembered.” Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Eugene Houser Name of Interviewer: Nancy Rotzoll Name of Veteran/Civilian: Eugene Houser Birth Date: 11/14/1922 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 47 minutes Date of recording: 03/07/2008 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:00 [Introduction] 00:25 Beginning of war, Pearl Harbor—high school 01:15 University, drafted at end of college—father wanted him to apply for deferment for farm, said no—Farmer City, 1944—draft notice 02:05 October—Camp Adaberry Induction Center—railroad to Atlanta, GA 02:25 Camp Croft, SC—basic training—trained as infantry scout—intelligence, reporting 02:50 End of basic training—went to Camp Henry 02:55 New Port News, NJ—U.S.S. America—replacements—comedian Red Skelton on board as Army person, entertainer 03:50 Straights of Gibraltar 04:32 Disembarked at Naples—bay full of sunken ships—gang plank between vessels to get to shore 04:50 Count Shayona dairy farm—son in law of Mussolini—served as night guard for 10th Mountain Division 05:28 Went to Caserta near supreme high command of Mediterranean Theatre 05:43 Back to Naples, Headquarters—helped troop movement officer with his duties—vacancy in Headquarters for typist 06:17 Assigned to 4th Writing Unit—kept orders for incoming troops—became clerk typist, not scout M.O.S.—envious position 06:55 Naples received troops, sent them out—received troops coming back with enough points to be discharged or being sent to the South Pacific 07:20 All kinds of ships carrying people 07:40 As people came into the depot it would be decided if they had enough points—if they did, they were sent to him—if not enough points, sent to South Pacific, where replacements needed 08:33 Iwo Jima; New Guinea—fighting hand-to-hand in New Guinea 36-38 days without replacements because all the replacements were being sent to Europe—after Europe liberated, all replacements sent to South Pacific 09:08 Typist—8-hour shift—lenient schedule—spare time spent at Naples and Pompeii—leave time 09:58 Naples—Mussolini was going to have World’s Fair—used those buildings 10:30 R & R every 3 months—Rome, Red Cross—St. Peter’s Basilica—Swiss Guards—Ancestors were Swiss—Swiss Canteen—Swiss Guard took him on walking tour of Rome 12:00 Went to Florence for two months—processed troops—on weekends went into city 12:28 Marina de Pisa—stationed in barn, could see leaning tower—ringing bells in the tower 14:00 Keeping track of rest of war—Stars and Stripes publication 14:44 Leghorn, Italy—processed troops 14:50 R & R in Switzerland—one week tour—stayed with cousin—met some family, saw ancestral area 16:07 Swiss feeling towards Americans—neutral 16:55 1945-1946—FDR’s death, en route to Italy—reaction to FDR’s death—reaction to Truman, people thought he did not know much 18:08 Switzerland—neutral—could not fly over—one plane did on accident, Swiss fired at him and missed on purpose to maintain neutrality 19:00 Office had 4-5 typists—cut metal plates for info with name, religion, blood type 20:00 Leghorn—check incoming troops for people he knew from Illinois—met one man who had been Sherriff of DeWitt, while he was in service his wife took over as Sherriff—became acquainted with names of all forts in U.S. 21:35 Kept track of points by number of months and battles in service, number of children—headquarters of each battalion followed each soldier with records 22:30 Leghorn—had friend in 44th Infantry Regiment [unintelligible: “Ni-Si’s”]—Japanese-Americans interred in Idaho—shipped to Italy—sent to worst battles—highest casualties, all successful 23:25 Friend worked at depot motor pool—found out U.S. government selling surplus vehicles—could buy jeep and send it home as baggage if sergeant or higher--$150—had bar on it to keep jeep personnel from being beheaded—used it on family farm for 10 years 24:50 Ranked as Tech. Sergeant 25:04 Got Jim booked on same ship home—“Knee-high Victory”—12 days 25:22 Picked up jeep, went home—married in 1946 to former Purdue student 25:57 Not hard to adjust to farm life—came back at harvest—father was crippled—had to put up with whoever was there for farm help—felt guilty for leaving father but felt he had to serve in war 26:25 Others from Farmer City that served—about 20 years ago, all Farmer City veterans got together—decided to write down stories—took 8 years to finish book, 1995 27:45 Took until 1995 for people to talk about war experiences—thought it was too terrible and no one would be interested in hearing about it 28:10 Met man at Carle Clinic—had been cook on submarine—only submarine credited with sinking a train—navigation on submarine 30:23 Their Roles Remembered—650 names, about 400 stories, all the information they could collect about Farmer City area veterans 31:00 Bill Howard—pilot on B-17 that was shot down—became principal at home—watched as other men in parachutes were killed, then he was attacked by natives with pitchforks—later when covered WWII with students, couldn’t talk about it 32:00 Veterans not wanting to talk—loosened up eventually, easier to write 32:35 Air Force veteran shot down—parachute—fighter plane came back and waved to him so he waved back—shot in the leg, lost leg in P.O.W. camp 33:30 Helped veterans to talk about experiences 33:50 Veterans dying—had to get stories recorded before they were all lost 34:30 War was necessary—Victory Ships 35:45 Correspondence with family—microfilm letters, reconstructed later—called home from Switzerland, cost $13 for 3 minutes—mail 37:05 Kept in touch with friends after war—visiting each other, talked about families 38:25 John Dawson—First Special Service Forces—1st one—trained to do anything from scuba diving to mountain skiing, infantry—Battle of Anzio in Italy—South of Rome, Mount Defensia—2 American Divisions, 1 British Division tried to conquer—1500 S.S.F. troops repelled 2 days on back side of mountain, surprised and captured Germans 40:00 Mount Defensia Campaign—S.F. accepted—1st to liberate Rome—night raids—Devil’s Brigade 42:29 Interrogator for German Officers—taught German 2 years, sent to Europe 43:08 Not heroic service—tries to highlight other men’s service—one typing course got him out of the infantry 43:48 U.S. had to enter War—involved before with supplying material—Pearl Harbor broke the bridge 44:30 [Wrap-up] 44:50 Was not choice to become clerk typist—do or die military saying Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Houser, Eugene Interviewee Rotzoll, Nancy Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T16:15:07-06:00 2009-12-28T16:15:07-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/EugeneHouser12008-03-07_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still EugeneHouser12008-03-07_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T16:15:07-06:00 2009-12-28T16:15:07-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/EugeneHouser12008-03-07.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 345448554 45:44 480 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng EugeneHouser12008-03-07.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_FrancesSchneider2007-10-24 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Morse Code Illinois Public Media Army Air Corps Illinois Public Media radio Illinois Public Media Enola Gay Illinois Public Media Racial Discrimination Illinois Public Media The Homefront American Archive World War II "The Homefront" Categories Frances Schneider was a civilian instructor during World War II, teaching Morse Code to enlisted men at Scott Field in Belleville, Ill. Her late husband, Jack Schneider, was a section chief in the Army Air Corps. He was the radio operator in connection with the Enola Gay on its flight to Japan. Schneider was having fun at a skating rink when the shocking announcement of the bombing of Pearl Harbor was made over the loud speaker. She remembers vividly how life changed. Two of her brothers were already in the service. Her other brother enlisted in January after the attack. Frances talks about how her family learned what her brothers (and later her husband) were doing and where they were. Wanting to contribute something to the war effort, Schneider left her position as office manager in a mail order house in Chicago and took tests to study at a radio school in Chicago. That led to her assignment at Scott Field teaching Morse Code to men who would serve as radio operators as well as gunners on B-17s. Her memories paint a poignant picture of the times. She talks about students who left the school as boys and returned as war-weary men, of discrimination issues for blacks, and of the courage of families who faced losses and carried on. She talks about the funny, sometimes sad, human events that also occurred during the war. Her story weaves together the lives of those who served abroad with those who remained in this country. Abstract Video Recording Log Civilian Frances Schneider Name of Interviewer: Nancy Rotzoll Name of Veteran/Civilian: Frances Schneider Birth Date: 06/27/1918 Recording format VIDEO type: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 68 Date of recording: 10/24/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:00 Introduction 00:20 Growing up—Rankin, IL—moved to Chicago, IL to get a job 01:40 Chicago, IL—young and single—Pearl Harbor 02:38 Two brothers in service—one in Air Force in Panama—other bugle player and clerk— never had to go to front—Camp Crouter, Neosho, MO 05:28 Sister-in-law 06:20 Keeping track of brothers 06:38 Visiting Fort Dix, NJ—correspondence--future husband 07:30 Husband—working in Dayton at Peterson Field--aircraft electrician in Civil Service— joined the Air Force—sent to England—air craft electrician on B-17's 08:20 He volunteered for pilot training in U.S. after 2 years—eliminated from training because of depth perception 09:20 He was sent to radio school in Madison, WI—Army Airways Communications School, Ground School—high speed typing 10:15 She was promoted to department manager—answered complaints—another employee had contact at Saint Louis University—was looking for girls to teach soldiers in radio for their code check test—she had an aptitude for code 14:15 Went to Scott Field, IL to teach radio code—3 shifts a day—men were training to be gunners on B-17's—gunners and radio men—had to know how to use radios and contact ground stations and other planes 17:00 Code checks, practice 17:48 Men had to pass ten words a minute in order to be operator on planes 18:20 After 1943 school closed at Sioux Falls, SD—everyone sent to Scott Field, IL—bomber personnel and ground crew—transmitting room 19:25 Discrimination against women—worse with civilian personnel—situations that would now be considered sexual harassment 20:43 Variety of backgrounds—radar scientist—discrimination against black men and women 24:15 Classes lasted 8 weeks—war turned children into tough soldiers 25:15 Rations 26:20 Personnel banned from mess hall—given C-rations to prepare for war conditions 27:15 One friend—mother would send him ration cards—he would give them to her and she would buy him groceries—later found out he died in war 28:34 A.C.S.--future husband 29:00 Flooding of Mississippi River—men working on dikes 29:28 Met future husband 31:10 Special dispensation of church service at P.X. after work—went to church with future husband 32:20 He went to teletype school at Chanute—was already a sergeant—too big to be a gunner —teletype machine—encoded and sent messages—performed repairs—6 weeks 33:50 New battalion at Scott Field—all black men in second area—totally segregated 34:50 Decoding—changing code every day—cycle groups—weather 35:02 Sending code—receiving code—decoding 37:00 Long-range B-17's 37:10 Husband at Ipswich, England—during blitz—bomb shelters 37:25 Driving supply truck—went into building to get something—came back and truck was bombed and friend was dead 38:02 Bomb shelters 38:12 Husband's secret work—went to Fort Ord, CA—2 years overseas duty—Wichita, TX— engaged and then married—Sheppard Field, TX—sent to Cincinnati, OH—sent to Minneapolis, MN—stationed at Walt Chamberlain Field—assigned station chief 40:00 Lived in private home—became pregnant—she went to live with parents in Illinois 40:40 Late 1945—war in Europe over—Japanese still holding out 41:05 [Continuation of story about husband's secret work]--He was only one at station that night—top secret duty to perform—sent weather reports to squadron flying over Canada —teletype messages of their position to Washington D.C. every half hour—was in contact with planes until they were almost half over Pacific Sea—discovered later it was the group of planes that dropped the Atomic Bombs 42:30 Brothers and husband all lived through the war 45:00 Brother in Panama said a lot of things that happened in the Gulf of Mexico during World War II were not talked about, still not talked about 45:35 Cousin in ROTC at University of Illinois called up in 1944—captured in Battle of the Bulge—prisoner of war in Poland starting December, 1944—prisoner for 4-5 months 47:00 [Story of cousin being prisoner of war, escaping] 49:18 After he had been reported missing in action, months later were told he was a prisoner 49:35 Prison camp for German prisoners in Hoopston, IL 50:50 First Christmas when all were reunited—brothers and sisters had wives and husbands 52:13 Husband discharged—had to go to Portland, OR to get discharged--[story about a car breaking down and transportation back to IL] 55:05 Rations over but hard to get appliances and machines 55:20 Bought grandparents' house—no bathroom, furnace, stove 55:58 Got washer because knew man who owned store—ice box, not fridge 56:40 Husband and father digging basement, furnace in basement, built bathroom 57:00 Husband worked for insurance company in Champaign, IL 57:10 Brothers and sisters would come to their house to socialize 57:40 Temporary housing in Hoopston, IL—for returned servicemen 58:17 End of war was a relief—never took it for granted 58:35 Vietnam War—sons registered for draft but none called 59:05 Learned to appreciate every day—enjoying small things 59:30 29 grandchildren—27 great grandchildren—11 children 01:00:30 [Second tape] 01:00:50 Parents were courageous—brother in Panama was bad at communication— correspondence to Europe difficult 01:01:25 Husband wrote to his parents a lot—his father kept copies of all his letters 01:02:00 Father-in-law ran local civil defense unit of neighborhood—collecting scraps, saving 01:02:20 Collecting, saving, recycling—fat, metal, rubber 01:03:00 [Story about friend's car—sharing rides, car stolen for the tires, found later on blocks] 01:05:30 Food rations, low supplies 01:06:52 Wrap-up Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal United States Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Schneider, Frances Interviewee Rotzoll, Nancy Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T16:20:55-06:00 2009-12-28T16:20:55-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/FrancesSchneider2007-10-24_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still FrancesSchneider2007-10-24_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T16:20:55-06:00 2009-12-28T16:20:55-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/FrancesSchneider2007-10-24.mp4 Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 509537916 01:07:32 472 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2010-01-04T14:26:55-06:00 FrancesSchneider2007-10-24.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_GeorgeBoyd2008-03-11 Illinois Public Media Clip Project family Illinois Public Media Victory Gardens Illinois Public Media rationing Illinois Public Media USS Indianapolis Illinois Public Media War Bond Drives Illinois Public Media The Homefront American Archive World War II "The Homefront " Categories George Boyd was 7 years old and living in Urbana when Pearl Harbor was attacked. His homefront memories of the war years are sharp and reflect much of what children living in this country experienced. He did the things children did, playing and going to movies and helping with liberty gardens. He gives a good picture of life in middle America where everyone was involved in some way in the war effort. At the same time he heard adults talk and radio reports and knew when neighbors or family members were hurt or had died in battles. Children of this period in our history were changed by what was happening and in some ways were adults well before they might have been if the war had not happened. Abstract Video Recording Log Civilian George Boyd Name of Interviewer: Nancy B. Rotzoll Name of Veteran/Civilian: George Boyd Birth Date: 04/01/1934 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 62 minutes Date of recording: 09/15/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:02 Introduction 00:26 Childhood experiences, community, radio 00:38 Pearl Harbor 01:20 Family, brother-in-law a flyer 02:04 Brother-in-law wanted to join Royal Canadian Air Force 02:25 Sister and brother-in-law: divorce 02:32 Former brother-in-law killed 02:37 Ploesti Mission, August 1st, 1943: B-24s, voluntary mission 03:24 Former brother-in-law killed returning on mission from Germany, family’s response 03:40 Other sister’s husband had lied about age to join National Guard in late 1930’s, 106th Cavalry 04:05 Roosevelt federalizing Reserve and National Guard units in 1940, units sent to training 04:20 106th Cavalry sent to Fort Polk, LA; maneuvers conducted in 1941 04:35 Two half-tracks, before Jeeps, horse cavalry 04:49 War begins 04:55 Never finished high school, lied about age 05:00 Federalized, sent to Panama Canal Zone to protect against Japanese 05:30 Officer’s Candidate School, Fort Knox, KY 05:46 Second Lieutenant 05:50 Ranger’s School 05:57 Sister’s marriage in 1943 06:04 Sent to the South, became part of Army under Patton 06:17 Taken to England 06:24 Patton’s career, relationships with Eisenhower and Roosevelt, politics 06:44 Patton’s character 07:09 Patton’s army sent to Europe after D-Day 07:26 Hedge Rows, Patton discovered in WWI, broke through with army in short time 08:01 Patton said they would have troops home by December 1944, before Battle of the Bulge 08:21 Before Bulge, had been rolling across Europe quickly 08:30 Sent recon units to Siegfried Line, man-made obstacles, pill boxes 09:03 France’s fortifications, Hitler bypassed 09:16 Siegfried line was unmanned, Patton wanted to go on 09:34 Operation Tea Garden in Norway, preference for fuel over Patton 10:34 Fuel: couldn’t use Germans’ diesel, line manned again 11:10 Battle of the Bulge, Patton’s army moved 100 miles in a few days 11:31 Learning about war as a child, 7 in 1941 11:50 Correspondence 12:00 Wife’s aunt and uncle at Pearl Harbor, uncle on ROTC commission from U of I in 1936 12:31 Wife’s 7 aunts all nurses 12:52 Wife’s aunt and uncle in Pearl Harbor, experiences: wife in back yard, uncle at Ford Island 13:09 Wife waved at Japanese pilots, they waved back 13:34 Learning about war, hearing other people’s experiences, at the time and later in life 13:43 Two neighbors in service: one flew P-47 Thunderbolts in Europe, other in Army on foot 14:14 Brother’s friends one semester from graduation at U of I in 1942, all enlisted after Pearl Harbor 14:47 Brother had enlarged heart from rheumatic fever as a child, could not enlist, cried for 2 months 15:00 Experiences as young child, family 15:18 WWII’s profound effect on the whole world, all of society, many deaths, women in work force 15:57 After war met woman at Willard Airport who had been a Rosie the Riveter in Wichita, KS, B-29 16:30 Brother’s best friend in Army Air Corps: became bombardier navigator, B-17s 16:55 Some of the most skillful people became bombardiers and navigators, not pilots 17:30 Brother’s best friend shot down over Germany in 1943 17:55 Community activities, scrap metal donations 18:42 Brother graduated in 1942, Mechanical Engineering, worked for Elliott Corporation in PA, gun company, battle supplies, artillery 19:27 Brother moved to CA to work for Lockheed, Douglas companies 19:43 Brother worked for Hughes Aviation, flying boat, about when war ended, F-X 11 (high speed reconnaissance plane) 19:50 Didn’t see brother much during war, sometimes would drive from PA to IL 20:12 Rationing in community 20:23 Victory Gardens, gardening, truck farm 20:48 Victory Garden on Durbin Street in Urbana, rented lot, canning 21:24 Amish in Arthur, canning in tin cans 21:55 Ration books 22:10 Spam 22:20 Survivors from U.S.S. Indianapolis, Spam 23:19 Rations: gasoline, tires 23:22 National speed limit: 35 mph, cars, rations 24:04 Father service manager, Hudson Garage, access to used tires 24:35 No vacations until after 1947, no new cars or tires 25:00 Time it takes to train and launch units 25:27 U.S. won war because of manufacturing capability, saved Russia, England 26:20 Playing as child 26:39 Brother taught him math and reading, no kindergarten; war began during 1st grade 27:00 Sister’s marriage, became pregnant before husband went overseas 27:25 Brother working in design and manufacturing, CA 27:49 War: terrible, waste, does not accomplish everything, always had them in society, WWII among worst 28:12 Wife’s uncle killed in Iwo Jima, Marine Corps, 7,500 killed in 30-day battle; people today could not withstand that many causalities 28:49 U.S. lucky: no direct effects of war, no invasion or raids; produced equipment that won war 29:08 Minor attacks on U.S.: restaurant in CA shelled by Japanese submarine, balloons with explosives sent across Pacific to WA 29:48 Interned Japanese, incarcerated in low-class prisons in CA 30:13 Many Japanese wanted to volunteer for War 30:55 Movies as child, Princess Theatre, Urbana; westerns 31:40 Radio programs: Tom Mix, Ralston Straight Shooters, Captain Midnight, Sky King, Jack Armstrong 32:00 Wife’s aunt and uncle at Pearl Harbor: wife went to harbor to volunteer as medic, 2 weeks passed before they knew each other was alive 32:42 Left 3-year-old daughter with Hawaiian housekeeper; later when Sky King was on radio, wife would dive under table when sounds of fighter planes came on the radio 33:56 Korean War, 1950’s: personal experiences, army 34:05 German-American friend went with German mother to Germany to visit family, WWII started, could not return to America; father in 8th Air Corps bombing Germany; difficulties surviving in Germany 35:25 Rationing in U.S., couldn’t travel; newspaper and ice cream on Sundays at Wilson’s; radio; visiting with friends and neighbors, sharing news, community 37:24 Brother’s best friend shot down over Germany, strafed, right arm shot off, German prison camp 38:15 Solidarity, flags in windows: blue for family in service, gold if you had someone killed 38:35 Brother-in-law’s mother had 4 sons in service: 3 in Europe, 1 in Pacific, all came back 39:00 Brother-in-law close to being seriously injured: 88mm shell hit his tank, killed driver near him 40:57 War Bond Drives, intersection of Neil, Church and Main, flatiron buildings Urbana, Champaign 42:28 2-man Japanese submarine captured at Pearl Harbor, toured around U.S. for War Bond Drives 43:43 Children’s’ involvement in Bond Drives 44:04 War Bond Drive: showing German Messerschmitt that had been shot down, took piece of control cable; people would take small pieces as souvenirs of War 45:00 Children traded soldiers’ patches 45:25 Flying Tigers in South Pacific, went to China to fight Japan 45:45 Aviation enthusiasts, magazines 46:10 Cereal companies: Kellogg, send away box tops for paper airplanes 47:09 His son in 1960’s also sent away for paper airplanes 47:25 Brother taught him how to build paper airplanes 47:37 Identifying planes: children’s books, manuals 48:37 Civil defense drills, spies 48:50 Mother went to junior high school to help roll bandages for Red Cross 49:45 Father at Hudson’s Garage: goal to keep people’s cars running, used tires 50:00 Rations, lucky to live in area with farming: meat, eggs, grain, gardens 51:00 Community efforts: books, drives, rations, thrift 51:35 Margarine, packaging, regulation 53:08 Ball-point pens developed for navigators and bombardiers 54:15 Chanute Field, IL: lots of activity, saw cousin takes off in B-18 54:55 Wife had 3 or 4 uncles in service; he had 4-5 uncles in WWI 55:20 Age determined part you played in War 55:29 Playing as child in parking lot, playing war 55:57 Roosevelt’s death; throwing rocks at cardboard fort; Courier Paper sold extras about Roosevelt 57:23 Effect war had on him and community: really upset by things: people killed, seriously wounded 58:19 Parade Ground: area West of Stadium, Armory; WPGU started as radio station for Parade Ground; small Masonite and wood structures in which married students could live 00:59:48 Brother’s best friend became lawyer, federal judge; could not use Engineering background after arm was shot off 01:00:05 Hearing stories from many veterans over course of lifetime, airplanes, Jeeps 01:00:34 Things we take for granted: Jeeps; other companies copying Jeep; technology affected by War 01:01:00 Soldiers traveling away from home for first time to go to War, saw many things they would have not seen otherwise, many did not come home; world changed dramatically Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal United States Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Boyd, George Interviewee Rotzoll, Nancy Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T16:23:05-06:00 2009-12-28T16:23:05-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/GeorgeBoyd2008-03-11_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still GeorgeBoyd2008-03-11_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T16:23:05-06:00 2009-12-28T16:23:05-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/GeorgeBoyd2008-03-11.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 468480681 01:02:03 489 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2010-01-04T13:49:05-06:00 GeorgeBoyd2008-03-11.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_GeorgeMyers2008-03-20 Illinois Public Media Clip Project LST Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories George Myers grew up in Hoopeston on a family farm with his widowed mom. He enrolled in the U of I to major in agriculture, thinking he could learn something to make the farm more successful. Myers served on an LST in the Pacific from 1944 to 1946. He didn’t get shot at, but he recalls being scared. “I still remember the full moon on the water and how it seemed like we were visible to everybody, but we couldn’t see a thing,” he said. Myers has been president of the national LST Association. Of the some 100 men on his ship, only about 7 are left. Abstract Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Pacific Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Myers, George Interviewee Williamson, H.F. Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T16:27:56-06:00 2009-12-28T16:27:56-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/GeorgeMyers2008-03-20_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still GeorgeMyers2008-03-20_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T16:27:56-06:00 2009-12-28T16:27:56-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/GeorgeMyers2008-03-20.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 467824997 01:02:12 488 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T16:27:56-06:00 GeorgeMyers2008-03-20.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_GeraldYaxley2007-09-11 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Army Illinois Public Media infantry Illinois Public Media Siegfried Line Illinois Public Media pillboxes Illinois Public Media Germany Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Gerald Yaxley served in the Army in Europe with the 4th Mechanized Reconnaissance Regiment and the 104th Infantry Division. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Gerald Yaxley Name of Interviewer: Harriet Williamson Name of Veteran/Civilian: Gerald Yaxley Birth Date: 12/05/1923 Recording format VIDEO type: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 89 minutes Date of recording: 09/11/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:00 Introduction 00:56 Background, family, education 05:00 Father worked at factory, got him a job doing shift work 06:58 Mother told him to get an education—went to Penn. State one semester 07:20 Draft notice—expected it—friends also getting draft notices—physical in February, 1943 08:30 Inducted in February, 1943 at Fort Niagara, NY 09:17 Troop train from Fort Niagara to Yuma, Arizona—joined 4th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment 09:50 Basic training in February, 1943—Camp Young, CA 10:50 Regiment moved North to Camp Coxcomb, Arizona—training for tanks to go to Africa—training for 4 weeks 11:38 Basic training in medical detachment—did not end up a medic 12:02 Sent to Army Special Training Program (A.S.T.P.) in June, 1944—there for two weeks, then sent back to Arizona because not cut out to be an engineer 15:00 Back to Mohave desert to Hume, AZ—joined 104th Timberwolf Division—infantry 15:40 General was Terry Allen—flunked out of West Point, took over division in 1942 17:05 Arizona—basic training again—different than Cavalry training—no tanks, bayonets, hand grenades, rifles 18:45 104th Division moved from Camp in Arizona to Camp Carson, CO near Pike’s Peak—there with 10th Mountain Division, skiers—wife’s cousin was in 10th Division, was killed in Italy 20:15 At Camp Carson, CO for several weeks 21:10 D-Day—day off—listened to radio commentary about invasion 21:35 Training—easier because he was a country boy—tougher, healthier 22:40 General Allen—trained for night raids in CO—no rifles, just bayonets, pretty scary 24:05 Left CO after 4-5 months, went to Camp Kilmer, NJ—staging area sending infantry to Europe—took a train to a ferry in New York City 25:00 Went on U.S.S. George Washington—stacked 4-5 men deep, got top bunk—good stomach, not sea sick—job to swab the deck fore and aft 27:00 August 26th to September 7th, 1944—Cherbourg, France—there about a month 27:40 Germans still on Guernsey/Jersey Island—bypassed them—would sneak in nights to cut American gas line—stood guard at night to protect 29:11 Germans invented Buzz Bomber V-2—launched around Antwerp, Holland toward London 29:55 104th Infantry Division sent to Holland with British, Canadian troops—2 weeks, took over lots of land 30:30 English would take tea every afternoon in tanks—British did a better job of destroying the problem before sending in their men—Americans more aggressive, more casualties—lost first combat—Company I lost 3-4 men a day—liberated many villages 34:45 Went back to Europe in 1994—people were very grateful 35:14 Local resistances—would tell Allies where Germans were 35:35 House-to-house fighting—shoot first ask second—easy to blame soldier 36:45 Motto for division: “Nothing in Hell can stop the Timberwolves”—not heard often 37:12 In Holland until November when accomplished mission—sent to Aachen, Germany, which had been taken over the week before—relieved men that were there—Division was considered green—Siegfried Line was a quarter of a mile away—anti-tank, dragon’s teeth, pillboxes 41:00 Describing German pillboxes 41:35 1st Platoon trained to take pillboxes—went to Siegfried Line with dynamite to blow them up 42:50 Story: German man fighting for American forces went to pillboxes to try to persuade officers and soldiers to surrender—got about 40 soldiers to surrender—awarded medal 47:30 Mid-November, several divisions made a big attack—2,400 bombers strafed 20 miles of Siegfried Line—Allied forces advanced about 15-20 miles East—taking small villages 49:08 Intelligence G2 division told them to take Potzholm because there were not a lot of Germans there—they were wrong—attacked when crossing field, 8-10 casualties, some taken prisoner 50:15 Jumped in artillery hole and stayed there—hit by shrapnel from mortar—broke ribs, hit lung, got lodged under spine—lifted his arm and air rushed out—took 8 soffel pills which you were supposed to take if wounded—saw friend on tank, who came back for him later at night with a stretcher 59:00 Taken to headquarters, loaded into ambulance—taken to Liege, Belgium, field hospital 15 miles away—school converted into hospital 01:00:25 [Tape transfer] 01:00:45 [Second tape introduction] 01:01:30 Continuation—field hospital at Liege, Belgium—there about a week—shipped to Paris, France—there until after 21st birthday—flown to Malmsbury, England near Bristol—there at least one month—rehabilitation to learn how to breathe with one lung 01:03:00 Shipped to France to join 24th Smoke-generating Battalion—drove jeep 01:03:45 Mortars—“stove pipes”—shoot shells that would create smoke—blind enemy when Americans crossing open field 01:05:28 In combat 28 days total—some friends in combat 185 days total—in infantry you either get killed, wounded, or taken capture—very lucky to make it all the way through 01:06:05 Reunions—104th Timberwolf, 4th Mechanized Cavalry 01:07:00 A lot of WWII veterans dying now 01:07:48 24th Smoke-generating battalion—T5—Technician 5th Class—start, shift, run jeep 01:08:20 Private First Class, then T5 01:08:40 Epergne, France—small village, champagne capitol 01:10:03 Drove jeep for Captain after war—occupying peacetime France 01:10:55 Learning French from French girls 01:11:10 M-16 rifle—30 caliber—second day of combat was hit by tank—took friend’s rifle who had been injured and removed from battle field 01:13:50 Correspondence—no, parents did not know for 2 weeks he had been hit, did not write home—engagement, wife 01:16:20 In war, both sides lose—negotiation is better 01:18:15 Lower class are the ones that get killed—not fair 01:20:25 Wrote about WWII service for unspecified organization in Washington, D.C. 01:21:15 Back to states January 6th, 1946—married May 20th, 1946 01:22:25 Bought 18-foot trailer in NY with wife, received BA from university, taught junior high one year 01:23:55 Life effected by war? Knew no other way 01:24:15 Classified 20% disability—lung repaired itself 01:24:45 Wife, religion, family 01:26:20 Son in Marines, died in drunk driving accident in 1981—death of a child 01:27:23 Grandson also in the Marines, fought in Iraq 01:27:45 Counting blessings, optimism 01:28:00 [Wrap-up] Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Yaxley, Gerald Interviewee Williamson, Harriet Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T16:30:19-06:00 2009-12-28T16:30:19-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/GeraldYaxley2007-09-11_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still GeraldYaxley2007-09-11_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T16:30:19-06:00 2009-12-28T16:30:19-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/GeraldYaxley2007-09-11.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 677518697 01:29:45 471 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T16:30:19-06:00 GeraldYaxley2007-09-11.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_WesleyMatthews2008-02-21 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Battle of the Bulge Illinois Public Media Army Illinois Public Media Infantry Illinois Public Media Siegfried Line Illinois Public Media Belgium Illinois Public Media Germany Illinois Public Media Veterans Affairs Illinois Public Media VA hospitals Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Veterans and GI Bill American Archive World War II "Veterans and GI Bill" Categories Wesley Matthews served in the army and fought in the Battle of the Bulge as an ammunition bearer. He was hit by shrapnel that pierced his thigh, and he lay wounded for a whole day and into the night before four soldiers rescued him. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Wesley Matthews Name of Interviewer: H.F. Williamson Name of Veteran/Civilian: Wesley Matthews Birth Date: 12/16/1923 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 145 minutes Date of recording: 02/21/2008 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Tape log: 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Beginning of war—working on farm—drafted in 1944—graduated H.S. in 1940 01:35 July, 1944—sworn in at Fort Sheridan—exams 02:25 Compiling service record—war bonds $18.75/mo—expected to buy—he refused 05:25 Assigned KP Fireguard of a Knight 05:45 Camp Wolters, TX—basic training 8 weeks—11 weeks heavy weapons 06:15 Infantry Replacement Training Center—told them cavalry replacement casualty was 2%—later discovered in ATO casualty rate was 3% per day 07:03 December 16th—Battle of the Bulge—21st birthday—sent to Boston to board ship—10-day delay en route, Christmas at home—Fort Mead, MD—friends 08:10 Training—cadences—trained for Pacific jungle conditions—sent to Europe midwinter 09:30 Ardennes Mountains—foxholes—if you got trench foot you were court marshaled 10:15 Camp Miles Standish, MA—Boston—trains 12:15 Thomas H. Barry—Army Troops Transport—January 1, 1945—15 days zigzagging to Le Havre, France—sunken ships in pier—debarked, walked 4 miles 15:00 In France near Belgium for 3 days—food, K-rations, cold coffee—on train, traded engineer for goat cheese, bread, wine 17:00 Living in old factory building—trading with locals 18:10 Truck across Belgium—very cold—near German border 19:15 Joined 3rd Battalion, 395th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division, L Company Mortar Section—light 60’s, 80, 60 mm guns 20:50 Ammunitions bearer—45 lbs of ammunition and equipment—6 rounds on front, 6 back 21:20 Replacements—training—fighting to save own rear—carbine with 1 magazine—7 rounds, holds 15—begged rounds off of others 22:50 Didn’t know if gun would fire—not allowed to test it 23:05 Wearing arctic’s, carrying combat boots—traded combat boots for carbines 23:55 Sound phone to call ahead and tell when coming back to camp—someone walked up, guard missed the message—friendly fire 24:25 Carbine—2 magazines—machine gun belt—pistol belt—acquired 7 magazines 25:05 Cold weather—clothing—uniform—battalion surgeon told him over 100 men in battalion had frostbite—supposed to send them back but there were no replacements—given 6 pills of APC Anise 26:15 Bed rest with feet elevated—hospital in England 26:45 Last part of Battle of the Bulge—Battle Star—range, mop up line 27:15 Dug in, Siegfried Line—pillboxes faced wrong way—patrols every night—patrols wouldn’t go too far—go down to hill, sit down, come back 28:10 31st January—another regiment attacked—German dugouts supposedly empty—16 mm mortar sent out—ineffective 28:55 Germans shelling road—went to Herzberg—cut across country 29:30 Guard duty, went into house—240 canons fired, plaster fell off of ceiling 30:15 Going to clean out bunkers—standing single-file battalion long—2 mortar rounds fired by Germans—men getting hit around him—not hit but had shrapnel holes in clothes 33:55 Spent night in foxholes 34:15 Went to Wanes, Belgium—Elsenborn Ridge—Battle of the Bulge—his battalion only unit of 1st Army that wasn’t pushed out of position during Battle of the Bulge—field of fire under 35:00 37-mm canon—anti-personnel—deadly for Germans—attacked by 3 regiments of Germans—went back 37 miles 36:05 Worked for engineers during rest—went to small town in Belgium—tank battle near old stone houses—used destroyed houses to build road—done on half rations, pounding rocks all day—trucked back to battalion at night—doing double duty, everyone sick 37:35 Story about friend 38:30 “Mopping up”—Valentine’s Day—relieved by another division 39:30 Putting up tent in forest—shelter halves—snow storm 40:45 Belgium—5-day real rest—half trucked, half walked—Belgians took them in—house heated by cook stove—ate pies and drank wine—there 5 days 43:15 Boots, shoes 43:55 Training program—firing mortar—volleyball—changed Army Corps 45:00 Speech—Germans in hole, time to rout them out 46:15 Went to Stolberg, Belgium—in mansion with ballroom on 4th floor—broke chandelier 47:10 In trucks—discovered girls watching them—played songs from U.S. on Victrola—fined $65 for fraternizing in German territory 48:00 Crossed river Rur to Düren—dozers to clear roads—fire on road—running with machine guns—took German POW 50:45 Bergheim on Erft Canal—fire fight—back in battalion group—artillery in big ovens—240’s, 155’s, 105’s—attached to 7th Armored—tanks—I and K Companies 53:00 Dove into open grave—Air Force came—3 P-51’s bombed and strafed top of cliff—Germans dug into higher ground of embankment 54:07 Dugout—German private and corporeal—trip wired boobytrap—6 POWs—BAR supposed to deliver them to HQ—took them around the corner and shot them all 55:45 Took town—running down cobblestone streets—burning German money 58:30 I Company discovered bank—bazooka fired on vault—town more or less secured 59:05 [Tape transfer] 59:26 Mortar squad ended up in house of music teacher—had jam session 01:00:30 Civilians—never ran into “real Nazis”—people would not admit to being Nazis 01:01:15 Left town—driving in trucks—fire fight—dug foxhole—strip mine going across Cologne Plain—more fire fights 01:04:05 1st Army same instructions: proceed to Rhine River—hit river 4 miles from Dusseldorf—bridge blew—German tanks appeared—tank—machine gunner—mortar—rain—retrieving ammunition 01:08:30 Germans dug tank trap—Americans set up mortar—3-4 miles to Rhine River—“Germans putting rolls and barrages over it” 01:10:55 German farmhouse—27 German tanks firing—took cover—his company lost about 40 men 01:13:00 At midnight went to hollow—medics wing was field hospital 01:15:00 Going to attack another town next day—barrage cut off—no one told cannon company—at 4 a.m. rousting Germans out of houses 01:16:25 Potluck meal—searched houses—chickens, potatoes 01:17:15 Trucked to another field next day—battalion awarded distinguished unit citation for Battle of the Bulge 01:17:50 9th Armored crossed bridge—put in trucks and taken up river with headlights on—“liberated lap robe”—went by truck to Ringen overnight—walked to Ludendorff bridge—Germans firing and bombing bridge—told to walk not run 01:20:35 His battalion went left and plugged hole between 77th and 78th Lightning Division—2-3 days—antiaircraft—Quad 50’s 01:21:30 Half-tracks 01:22:20 Moved out—found building with alcohol—HQ—problem controlling alcohol consumption 01:24:25 Going uphill—dug in under tree—screaming Mimi’s—saw man hit 01:27:04 Saw spec coming in—hit while laying on back—pushed down—shrapnel went all the way through leg—cauterized wound 01:28:45 Lost 50% of company in friendly fire—company retracted—squad said would come back for him—made litter out of field jackets—hopped downhill between 2 men through brush—others stole Jeep for him 01:31:30 Aid station—surgeon—shock tent 01:32:55 Captain called him waste of time because so much blood loss—ether—surgery 01:34:25 Air field—went from Paris to England—C-46 or 47—take off by series of hops 01:35:30 Train across England—old English hospital 01:36:00 New man in experienced troop—infantry replacement training—horrible method—newly trained boy going with more experienced men who went through Battle of the Bulge—treated well, gave suggestions—from ASTP, transferred to 99th after ASTP disbanded—Louisiana Maneuvers 01:38:15 Mortar section—friend Roger section runner—distance between squad level and CP—food and rations—CP had better food 01:39:45 Went into Army 165 lbs—came back 120 lbs 01:40:15 Hospital in England—Kirchner wire drilled through knee—developed case of Osteomyelitis—bone rotting—smell—Penicillin shots 01:43:15 Doctors thought he wouldn’t survive 01:43:45 Paul—another replacement—got gangrene, amputated leg 01:45:45 Osteomyelitis—part of 1 leg muscle left—nerves, blood vessels, hair messed up 01:47:00 Hospital—another patient—requesting music for intercom 01:49:00 Overflow group—got caught with English girlfriends spending the night 01:50:45 Train to Scotland—went on U.S. Aquetania—3rd biggest passenger ship—troops taken out on lighters because ship too big for port—took 5 ¼ days to get to U.S.A. 01:52:00 Halloran Hospital, NY—June, 1945 01:53:00 Went to Bruns General Hospital, Sante Fe, New Mexico—temporary doctors—former TB hospital—waiting for orthopedic surgeon 01:54:00 Major arrived—goal to get everyone out of bed—broke his leg trying to bend his knee—denied breaking leg, left him with broken leg—someone forged a signature so he could get an X-ray, but then no one would look at it since they hadn’t ordered it 01:55:15 Surgeon said he would give him bone graft—cut the bone in 2 and put him back in bed—blood ran out of his leg and through 2 mattresses onto floor—got 5,000 cc’s of blood transfusion 01:56:35 Skin traction—shoe traction—frustration 01:57:50 Trying to bend leg 01:58:00 Framework hammock for leg 01:58:30 Surgery to break leg—Osteomyelitis, broken leg—bone graft—given full-leg brace 01:59:00 Gave nurse $20 to get a pair of shoes in town—left as bed patient carrying brace 02:00:00 Lamy, NM—train—went through window into compartment—went to Galesburg to Mayo Clinic 02:00:45 Laying on litter at night at Galesburg station alone 02:01:20 [Tape transfer] 02:01:30 Moving from NM to IL—could only get transferred for humanitarian reasons 02:02:25 Wrote letter to Senator Brooks regarding horrible treatment at hospital—Brooks asked for Senatorial investigation of hospital—hospital was due to be closed—IGs came—he refused to make official complaint because they were due to send him home in 10 days and he didn’t want to ruin it 02:05:00 Train to Galesburg, IL—taken to hospital 02:07:25 Went home on weekends on Greyhound bus to Springfield, IL 02:09:00 At hospital 3 months without therapy or treatment 02:10:20 Going back and forth from hospital to home—went from brace to crutches to cane—performing his own physical therapy 02:11:20 CDD certificate—VA—examination and exit process—last day, discharged—hitch hiked to Springfield, IL 02:14:20 Fishing 02:16:00 50% disability unfair—handicapped in too many ways—should have been 60% or 80%--learning to do things with left hand and extra tools and aides 02:18:20 Hospital did what they should have in England—should have done more therapy in NM—nothing at all was done in Galesburg, IL 02:19:10 Was his dream to run the first 4-minute mile when he was young—prevented by injuries acquired in War 02:19:45 Wrap up—Walter Reed hospital and Iraq War—Army hospitals have always been bad—Congress, Surgeon General’s fault—people slack off in big bureaucracies of any kind—should have trained replacements as units instead of individuals—McNair erred in saying the Sherman tank did not need to be improved for WWII—took 3 American tanks to take out 1 German tank—guns, bazookas 02:22:25 Accepted war as daily life—civilian misunderstanding—way veterans look back 02:24:25 Can’t really describe it— Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Williamson, H.F. Interviewer Matthews, Wesley Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-20T14:03:19-06:00 2009-12-29T14:03:19-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/WesleyMatthews2008-02-21_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still WesleyMatthews2008-02-21_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-20T14:03:19-06:00 2009-12-29T14:03:19-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/WesleyMatthews2008-02-21.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 1092762709 02:24:52 507 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-29T14:03:19-06:00 WesleyMatthews2008-02-21.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_SteveJohnson2008-01-22 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Army Illinois Public Media Bismarck Archipelago Illinois Public Media New Guinea Illinois Public Media Philippines Illinois Public Media Australia Illinois Public Media USS Etamin Illinois Public Media Landing Craft Illinois Public Media New Guinea Illinois Public Media Malaria Illinois Public Media J-Day Illinois Public Media G.I. Bill Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories Veterans and GI Bill American Archive World War II "Veterans and GI Bill" Categories Steve Johnson served in the Army as an amphibious engineer from June 30, 1943 until January 2, 1946. He served in the Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea and the southern Philippines. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Steve Johnson Name of Donor/Interviewer: Nancy Rotzoll Name of Veteran/Civilian: Steve Johnson Birth Date: 05/06/1925 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 58 minutes Date of recording: 01/22/2008 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Tape Log: 00:00 Introduction 00:30 Pearl Harbor—living on South Side of Chicago—16 years old in 1941 01:30 Born in Amal, Sweden, 1925 02:18 Moved to U.S. in 1928 to Chicago, IL 03:08 Brother enlisted after Pearl Harbor, he was 19 years old—moved to Camp Pendleton, CA—casual platoon because enlisted and not confirmed U.S. Citizen—4th Marine Division—Sipan, Tinian, Eniwetok, Iwo Jima 04:05 [Shows window hangings parents had up while he and brother were in service] 04:40 Public schools in Chicago, South Side—Wilson College 05:20 May 6, 1943—turned 18—June 5th declared 1A—June 30 inducted to Army 05:40 [Looks for picture at induction center, does not find it] 06:20 Reported active duty July 14, 1943—Camp Grant, IL for 12 days, then train to Fort Ord, CA 06:50 Private status, first time away from home 07:10 Fort Ord, CA—basic training over 12 weeks because troop transport intended for his division was sunk by Germans—left January 5th, 1944—calisthenics, munitions, bivouacs 08:19 5th January—Dutch Liner, Nieu Amsterdam—took 10,000 troops, usually held 2,000 cruise ship customers—bunks stacked 7-high—2 meals a day 09:50 Went to Auckland, New Zealand—took 19 days to get there, under blackout orders 10:55 Went to Sydney, Australia—3 weeks R & R before went up islands—Australia, girls, carnival 11:50 Boarded U.S.S. Etamin—went to South tip of New Guinea, Milne Bay 12:00 Told at Camp Grant that they had been selected with high testing for boat training—promotions—1st stripe, then later Technician 4th Grade 13:45 Landing Craft—50 feet long—ramp loading—crafts assembled at Milne Bay—putting out up to 150 boats per month—crafts had coxman, engineman, two seamen 16:10 New Guinea in jungle—used packing crates to build tents, camp, etc. 17:20 Transporting supplies and troops to cities in upper New Guinea—vehicles, troops, supplies—going from one side of island to the other and back again 19:08 Went to New Britain island—other islands and cities 19:50 Contracted Malaria—Atabrine—pill to take for Malaria—did not work, was in hospital at Oro Bay for 7-8 weeks 21:00 1944—Schouten Islands—Dutch East Indies—boarded 2nd LCM—this one 56 feet long—1st was called Lucky Lady—this one called Lucky Lady 2—Lucky Lady 1 saw 280 days of use 22:00 Log book—hours run each day—fuel tanks—diesel engines 22:45 Sent to safe places—not under attack 23:08 February 2nd, 1945—boat loaded on U.S.S. Biddle—personal attack carrier—Leyte Island, Philippines—scene of huge Naval battle 23:50 Went from Leyte to Mindoro—hired help 24:30 Sherman medium tank—5-man crew—LSD ship—14 other LCMs on LSD to Zamboanga 25:00 1st combat—J-Day—southernmost tip of Philippines—Mindanao—song about Zamboanga [sings] 25:55 March 10, 1945—ocean full of boats and crafts, destroyers, light cruisers—Air Force came in—shoreline full of smoke and flames—Naval bombardment—smaller ships—rockets 27:30 Hit beach at 9:15 a.m.—told later that 2,900 Japanese died, 130 Americans died 28:30 On 14th, all men called off boats because had heard there would be a counter-attack—moved to support ground troops—ended up in shell hole from bombardment—attack did not occur 30:25 New Guinea—caught in hurricane up coast—could not get into bay or harbor—waiting it out in a convoy with 14 other landing crafts—storm abated mid-morning next day 33:30 Lived on boats—had to build cabin—describes living on landing craft 35:08 Cooking, C-Rations, K-Rations, 10-in-1 Rations—eating on shore sometimes 36:15 March, 1945—letter from brother, safe after Iwo Jima 36:25 Received news of FDR’s death 36:55 Received news that Germany surrendered 37:00 Receiving news throughout War—stopping at towns, hearing the news—later, got a radio 37:40 June 15, 1945—went in airplane—C-47—to Maluku Islands—worked with Australian 9th Division to prepare for invasion of Japan—Borneo airport bombed by Japanese Zeros 38:35 Zamboanga—Japanese airplane flew over—flying low, could see pilot 39:35 Brigade was in 60 combat landings total, his craft only in 3 landings—others by 4 other engineer special brigades 40:05 August 10, 1945—received news that Japan surrendered 40:15 Announced Japan’s surrender—collected guns, passed out beer 42:15 Picture of boats in harbor—fireworks display, horns honking 42:45 [Reads part of letter written to parents about Japan’s surrender] 44:50 Correspondence 46:35 20 years old when discharged—could not drink at bars 47:00 Leyte—preparing for invasion of Japan—would have delivered troops and supplies—“greatest battle that was never fought”—Atomic Bomb 48:20 T-5 rank 48:28 Went to Japan—September 18, 1945—Convoy to Leyte—U.S.S. Hampton—7 days later arrived at Honshu--Aomori, Japan 49:25 Hit cold weather for first time 49:50 Lucky Lady II—final resting place 50:25 November 1, 1945—promoted to Tech. 4th Class 50:41 Japan story: assigned corporeal guard to drive jeep—had never driven before—did not tell anyone—taught himself how to drive 51:40 December, 1945—left Aomori by train for separation center in Yokohama—points system—left early December—arrived in Seattle, WA, December 19th 53:05 Left Seattle for Camp Grant, IL—discharged January 2nd, 1946 53:20 Brother came to get him in Dodge Coupe—bought a train ticket but did not use it 54:17 After discharged used G.I. Bill—2nd year of community college, then at University of Chicago for MBA degree 54:45 Worked as Junior Cost Accountant on South Side Chicago—stayed at company 39 years—worked up to Corporate Treasurer 55:35 Married, 3 children—first wife died of breast cancer in 1989—married second wife in 1992 55:58 [Wrap-up]—foreign born—U.S. the greatest country—mother would say “we came to America and had it good”—family—War was worth it 57:22 [Wrap-up] 57:28 [Video of medals, stripes, badges] Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Pacific Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Johnson, Steve Interviewee Rotzoll, Nancy Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-19T13:23:57-06:00 2009-12-29T13:23:57-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/SteveJohnson2008-01-22_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still SteveJohnson2008-01-22_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-19T13:23:57-06:00 2009-12-29T13:23:57-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/SteveJohnson2008-01-22.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 442049115 00:58:31 486 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-29T13:23:57-06:00 SteveJohnson2008-01-22.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_SamuelWeldon2007-10-08 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Marines Illinois Public Media Iwo Jima Illinois Public Media friendship Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories Sam Weldon grew up in Champaign, Ill., a Midwestern college town. He was drafted and became a member of the 4th Marines Division at 18. Following a shortened training session, he and his fellow Marines were put on ships and sent to the Pacific. He was part of the second wave to land on Iwo Jima. His stories of the days and nights of battles there are amazing and touching and very human. He became a Corporal when the officers ranked above him were killed. Weldon talks about friendships made and friends lost and those who survived during the fights on Iwo Jima and afterward. His stories of being discharged and celebrating in Chicago add another picture. Looking back over it all, he can still say he would do it all again. Abstract Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Pacific Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Weldon, Sam Interviewee Rothsman, Nancy Interviewer Marck, Jack Cameraperson Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-30T16:52:22-06:00 2010-01-04T16:52:22-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/SamuelWeldon2007-10-08_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still SamuelWeldon2007-10-08_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-30T16:52:22-06:00 2010-01-04T16:52:22-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/SamuelWeldon2007-10-08.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 551858772 01:13:06 480 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2010-01-04T16:52:22-06:00 SamuelWeldon2007-10-08.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_RobertWhitson2007-10-15 Illinois Public Media Clip Navy Illinois Public Media Normandy Illinois Public Media Sicily Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Robert Whitson served in the U.S. Navy, participating in the invasion of Sicily and the Normandy invasion. His worst day was Christmas Day, 1943, in the North Atlantic when he didn’t know if his ship would stay in one piece the next time a wave came. He served on board a cruiser and then a destroyer. He left farming to join the Navy, and went back to farming after he came home. Abstract Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Whitson, Robert Interviewee Williamson, H.F. Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-30T16:43:27-06:00 2010-01-04T16:43:27-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/RobertWhitson2007-10-15_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still RobertWhitson2007-10-15_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-30T16:43:27-06:00 2010-01-04T16:43:27-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/RobertWhitson2007-10-15.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 861089443 02:07:40 447 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2010-01-04T16:43:27-06:00 RobertWhitson2007-10-15.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_RobertWahlfeldt2007-10-17 Illinois Public Media Clip Navy Illinois Public Media South Pacific Illinois Public Media China Sea Illinois Public Media Tokyo Illinois Public Media Iwo Jima Illinois Public Media Okinawa Illinois Public Media USS Waldron Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories Robert Wahlfeldt enlisted in the U.S. Navy in July 1943 and served until May 1946. He served in the South Pacific, China Sea and Tokyo, fighting at Iwo Jima, and in the Okinawa campaign while stationed aboard the destroyer the USS Waldron. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Robert Wahlfeldt Name of Donor/Interviewer: Harriet Williamson Name of Veteran: Robert John Wahlfeldt Birth Date: 06/07/1925 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 72 minutes Date of recording: 10/17/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:00 Introduction 00:47 Background—Danville, IL—Germantown—joined Navy before graduated H.S. 01:40 German background—stopped giving services in German—family active in community 03:20 High school—working on railroad—war broke out—draft—volunteered for Navy to avoid infantry 05:00 Induction center, Chicago, IL—train to Portland, ID for boot camp—sent to Norfolk, VA 06:15 Assigned to U.S.S. Waldron June, 1944—sent to Carney, NJ to join ship 06:55 Farragut—boot camp—training, tests for future assignments—swimming 08:10 Machinist, laborer on railroad 08:40 Electrical Mate—dad had radio shop—experience in nomenclature—sent to Purdue for Electrical Training for Navy—lab and battery work 09:45 U.S.S. Waldron—“The Bloody W”—rack fell and killed workers 10:40 Went to Bermuda—someone put pair of pants in reduction gear—had to go back for repairs—Bermuda Triangle stories first circulating—ship in a task group got lost—scary 11:15 Went to Chicago, IL—went through Panama Canal through Delaware 11:35 Went home after Bermuda, there 5 days—returning to civilian life strange—anxious to return to ship 12:20 Life on destroyer—bad impression of Navy in beginning—first night wallet stolen—better in Norfolk—made friends—fire training 13:45 Assigned to Engineering—lived near electrical shop—kept close to work 14:15 Assigned to sound-powered telephones—generator sets: watched main distribution sets every night, on 4 off 4 hours a night 15:15 Battle station times—quad 40—putting projectiles on ready rack 16:05 Guns fired by director on bridge--#2 gun mount barrel warped during kamikaze attack 17:00 Never had health issues—very strong and healthy from living on farm—never sea sick 17:35 Normal schedule at sea—crew—went in as Electrician Striker Fireman 1st Class 18:10 Made rank—duty to make sure connections on electrical board were tight—count tools 18:30 Apprentice fireman misplaced screwdriver on board—could have fried board 19:35 Panama Canal—several leaves—got into fight—liberties taken away a few weeks 20:35 Convoy of destroyers—his #699—commissioned in NJ—Missouri Battle Wagon launched at same time 21:25 Took a couple days to go through Panama Canal—lochs 21:45 Wondering what would go wrong—shakedown through Panama Canal, trip to San Diego and Hawaii—but ship still very new 22:15 Atlantic and Pacific Oceans 22:45 Hawaii—practice shooting with plane targets, launching torpedoes—firing at sleeves—Navy anxious to get the ship into fleet 23:45 Met friend from Danville at Pearl Harbor—R&R—fishing—shore leave on sand bars 25:00 Correspondence—one-line diary on ship 26:10 HI—October—anti-aircraft training—Eniwetok Atoll 27:25 Task Force 58 28:10 Didn’t know where they were or what was going on—listening to Tokyo Rose—had to be careful about what to put in garbage because it would get picked up by Japanese 29:10 Combat experience—went to Formosa, S. China—ship called picket or escort—operated from a distance from fleet—one of 1st ships with RADAR—assigned to certain areas 30:40 Life on ship same—always on alert—spotting duty—sound gear—sub chaser—polished ping transmitter 31:50 Marine life—always on the move—top speed 35 knots 32:25 Other areas of Pacific—Formosa—French Indochina (Vietnam)—break up into groups when planes launched—there to pick up pilots if didn’t accomplish landing 35:00 Operating motor whale boat to pick up pilots and crew—sail out to wreck, dive in, return to shop, give first aid and transport airplane crew to hospital ship 35:35 Destroyer supplied and refueled on water 36:45 Storms 39:15 Okinawa—kamikaze planes everywhere—watching projectiles from Missouri—saw kamikaze in water next to ship—several sister ships hit 41:00 Job after combat—damage repair—go through compartments—segregation: steward’s mates—African Americans that took care of Officers—hidden from view, rest of ship did not know there were black people on ship 42:55 Left Okinawa—went back after signing of peace accord—occupation—ships historical program—newsletter “Half Moon”—reunion in TX—wouldn’t let him write article about African American sailors in Navy—censorship—became very interested in civil rights after war—black sailors couldn’t understand why there was no respect for them 46:35 After war—ships stayed in Japan—Captain given responsibility to repatriate people—American Officers to repatriate 48:00 Yokosuka—ship building port—metal shop—totally empty—saw some welding innovations that he later used—going out into community with interpreter 50:30 No fear—some big cities had compounds—no hostility from people—could trade sugar for most things 52:05 Impression of Japan: shocked—more modern and nice than expected 53:00 Information about Japanese—in military only taught how to kill people—not told anything else about Japanese people 54:00 Occupation duty—stand around in public with M-16’s—no training—waiting for 1st Cavalry to arrive for 1st Occupation 55:00 Inspections of islands and ports 55:25 Went to U.S.—San Diego, Los Angeles, Baltimore—30-day leave, married 56:10 Went back to Chicago in May by train—discharged, back to Danville, IL 56:50 Returned to civilian life—mother had to sign for him to get married because he wasn’t of age—had to get a blood test 57:40 Looking for job—railroad hired him as laborer, then helper, then machinist—machinist trade 58:40 Civil rights movement—transferred to government service for machinist work—Equal Employment committee at VA—created 1st display about black history of VA 01:01:50 [Tape transfer] 01:02:00 Recruiting for black employees of VA at H.S.’s around town—some trouble with committee getting restricted and opposed—city hired Equal Opportunities Director and ended up getting rid of commission to fire him—group fought back 01:07:00 Found out about AWARE in Champaign—moved 01:07:30 When daughter went to college, brought home textbooks—would stay up nights and read her books—books very important in family—always wanted to be a teacher but never went to college 01:09:00 Experiences in war—got really excited about civil rights activism—people in church and rest of community close-minded 01:10:20 [Wrap up] Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Pacific Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Wahlfeldt, Robert Interviewee Williamson, Harriet Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-30T16:15:11-06:00 2010-01-04T16:15:11-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/RobertWahlfeldt2007-10-17_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still RobertWahlfeldt2007-10-17_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-30T16:15:11-06:00 2010-01-04T16:15:11-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/RobertWahlfeldt2007-10-17.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming NTSC video (interlaced) MPEG-4 533254073 01:10:38 463 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2010-01-04T16:15:11-06:00 RobertWahlfeldt2007-10-17.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_RobertHamm2007-08-23 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Navy Illinois Public Media USS Franklin Illinois Public Media kamikaze Illinois Public Media Navy Illinois Public Media Iwo Jima Illinois Public Media Saipan Illinois Public Media Tinian Illinois Public Media Guam Illinois Public Media Battle of Phillipine Sea Illinois Public Media Pearl Harbor Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories His son, Don Hamm, said his dad was in the Navy and served aboard the USS Franklin. He was an engineer in the boiler room about 9 flights down in the bottom of the ship. The ship was bombed about 50 miles off the coast of Japan. It was loaded with bombs and fuel when kamikaze pilots attacked. The fuel blew, the bombs blew, and Hamm was trapped in the bottom of the ship. It was dark and water was coming in. He and some men made it out, but many men were lost. He removed duct work and crawled through the spaces to save himself. Anecdotal Comments & Reflections Video Recording Log Veteran Robert Hamm Name of Interviewer: Kathleen Ricker Name of Veteran/Civilian: Robert Hamm Birth Date: 07/17/1923 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 93 minutes Date of recording: 08/23/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Tape Log: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:44 Draft notice when he was 19, signed up for Navy to avoid Army 00:01:20 Worked in Engineering Plant 00:01:38 Recruits wanted him but he had to wait 00:02:15 6 months later Army looking for him, inducted into Navy 00:02:50 Recruiters asked him if he wanted to be Navy or Reserves, he chose Reserves because the duration was said to be 6 months 00:03:15 Great Lakes boot camp 00:03:30 Sent to Norfolk, VA, on battleship from WWI—used for convoys to Africa 00:04:10 Transferred to U.S.S. Franklin, pre-commissioning school, plank owner, original crew 00:04:45 Shakedown trip to Trinidad, then back to Norfolk, VA, then to the Panama Canal and to San Diego to pick up planes and air group, then to Pearl Harbor, 1942 00:05:30 Pearl Harbor, brand new carrier, loaded ship with supplies and munitions—unloaded, got planes on ship—tied up next to U.S.S. Arizona, could see gun turrets 00:06:45 Pilots on board—there several weeks—gunnery practice 00:07:00 Went to sea, Captain said there would be a Fourth of July party—bombed Iwo Jima, first mission 00:07:30 Engaged in battles in Saipan, Tinian, Guam, Iwo Jima—President Bush Sr. shot down—“Ha Ha Chi Chi and Iwo Jima” 00:08:35 Sailed to Marianas—there for “softening up” of island after invasion 00:08:52 The problem of being in Engineering—never know what is going on or where you’re going when you are below deck 00:09:14 Men on “smokewatch”—look down at stacks on ship and report if they started blowing grey smoke—also watch for submarines and torpedoes 00:10:40 Torpedo scares happened frequently—sometimes got orders for hard rudder to turn ship—never hit by torpedo 00:11:10 Sailed from Marianas to Philippine Sea—Najwa and Leite 00:11:25 Sent to Palua Islands—softening up for invasion—later told cousin was killed there in first wave of Marine invasion 00:13:00 Sailed South of the Equator—got shellback cards 00:13:25 Got word Japanese had turned Marines back and driven them off of the island—Army came in and reoccupied 00:14:20 Battle of Phillipine Sea—Japanese fleet hiding there—“Mariana Turkey Shoot” 00:15:00 Close miss during battle killed several and injured some—damage to deck edge elevator 00:15:45 Later hit by kamikaze plane—tore into hangar deck 00:16:05 Sailed to Ulithe Island—ship was inspected and taken to Pearl Harbor for repairs 00:16:35 Sailed to Washington, Puget Sound—there over Christmas 00:17:00 Leave—train from Seattle to Chicago—antique cattle train with pot-bellied stove—20 day leave—back to Washington 00:17:50 Ship finished in a couple of months—sailed to San Francisco and San Diego to get new air crew, new missiles, Tiny Tims 00:18:26 Sailed out, did not know where they were going—later found out going to bomb Japan 00:18:48 First carrier planes to bomb mainland Japan since Jimmy Doolittle—1945 00:19:55 50 miles off of coast of Japan—planes all loaded with bombs, gas, Tiny Tims—hangar deck and flight deck all loaded 00:20:25 Japanese bomber dropped 2 bombs—planes and pilots blown away—about 800 killed, 400-500 wounded 00:21:08 Santa Fe Cruiser came along and took off wounded 00:21:30 Burying men 00:21:50 Stopped at Ulithe—argument about Captain—part of repair party 00:22:38 Started looking for bodies—took a long time, finding pieces 00:23:00 Sailed to Pearl Harbor—[decides to withhold story about Captain] “let sleeping dogs lie,” “it wasn’t good” 00:23:28 Back through Canal—up through Gulf—rumors of German submarine in the Gulf—Captain decided to follow coast to beach ship in case of attack 00:24:10 Back to New York—dance put on by Lady Astor 00:24:30 While in New York war in Europe ended—Time Square—also in Time Square when war in Japan was over 00:24:55 Signed up with friends to bring troops back from Europe 00:25:15 German luxury liner being converted to troop transport—school to learn German because everything on ship was in German 00:26:05 Transferred to another carrier—U.S.S. Lake Champlain—just like U.S.S. Franklin—put in #3 fire room just like on the Franklin 00:26:35 Sailed to South Hampton, England to pick up troops, returned to Stanton Island 00:27:00 Second trip, appendicitis—Captain operated on him, 3-4 days out of New York—light duty for a few weeks 00:27:45 Leave—had no money—borrowed from Salvation Army—went home 00:28:56 Discharged in Chicago 00:29:15 Went back to Engineering Company—making 40 cents an hour 00:29:35 Friend told him to join Santa Fe Railroad Company—got on steam locomotives in rail yard—dangerous, fatalities 00:30:35 Married, 3 sons, moved to Urbana, IL 00:30:50 Working at University of Illinois 00:31:00 Father-in-law got him into carpenters union in Chicago, IL, apprentice there 00:31:30 Applied as carpenter at University—had to get a physical—doctor said he was unfit for the job because he might get a hernia 00:33:28 Worked as a janitor—applied to work at a power house—told he was too old 00:34:15 Carpentry—had his own company—built houses—contracts for University buildings 00:34:38 Moved to Oakland—built kiln to make wood finishing 00:35:55 Moved back to Urbana, IL 00:36:10 Oakwood for 30 years, Urbana, IL again for 5 years 00:36:30 Navy reunions—1st was in New York—son was born—1948-49?—reunions started 6-8 years apart, hard to find everyone 00:38:15 When ship was hit, Captain ordered all non-essential men to leave on Santa Fe—crew down to 704 from 3200, “704 club” 00:39:10 “Better not get into that”—about people that left the ship [possibly related to previous self-censorship about Captain] 00:39:25 No one that left the ship could come back—friend on flight deck was blown off ship, picked up by destroyer and taken to Pearl Harbor—snuck him back on ship—picked shrapnel out of his back for two weeks 00:41:40 After war his friend wanted nothing to do with other men from the ship or reunions—said guys at Pearl Harbor were spitting on him because he was an engineer and left his ship—being punished even though it was Captain’s decision—hard feelings 00:42:45 At Ulithe—Captain sent for some of the officers to come back on ship who had been ordered to leave previously 00:43:50 Friend never got over it—did not want to see any friends from the ship back in civilian life—became chief engineer at Corning West 00:44:40 Reunions occurring every year 00:45:00 Reunion at Bar Harbor, ME—had a stroke—no public hospital—taken to private hospital across the street from Bush and Kennedy estates 00:48:00 President Bush supposed to speak at reunion—too busy, but did a fly-over 00:49:04 U.S.S. Franklin day to day—big ship, about 800 feet long—had bombers, fighters, torpedo bombers—could carry bombs up to 2,000 pounds heavy 00:50:07 Marine “Corse Airs” 00:50:23 Heard that some pilots from “Pepe One’s” “black sheep squadron” joined ship after he was shot down 00:50:43 Discussing movie reels—Navy guys, pictures—news reel with famous broadcaster—one with Gene Kelly, made honorary crew member 00:52:23 Photograph of U.S.S. Franklin after bombing—Bob Blanchard being given last rites by Father O’Callahan—he did not die, given name “Chicken Bob” 00:53:40 Gene Kelly—each guy gave a story 00:53:45 Lots of fires on ship—one sailor talking about getting lungs burned—had to drink out of spittoon because there was no water 00:54:50 After ship bombed—officers gone—crew raided officers’ lockers—everyone drinking in fire room 00:55:40 [Tape change] 00:55:53 [New tape starts mid-sentence] Ship photographer Ray Bailey 00:56:55 Bombing of ship—nearly everyone on hangar and flight decks killed—he was on 4th deck 00:57:45 Problem—does not want to get Captain involved—not at general quarters when hit—not supposed to happen when in battle area—hatch doors were all open—ship burning and blowing for 24 hours 00:58:50 [Does not want to get into detail about bombing] 00:59:10 People he knew on ship—only know people you work with—about 3200 people on the whole ship—knew men in fire room and engine room 01:00:50 Re-provisioning ship—bringing stuff on 01:02:15 Officers had own mess and own food—good stuff—stealing officers’ food and dropping down hatch to fire room—hiding food in bilges 01:05:30 Officers found out 01:06:17 Sheet metal shop made fire room a coffee pot out of copper with lead soldering—held about 50 cups of coffee—heated water with steam pipes in engine room from super heaters, 800 degrees—used boiler water which had boiler compound in it 01:09:00 Divisions had specialties—kept to themselves 01:09:15 People in air divisions thought very highly of themselves 01:11:00 Standing watch on deck at night—on watch 4 hours, off 8, rotated constantly 01:11:40 When not on watch had to work—maintenance or engine room 01:11:48 Did not get much sleep, especially in battle zone 01:12:08 Sonar for submarines was really sensitive—in fire room men were making rings out of quarters—making too much noise, Captain passed word they were messing up the sonar 01:14:09 Going on liberty to islands on whale boat— Eniwetok, Mantis—rim of volcano 01:15:25 Japanese ship sunk close to beach—could swim out to it and swim into hold—got souvenirs of Japanese guns and ammunition 01:17:15 Islands had coconut trees which were reduced to stumps from Navy shooting at island—CEBE’s made windmills for washing machines—cooling beers in gasoline tanks 01:18:47 Time Square when war ended—great place to be—got old after a few months 01:20:15 Supposed to go to Le Havre, France, but only made it to South Hampton, England—would take train to London for liberty—London was barren 01:21:00 Stayed at a place like YMCA—no roof or windows, army cot and blanket, bombed out building 01:21:35 London in bad shape 01:21:55 Read books about U.S.S. Franklin—4 of them 01:23:30 Author asked him to tell his story—there was a release form—had heard that for other books there had been lawsuits—did not want to get into trouble for talking about Captain 01:24:45 “I never said nothing for 62 years, so I figured, forget it. The damage is done, and it’s not going to make anybody happy.” 01:25:05 What it’s like to read books now—likes to see if people see it the same way he does 01:25:45 A lot of people thought the Captain was a good person—he never said anything because it would be negative to other guys on ship 01:26:10 Not many men from U.S.S. Franklin still alive, so reunions every year 01:26:45 Last newsletter—staff taking on children and grandchildren on board for reunions 01:28:15 A lot of the men came through Great Lakes but never got to see Chicago as a city—reunions there 01:29:45 Books, authors, other Illinois veterans, tapes 01:32:07 Wrap-up Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Ricker, Kathleen Interviewer Hamm, Robert Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. 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Green signed up for the U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipman School in June of 1940, the same month he turned 21, and graduated as Ensign, USNR a year later. During the war, he served in the Navy in the Pacific, except for six months during 1943 when he returned stateside to pick up a new ship in New York. In the North Pacific, he served at Attu and Kiska in the Aleutian Islands in 1943. In the South Pacific he took part in the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942 and the Battle of Tarawa in 1943. He earned a Silver Star for his service at Tarawa, and earned four battle stars for his service on his first ship, an APA (attack transport). During the final two years of the war, he was first lieutenant of a floating drydock at Manus Island in the Bismarck Sea, where ships were quickly repaired so that they could return to action. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Robert Green Interviewer: David Noreen Name of Veteran/Civilian: Robert Green Birth Date: 06/30/1919 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 79 minutes Date of recording: 10/01/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Tape log: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:30 Growing up, Boston, MA and Los Angeles, CA, Hamilton High School in West Los Angeles, Los Angeles Junior College, one year at UCLA until June, 1940 00:01:50 Army and Navy started special schools after war in Europe started, 2 years of college prerequisite 00:02:30 Navy Reserve Midshipmen’s School 00:02:50 30-day training on ship in October, 1940, reported to New York for 90-day school March, 1941 00:04:00 “90-day wonders,” received Enson stripe after only 90 days 00:04:45 Classmates assigned to ships—went home one month, ordered to report to Seattle 00:05:10 Reported to San Francisco for 6 weeks schooling on transport ships, September, 1941 00:05:40 Met future wife in San Francisco, married 18 months later 00:06:50 Assigned to ship in Seattle that was being reconditioned, commercial President Liner from Pacific Fleet, converted to troop transport 00:07:20 Assigned to U.S.S. Zeilin 00:07:56 Ship launched in January, Pacific Coast cruises to get ship ready for war 00:08:12 December 7th, 1941--listening to radio, heard about Pearl Harbor attack 00:09:25 Seattle, WA presumed to be under threat of attack, city blacked out 00:09:45 January, ocean tests, went to San Diego to get 32 personnel boats and larger boats for trucks and tanks 00:10:40 Boat being prepared to launch, Pearl Harbor being cleaned up 00:10:53 Assignment to take first troops to Samoa Islands, April 1942 00:11:15 Attack on Tokyo in March just before launch 00:11:40 At Pango Pango Harbor 30 days, could not go home because so many things pending, Battle of Coral Sea, eventually returned to San Diego, CA 00:12:30 Navy prepared for Guadalcanal 00:12:40 Picked up contingent of 1,600 Marines, transported to Guadalcanal, also took 1,500 of 2nd Marine Division to Tulagi, which was captured in a few days 00:13:41 Night of landings was terrible—Japanese warships attacked and sank 4-5 cruisers and 4-5 destroyers 00:14:40 His roles: boat officer—taking boats to beach to unload, division officer—putting boats in and out of water 00:15:35 Had to jettison supplies and return to ship because of Japanese attack 00:15:50 Japanese broke off at dawn, American ships had to leave area because of risk 00:16:25 Went to New Hebrides Islands, worked between New Hebrides and New Caledonia 00:16:45 Took boat of Japanese prisoners—Korean slave laborers—to New Zealand 00:17:20 “Like Mr. Roberts going from Apathy to Tedium,” cargo handling 00:17:35 Japanese Korean slave laborers the only ones that ever surrendered 00:18:10 In October went to Guadalcanal with supplies and reinforcements, Battle of Santa Cruz that night, more American ships sunk by Japanese planes dropping bombs near ships; watched from boat as his ship was attacked, stern flooded but ship did not sink, later repaired 00:20:20 Back to Pearl Harbor, then back to San Diego 00:20:25 Anti-aircraft guns, repair crew; ship unable to defend itself against high-altitude planes 00:21:00 Only 50-caliber machine guns on ship 00:21:23 Battle of Savo Island: 5 Sullivan brothers all killed on same ship, changed Navy policy about siblings serving on same ship 00:21:50 Escaped just before big Naval battles—probably would have been lost if had stayed 00:22:15 Damage to ship, in dry dock at Long Beach, CA for 3 months, ship refurbished with new armament, 20-mm machine guns 00:22:45 Married 00:23:45 Ship repaired March, 1943, assigned to film movie of “Guadalcanal Diary,” adapted from book by Richard Tregaskis; movie crew and actors on ship in San Diego area 00:26:40 Prepared to recapture Aleutian Islands, May, 1943, 7th Army Division, 5-6 transports travelled to Attu Island 00:27:25 Promoted to position of Assistant Beachmaster, controlling boats, went in with 3rd wave with doctors, medics, radio and signal men 00:29:50 Lived on the shore for 5 days 00:30:10 Theories about why Japan attacked Attu 00:31:20 Army took 30-40 days to secure island—constant fog and rain 00:31:45 Sent to San Diego, CA 00:31:50 Invasion of Kiska, about 100 miles East of Attoo, Assistant Beachmaster again; discovered there were no Japanese there 00:32:35 Later divulged that high command had known there were no Japanese there; this was a nasty thing, landed about 30,000 people, landing operation never easy, always possibility of fatalities just from procedure itself 00:33:45 Why did they do it? Good practice. 00:34:15 20 soldiers did die from shooting each other on accident in the fog 00:35:00 August, 1943, back to San Diego, CA 00:35:30 Describing Islands 00:35:45 Speculation as to where the Japanese went when they left the islands 00:36:30 Back to San Diego, CA, last operation with ten other transports to New Zealand to get 2nd Marine Division to take for invasion and recapture of Tarawa in South Pacific; terrible operation—lasted 4 days--1,100 Marines killed and 2,400 wounded 00:37:30 Nowhere to land, island surrounded by coral reef—Marines had to walk through water up to the neck under fire from shore, ships being shot 00:40:00 Two boats for beach party could not land first day 00:40:25 There was a long pier for supplies 100-200 meters long—beach party instructed to land on pier and bring in boats, troops, ammunition 00:41:40 Japanese defenders facing them from shore—Lieutenant instructed them to build wall of supply boxes to protect from sniper fire 00:42:40 Marine corpsmen brought wounded soldiers to pier, doctors helped them there and they were returned to ship for hospitalization 00:43:10 U.S.S. Zeilin was Class D hospital ship—sick bay had room for 35-50 people; by end of operation had about 300 wounded on ship 00:44:00 Stayed on the pier for 3.5 days 00:44:25 Transported wounded to Pearl Harbor 00:44:40 Orders to go to U.S., get new ship; by this time he was Lieutenant, full senior watch officer, deck officer 00:45:10 Had to learn quickly, intensive on-the-job training 00:45:23 Transport ships originally manned in officer category with Merchant Marines Officers 00:46:30 Merchant Marine Officers wonderful sailors, good to 90-day-wonders who knew nothing about ships at first 00:47:03 By 2 years he was promoted up to Senior Officer running a ship with 600 men; watch duty, orders for the day 00:48:00 Division work: decks and boats maintenance 00:48:25 Back to Pearl Harbor, orders for new ship in New York, 30-day leave with wife, went to New York 00:49:15 New ship similar to last, another transport, called The Arlington; his station was Damage Control Officer, 1st Assistant to the 1st Lieutenant 00:50:10 Ship was still being converted from cargo ship, took 2-3 months to prepare for sea tests 00:50:27 Sailing the Atlantic in June 00:50:30 Orders to take ship to Seattle, had assumed ship was going to Europe 00:50:57 APA boat landing training ship (Attack Personnel) 00:51:27 Wife had been with him in New York and Seattle 00:52:00 New orders to go to San Francisco on emergency basis to take place of Lieutenant who had a broken leg 00:52:25 New duty: 1st Lieutenant of floating dry dock 00:52:45 Engineering built sections of dry dock, towed them across the ocean, and assembled them on-sight to form basin for dry dock where ships could be repaired 00:54:03 7 sections towed 46 days to Admiralty Islands in Bismarck Archipelago just North of New Guinea in the end of October, 1944 00:54:40 There was already a dock there, took until December 7th to assemble new dock, supervised by CEC Core 00:55:15 Started docking ships, “CEBEs” would come do work and go back on shore 00:55:55 Captain 00:56:10 None of other officers had been to sea before; Captain appointed him pilot to bring vessels into dock 00:56:55 December 7th, 1944 docked first ship, heavy cruiser called The Saint Louis 00:57:50 From December until the end of the war, docking ships every few days, about 100 ships before war ended 00:58:15 Other docks at Guam 00:58:30 Invasions of Okinawa, Iwo Jima, Philippines—kamikaze planes caused a lot of damage 00:59:15 Efficient crew 00:59:36 Describing dry dock procedure for large ships 01:01:00 Pause for take two, second tape intro 01:01:30 Nearest Japanese installation about 200 miles away; one night Japanese planes torpedoed dock 01:04:12 Dock was like erector set—engineers could detach damaged section, repair, replace 01:04:55 Action at Tarawa: many heroic rescues, Captain awarded some medals; he received the Silver Star Award 6 months later 01:08:15 U.S.S. Zeilin carried top Marine Commander of 2nd Division 01:09:25 Aboard dry dock until end of war 01:09:30 January, 1945, operation in Philippines, his former ship involved in Lingain Gulf and hit by kamikaze, ship brought to his dock for repairs, saw old friends on ship 01:11:48 War ended in August, waited one month for transport, got home November, 1945 01:12:45 Did not stay in Reserves 01:12:50 Battle Stars on 1st Ship in Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Aleutian Islands, Kiska 01:13:00 His first ship: some crew on board entire duration of American involvement in War 01:13:40 U.S.S. Zeilin Association Reunions 01:14:40 Robert Whitter wrote “Attack Transport” about his ship, ship also popularized because Robert Sherard wrote Time Magazine articles while on board ship twice 01:16:20 Colonel Joseph Alexander wrote book on Tarawa, “Utmost Savagery” 01:17:45 Wrap-up, Los Angeles, CA, last year of college at Occidental College, became insurance pension consultant Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Green, Robert Interviewee Noreen, David Interviewer Radcliff, Henry Audio Cameraperson Lighting Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-19T13:03:03-06:00 2009-12-29T13:03:03-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/RobertGreen2007-10-01_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still RobertGreen2007-10-01_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-19T13:03:03-06:00 2009-12-29T13:03:03-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/RobertGreen2007-10-01.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 593841034 01:18:43 482 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-29T13:03:03-06:00 RobertGreen2007-10-01.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_RalphWoolard2007-08-07 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Army Illinois Public Media infantry Illinois Public Media intelligence Illinois Public Media Monte Cassino Illinois Public Media Selestat Illinois Public Media Siegfried Line Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Ralph Wagner Woolard, Veteran with the U.S. Army 36th Infantry Division 142d Regiment 3rd Battalion, served from April 1943 to October 5, 1945. He was in an intelligence squad and his highest rank at the end of the war was Staff Sergeant. Ralph Woolard was in combat for the majority of his service in Europe except for recuperation from wounds (twice). He saw action in some of the bitterest battles in Italy, France, Germany and Austria (for example Monte Cassino, Selestat, on the Siegfried Line). His decorations are two Purple Hearts with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star, and the Combat Infantry Badge. Abstract This is the third of three interviews with Ralph Woolard. Technical Notes Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Woolard, Ralph Interviewee Williamson, Harriet Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-19T12:50:44-06:00 2009-12-29T12:50:44-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/RalphWoolard2007-08-07_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still RalphWoolard2007-08-07_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-19T12:50:44-06:00 2009-12-29T12:50:44-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/RalphWoolard2007-08-07.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 831732638 01:50:10 482 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-29T12:50:44-06:00 RalphWoolard2007-08-07.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_RalphWoolard2007-07-30 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Army Illinois Public Media infantry Illinois Public Media intelligence Illinois Public Media Monte Cassino Illinois Public Media Selestat Illinois Public Media Siegfried Line Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Ralph Wagner Woolard, Veteran with the U.S. Army 36th Infantry Division 142d Regiment 3rd Battalion, served from April 1943 to October 5, 1945. He was in an intelligence squad and his highest rank at the end of the war was Staff Sergeant. Ralph Woolard was in combat for the majority of his service in Europe except for recuperation from wounds (twice). He saw action in some of the bitterest battles in Italy, France, Germany and Austria (for example Monte Cassino, Selestat, on the Siegfried Line). His decorations are two Purple Hearts with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star, and the Combat Infantry Badge. Abstract This is the second of three interviews with Ralph Woolard. Technical Notes Interview Illinois Public Media General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Woolard, Ralph Interviewee Williamson, Harriet Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-19T12:46:57-06:00 2009-12-29T12:46:57-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/RalphWoolard2007-07-30_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still RalphWoolard2007-07-30_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-19T12:46:57-06:00 2009-12-29T12:46:57-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/RalphWoolard2007-07-30.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 421827318 00:56:00 490 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng RalphWoolard2007-07-30.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_RalphWoolard2007-07-19 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Army Illinois Public Media infantry Illinois Public Media intelligence Illinois Public Media Monte Cassino Illinois Public Media Selestat Illinois Public Media Siegfried Line Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Ralph Wagner Woolard, Veteran with the U.S. Army 36th Infantry Division 142d Regiment 3rd Battalion, served from April 1943 to October 5, 1945. He was in an intelligence squad and his highest rank at the end of the war was Staff Sergeant. Ralph Woolard was in combat for the majority of his service in Europe except for recuperation from wounds (twice). He saw action in some of the bitterest battles in Italy, France, Germany and Austria (for example Monte Cassino, Selestat, on the Siegfried Line). His decorations are two Purple Hearts with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star, and the Combat Infantry Badge. Abstract Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Woolard, Ralph Interviewee Williamson, Harriet Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-19T12:42:02-06:00 2009-12-29T12:42:02-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/RalphWoolard2007-07-19_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still RalphWoolard2007-07-19_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-19T12:42:02-06:00 2009-12-29T12:42:02-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/RalphWoolard2007-07-19.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 876805479 01:55:56 456 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-29T12:42:02-06:00 RalphWoolard2007-07-19.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_RalphRinehart2008-02-14 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Pearl Harbor American Archive World War II "Pearl Harbor" Categories Draft Illinois Public Media Australia Illinois Public Media New Guinea Illinois Public Media 1st Boat Company Illinois Public Media LCMs Illinois Public Media Philippines Illinois Public Media Navy Illinois Public Media Port Moresby Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories Ralph Reinhart grew up in the Midwest and until becoming a part of World War II, had never seen the ocean or been in a ship. After going through basic training and learning on a cannon and other artillery from WWI, he was sent to Australia where he served with a boat company in a variety of positions, from deck hand to tug boat skipper. The company moved through the South Pacific islands following a number of major battles, securing the areas and moving equipment. Reinhart kept a journal so he would remember his time in the service and the men with whom he served. He speaks movingly of being lucky enough to live through the war and returning with 300 men he calls friends. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Ralph Rinehart Name of Interviewer: Nancy Rotzoll Name of Veteran: Ralph Rinehart Birth Date: 01/26/1920 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 53 minutes Date of recording: 02/14/2008 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Pearl Harbor 01:28 Draft—called almost immediately—failed first exam, needed false teeth—passed second 02:25 April 11, 1942, 22 years old—inducted at Peoria, IL 03:00 Scott Field, Belleville, IL—shots 03:25 Fort Sill, OK—Basic Training—artillery with WWI canon—US poorly armed when war broke out 04:10 Train to Oakland, CA—port of embarkation—with 4,000 other GIs on Matsonia Luxury Liner—25 days at sea 05:20 Melbourne, Australia—Camp Darley—there as casual 14 days awaiting assignment 06:14 32nd Division being formed to fight Japanese in New Guinea 06:35 Train to Sydney, Australia—stayed 4-5 months—working warehouseman—transportation of troops, ships 07:45 Went with 19 others to New Guinea to form 1st Boat Company, 620 08:20 Up New Guinea on train—Townsville—Dutch ship across Coral Sea to Port Moresby 08:45 Port Moresby—there a long time—seaman on tugboat—Australian civilians took over jobs—lost tugboats 09:30 September—furlough—flew to Brisbane 10:10 March 13th—emplaned—to Lay, New Guinea—entire outfit “over the hump”—about 3 months behind major push—moved in after Japanese were ousted 11:15 Lay, New Guinea—LCMs—Ducks—rubberized trucks 12:50 Segregation in Army—blacks did heavy work—took over Ducks 13:35 Furlough—boat to Finschhafen—coast of New Guinea and Australia 14:03 Moved to Manila, Philippines—operated tugboat in harbor until War ended 14:50 Hauling barges from Manila out to ocean—taking barges out to ship, back to harbor—supplies on liberty ships 15:45 Troop transport with 4,000 men was very lost—headed for England, but went around Africa and up Philippines, at sea 13 days 19:00 His trip over from US to Australia 19:45 No one had previous experience on ships—all started fresh 20:05 War ended—rumors of A-bomb 22:00 In Manila when Japan surrendered—expecting it 22:50 Sent home on U.S.S. Uruguay 23:25 Navy—beans for breakfast 24:15 Came into San Pedro, CA—camp—1st access to telephone 25:35 Correspondence—gone 3 ½ years—never told what was going on in rest of world 26:06 Life on islands—working on tugboats—12-hour shifts 27:20 Lay, New Guinea—softball, basketball—tents, weather 28:40 When got off U.S.S. Uruguay—first cold weather 29:15 Decorations: Sergeant’s stripes, Boat Company, Division, 39 months of duty 30:40 Air raid at Port Moresby—shot 30-40 of 100 Japanese planes—“ack ack guns”—smoke—Japanese hit American gas line 30:30 Moresby, Oro Bay, Milne Bay—all hit in 3 days—Port Moresby luckiest of 3 34:20 Became friends with everyone in outfit—living in jungle—Japanese hid in caves—Australian Army meanest soldiers—Desert Rats sent to Italy and then to South Pacific 36:00 Sydney, Australia—Desert Rats came home—that night 12 Allied soldiers killed by other soldiers—fighting between Australians and Americans over Australian girls—personal experience running away from Australian soldiers at night 39:45 Went back to Australia in 1972—not a lot of change 41:15 San Pedro, CA to Fort Logan, CO—discharged November 5, 1945—train to Saint Louis, MO—train back home 43:15 Brother at Casablanca in African campaign—Air Force Master Sergeant 44:15 At home later—married girlfriend from before war 7 years after end of service—belonged to extras board to get some employment 45:15 Played baseball for Staley’s 1946-47 45:35 Brown’s Business College—1948 leave of absence from Staley’s—GI bill—correspondence courses 47:10 Working for companies—Decatur, IL—Home Manufacturing Company—Accounting jobs on the side 48:00 War changed his life—worth it—good—those that died overseas heroes 48:30 Friends from service 51:40 [Wrap-up] Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Pacific Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Rinehart, Ralph Interviewee Rotzoll, Nancy Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-19T12:32:06-06:00 2009-12-29T12:32:06-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/RalphRinehart2008-02-14_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still RalphRinehart2008-02-14_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-19T12:32:06-06:00 2009-12-29T12:32:06-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/RalphRinehart2008-02-14.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 397159932 00:52:34 483 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-29T12:32:06-06:00 RalphRinehart2008-02-14.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_RalphLangenheim2007-08-31 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Navy Illinois Public Media Normandy Illinois Public Media Operation Anvil Illinois Public Media French Riviera Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Italy Illinois Public Media Brazilian Expeditionary Force Illinois Public Media 96th Division Illinois Public Media African American Division Illinois Public Media LCIs Illinois Public Media Venereal Disease Illinois Public Media Black Cat Flotilla Illinois Public Media Veterans and GI Bill American Archive World War II "Veterans and GI Bill" Categories This is the second part of Ralph Langenheim’s oral history interview, and was recorded on August 31st, 2007. Technical Notes Video Recording Log Veteran Ralph Langenheim Name of Interviewer: Nancy Rotzoll Name of Veteran/Civilian: Ralph L. Langenheim Birth Date: 05/26/1922 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 112 minutes (two parts: 60, 52) Date of recording: 08/30/2007, 08/31/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Please log the topics discussed in the interview in sequence. Video Recording Log Day 2 of 2 00:00 [Intro tape 2] 00:38 LCIs to Charlestown, SC for refitting—Italy, North Africa 01:00 Carried troops from Naples to Leghorn, Italy in LCIs—batches of 200 men—Brazilian Expeditionary Force—Labor Battalions in Italian Army—96th Division, African American Division 02:00 Pulled 45th, 36th Divisions out of lines, replaced with Brazilian and 96th—“different”—grew up in segregated Oklahoma 02:35 Troop officer edgy and aggressive 03:05 Took ship out and anchored—some men jumped ship and swam ashore 03:35 Brazilians—dictator trying to make Brazil major power—had never been around Latin Americans—troop officer gave him his watch—did not have anything to give back 04:18 One load of troops: medical officer said might have to be quarantined—one man had “la cachumba”—Mumps—resolved, men went ashore 05:10 Parziali—4th Officer played practical joke on Captain—hired prostitute to come to the ship and say she was looking for the Captain—Captain was a Mormon Bishop 06:10 4th Officer was taken off duty in Naples—pharmacist had been trying to get him to a Naval Hospital for tuberculosis—ended up hitchhiking to Naples to get X-rayed 06:49 Bizerte—shores leave—went to marketplace even though off-limits—leave—French-colonial people cooked traditional meal in-home—simple meal, stucco house 07:55 Charleston, SC—gutted, rebuilt ship—took away half of crew—training 08:15 Went to Pacific Coast—Atlantic Ocean was secure—lights on ships and lighthouses—pleasant cruise South to Key West, FL 08:50 LCI convoy—Navigated by LCI officers—quarrel because of navigation error 09:40 Voyage to the Caribbean—weather calm and warm—flying fish and dolphins—up coast 10:15 Escort, Japanese in Pacific Ocean—could have been attacked 10:28 Marine upwelling, water currents—ocean life, fishermen—some ships shot at sea life—forbidden on his ship and others 12:00 San Diego, CA—training mode—took Venereal Disease cases to hospital—Panama Canal shore leave 12:48 Alan Hamilton—new officer—training—replaced 4th officer—took photographs on trip up to Alaska 13:20 Practice landing on Channel islands—tangled anchor on screw 13:55 Getting ready to go to Asia—worried 14:05 Orders to go up to Alaska—ships to be lend-leased to Soviet Navy right before end of war, 1946 15:00 Went up to Seattle—painted French flags on ship—shore leave in Seattle, WA 15:40 Up to Alaska through Inside Passage—arrived in Vancouver Island—next day, started traveling in daytime only—Narrow channels covered in trees—glow of Prince Rupert—Ketchikan shore leave 16:38 Engineering Officer a “Mustang”—ex-enlisted man 17:10 Gulf of Alaska—radio man had been listening to Tokyo Rose, welcomed them to the islands—knew number of ships in convoy—disconcerting because had no escort 17:35 Kodiak Island—shore leave 17:50 Past Pavlov volcano—puffing out smoke 18:10 Coal Bay, Fort Randall—huts on tundra, no trees—bleak, cold 18:30 Transferring ship to Russian command 20:25 Rumors about ship—ultimately returned to U.S.—stricken from list 21:00 LCIs 23:30 Flew up to Kodiac—transport with LCI officers on the way back 23:50 30 days leave—train to Minneapolis, Des Moines, Kansas City, Tulsa 24:08 Posted to command ship in Pacific Fleet—LCI G397 gun boat—ordered to report to Okinawa to pick up ship 24:24 Train to San Francisco Naval District—Black Cat Flotilla—officer was interesting WWII character that no one has written about and should 27:20 Crew impressed he had been to Normandy—mutual respect and fear—took command, brought back across ocean—traveling in convoy to San Diego, CA 28:15 Orders to report to New Orleans—someone dropped wrench in engine to sabotage trip 29:15 Down coast—flag ship—given orders to take command of ship while officer was sick with diarrhea on toilet—describes friendship with Edward Lewis Yates 30:55 Search Radar—P.P.I.s—messenger came and said they were on collision course—Gulf of Nokoya—lighthouse ahead—headed for shore with gang of ships—changed course 32:25 Panama Canal—told to wait to cross—there until mid-afternoon—told to proceed without pilot—challenge, fun—describes lochs, near collision 34:20 Orders changed—no shore leave—set out at dawn for Galveston, TX—crew’s resentment 35:05 Ship sailed alone to Galveston, TX—navigated alone 35:20 Arrived at Old Providence Island—Columbian island North of Panama—decided to stop because men needed shore leave—handmade British maps—Afro-Columbians—sent to seat of power on island—they were only U.S. vessel that landed on the island throughout war 37:25 Made B-line for Galveston, TX—across Coral-Strewn Sea—poorly charted, foolish—missed landfalls—sailed across Gulf without seeing anything—somehow made it 38:55 Arrived at Galveston—told to wait—went in anyway 39:30 Sent up Houston Ship Canal to be decommissioned—ceremony, dress whites—end of sea duty 40:00 Went to New Orleans—street vendors, raw oysters 40:45 Decommissioned—train to Tulsa, OK—served 3 years, 5 days active duty 41:00 4 years of G.I. Bill—got PhD 41:35 Passing ship to Russians—not sad—plank owners—attached to people more, maintained friendship with crew mates, helped write book 43:00 Writing book—editing—ship log—non-corroborative stories 45:30 Memories—recollections—documents—primary and secondary sources—memories—oral histories—internet 48:30 People working in policy in government should read more history 48:50 [Wrap up] Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Pacific Spatial United States Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Langenheim, Ralph Interviewee Rotzoll, Nancy Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-19T12:28:20-06:00 2009-12-29T12:28:20-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/RalphLangenheim2007-08-31_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still RalphLangenheim2007-08-31_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-19T12:28:20-06:00 2009-12-29T12:28:20-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/RalphLangenheim2007-08-31.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 372566615 00:49:18 474 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-29T12:28:20-06:00 RalphLangenheim2007-08-31.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_RalphLangenheim2007-08-30 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Normandy Illinois Public Media Navy Illinois Public Media Operation Anvil Illinois Public Media French Riviera Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Higgins Boats Illinois Public Media LST Illinois Public Media LCTs Illinois Public Media D-Day Illinois Public Media Ralph Langenheim served in the U.S. Navy in World War II from May 1943 to May 1946. He participated in the Normandy invasion and Operation Anvil on the French Riviera. He is a professor emeritus of geology at the University of Illinois. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Ralph Langenheim Name of Interviewer: Nancy Rotzoll Name of Veteran/Civilian: Ralph L. Langenheim Birth Date: 05/26/1922 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 112 minutes (two parts: 60, 52) Date of recording: 08/30/2007, 08/31/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Please log the topics discussed in the interview in sequence. Video Recording Log Day 1 of 2 00:00 [Introduction] 00:28 Background—college—studied Geology at University of Tulsa, 1939 01:25 Navy V7 program—officer procurement program—midshipmen’s school—classified Engineering program—went to Annapolis 3-4 months 03:00 Midshipmen’s School—gained affection for Navy—served as reserves man after War 04:25 Applied for Sub Chaser School—went to Miami, FL—first drink of alcohol from Captain 05:50 Had coffee for first time in Navy—raised strictly 06:28 Sub Chaser School—if failed, sent to amphibious division 07:00 Got sent to Amphibious training after graduation—very disappointed—amphibious considered lowest part of the Navy 07:45 Solomon, Maryland—assigned to Choptank River, Chesapeake Bay base to train for LCIs—took train from Oklahoma to Washington—Officer’s Club 09:00 Dreary transition 09:20 Nucleus crew for new ship—training in Chesapeake Bay 10:10 Went to New York to meet ship at Perth Amboy, NJ—sent down to ship 10:37 Describing ship: 132 feet long, 32 feet wide, double-bottom—enough fuel to go over Atlantic ocean twice—carried 200 men, 21 crew, 4 officers—12 knots speed—8 bus engines—1 screw 12:27 Training, NY—buying outfit—buying everything in catalog 13:30 Got to England—anchor would not drop because rusted 14:00 Chesapeake Bay training—near collision with night boat—sister ship got stuck on beach in VA—stood watch all night watching cable 16:00 Attached to convoy going from VA capes to Gibraltar—over 100 ships—LCIs on either side—high winds, seasick—bridge watch 18:15 Split off convoy to Azores—over 2 weeks, stormy all the way—4th Officer Thomas O’Brien—had case of active T.B. 18:55 Pharmacist caught on to case of T.B.—would fall asleep on duty 19:40 Memories of Harte 21:06 Cornwall, England--with Destroyer of British Navy—to Falmouth—anchored 22:00 Convoy up Channel to Dartmouth—hit fog, rain into convoy of merchant ships—got lost, had to get directions—very embarrassing 24:00 Disintegrating convoy 24:15 Dartmouth—buoy—beacon sitting on jagged rock—accidentally beached on mud flat—Free French not friendly 25:20 Flag ship tied up to dock—lines broke overnight 25:40 LCIs had 5 20-mm guns—fired like machine guns—armament on beach—had anti-aircraft training—never hit drone—never used guns 26:25 Never used guns 26:40 Anchored off of beach on D-Day—instructed not to use fire unless fired upon 27:00 LCVPs—Higgins Boats—men firing machine guns--“Muster in the Mess Hall”—had not ordered men to fire but they were firing anyway 27:45 All they ever saw of German Air Force—only bomb 28:00 Never fired a gun—Normandy, South France 28:30 Dartmouth—LSTs sunk by E-Boats—didn’t hear what was going on—sound-powered phone—unreliable—didn’t hear right—set brake on wench and laid down on deck 32:15 Stove caught on fire 33:30 Trouble anchoring 35:15 Training exercises 35:30 Landing in Normandy on rising tide—Germans firing blind at LCI—88?—never got hit 37:00 Preparing for D-Day—Dartmouth Harbor—loaded 4th—anchored off coast with lots of ships 37:45 200 onboard—support troops—to beach at 5:30 p.m.—no trouble beaching 38:40 Voyage over to D-Day—constant noise—full watch—low murmur from troops—crap game going on—rowdy enough to list ship 40:00 Cloud of planes—101st Airborne—seeing flashes, though still far out—noise: distant sound of guns—like thunder—could smell powder—still way out—dawn broke—Destroyer sunk from hitting land mine 40:50 Stayed off beach 41:05 Directed to anchor, wait—saw LSTs going by with cows, German and French peasants, prisoners 41:40 Got antsy, thought had been forgotten—radioed to ask for orders—as a consequence, got asked to escort LCTs up to British beaches and back again 41:50 D-Day + 1—2 or 3 miles off-shore—voyage of inspection—tons of ships, battleships firing—no planes—Omaha active 42:45 Sat around for a few days—Omaha not yet settled—keeping them there to take Americans off shore if necessary—did not happen 43:00 Went to Poole—bus trips hauling people 43:45 Men took unauthorized trip to London, got back in time to leave 44:00 Dartmouth Marine Railway 44:15 Did not carry cargo—designed for short runs to coast of Europe and back 45:00 Sent to Gibraltar, Bizerte, Potcol—story of convoy incident: steaming out with 3 columns LSTs, LCIs, ammunition escort—string of lights to communicate, signal misinterpreted as “I’ve been torpedoed,” convoy broke 50:35 Trained in Bizerte Lake—French Naval Base 51:05 Salerno, Puteoli, Italy—like Yellowstone—ship acquired cases of Venereal Disease 53:10 Invasion of S. France—Corsica, San Tropez—landed people, turned around and left 54:10 Puteoli, Italy to Leghorn bus service—transported soldiers 54:48 Marseille—delivered, picked up load of escaped POWs of Palestinian Brigade, Australians—groups did not mix well—crew in the middle of knife fight 55:50 Transporting load of Senegalese prostitutes—supplied by French Army for troops 57:00 November to December—at Bizerte dry dock to serve Bay of Tunis yacht 57:15 Short officers—had to become executive officer—doing both deck and engineering 58:14 Orders to go home—went through Iran—Christmas—sent out in convoy of LSTs, LCIs—5 knot convoy, 21 days to South Carolina—man died of meningitis on flag ship—burial at sea 59:20 Arrived in Charlestown, SC—half men sent on 30-day leave, other half sent to South Pacific Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Langenheim, Ralph Interviewee Rotzoll, Nancy Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-19T12:25:32-06:00 2009-12-29T12:25:32-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/RalphLangenheim2007-08-30_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still RalphLangenheim2007-08-30_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-19T12:25:32-06:00 2009-12-29T12:25:32-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/RalphLangenheim2007-08-30.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 453398910 00:59:57 472 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-29T12:25:32-06:00 RalphLangenheim2007-08-30.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_PerryRannebarger2007-12-12 Illinois Public Media Clip llinois National Guard Illinois Public Media infantry Illinois Public Media Australia Illinois Public Media Americal Division Illinois Public Media Battle of Mount Austen Illinois Public Media Guadalcanal Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories Pearl Harbor American Archive World War II "Pearl Harbor" Categories Perry Rannebarger was drafted into the Illinois National Guard in September 1941 prior to the U.S. entering World War II. He became part of an infantry regiment and was sent to Australia just after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was among the first soldiers to become part of the Americal Division. He fought in the Battle of Mount Austen during the Guadalcanal campaign. Abstract Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Pacific Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Williamson, H.F. Interviewer Rannebarger, Perry Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-30T16:08:29-06:00 2010-01-04T16:08:29-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/PerryRannebarger2007-12-12_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still PerryRannebarger2007-12-12_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-30T16:08:29-06:00 2010-01-04T16:08:29-06:00 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/PerryRannebarger2007-12-12.mp4 - MPEG video MPEG-4 391191530 49:13 474 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2010-01-04T16:08:29-06:00 PerryRannebarger2007-12-12.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_PaulHackett2007-09-12 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Navy Illinois Public Media Tulagi Illinois Public Media USS Mindanao Illinois Public Media USS Mount Hood Illinois Public Media Solomon Islands Illinois Public Media Caroline Islands Illinois Public Media Chanute Air Field Illinois Public Media Chanute Air Force Base Illinois Public Media Espiritu Santo Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories Paul Hackett was a Storekeeper 2nd class on board the USS Mindanao when the ammunition ship the USS Mount Hood exploded on Nov. 10, 1944, at Seeadler Harbor, Manus Island, northeast of New Guinea. The Mindanao, 350 yards away, suffered extensive damage particularly to her superstructure, and aft. Of her crew, 180 were killed or wounded. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Paul Hackett Name of Interviewer: Kathleen Ricker Name of Veteran/Civilian: Paul Hackett Birth Date: 03/30/1923 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 47 minutes Date of recording: 09/12/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Tape Log: 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Background, childhood in New Jersey, father was WWI veteran with disability; Brooklyn, NY, Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School class of 1941 01:15 Office boy at Turl Iron and Car Co., New York, NY 01:28 Father told him about Pearl Harbor, 19 years old at the time 01:45 Fall, 1942, Congress changed draft age from 21 to 18; decided to enlist in the Navy because of father’s stories of the Army; enlisted December, 1942 02:38 Called up January 8, 1943; train from New York, NY to Great Lakes, IL boot camp 03:12 Physicals in Great Lakes, IL 03:45 Left March, 1943 04:05 Naval training at Storekeeper’s School in Toledo, OH, April-August 1943 04:25 Paco’s Tavern, N.A.S.H. television show 05:00 Placed in top quarter of class, Storekeeper 3rd Class; in Navy for 8 months, salary went from $50/mo to $76/mo 05:30 Called to report to Philadelphia, PA Naval Yard 05:45 Storekeepers sent to Norfolk, VA Naval Yard to prepare basic stores for U.S.S. Mindanao ARG 3 06:03 November 6, 1943, traveled to Baltimore, MD where ship became commissioned ship of U.S. Navy 06:20 Shake-down cruise on Chesapeake Bay 06:30 December 22, 1943 went to Guantanamo Bay, joined small convoy, went to Panama Canal, and then to Nou Mere, New Caledonia, January, 1944 07:10 Stayed at Espiritu Santo in New Hebrides until September, 1944 07:22 Prepared to go to Tulagi after Army secured island 07:35 November 10, 1944, at anchor, explosion in the morning on nearby U.S.S. Mount Hood—concussion of explosion in his shop, fire and smoke on ship—took 3-4 weeks to repair U.S.S. Mindanao 09:13 U.S.S. Mount Hood—14,000 ton cargo ship taken in by Navy carrying 4,000 tons of explosives—ship completely disintegrated, approximately 300 men died instantly—27 men on U.S.S. Mindanao died, 180 injured 10:09 January, 1945, went to Russell Island in Solomon Islands, there for 2 months, then to Mantis Island, then to Ulithi Island in Caroline Islands 10:32 Left ship in January, 1945, back to United States on August 5th, day of first Atomic Bomb, 10-day leave 10:55 Sent to Farragut, Idaho; had applied previously for V-12 training—got notice would be sent to unspecified university in July 11:15 In Farragut, Idaho until early September, assigned to University of Missouri V-12 program until June, 1946 11:30 Sent to New York to be discharged, June, 1946 12:00 No combat—repaired ships in back waters 12:15 Ammunition ship explosion—about 400 men died—working party had gone ashore, were only survivors 12:45 Supply officer of U.S.S. Mount Hood and Supply Officer of U.S.S. Mindanao both killed 13:15 Storekeeper school experiences: physical education program, parades, guard, good time 14:35 Career—good duty; anchored at Espiritu Santo, tender for minesweepers and patrol craft 15:00 CB’s, Marines, Australians on shore—came on ship for dinner one night, twice the number of usual men 15:30 Ships in actual combat—Franklin lost approximately 700 men 15:50 Destroyer Oakwood hit by kamikaze; Norfolk and Arwood-- approximately 5,000 sailors were lost [names indiscernible] 16:30 U.S.S. Franklin—looking at through binoculars from Ulithi Island, homeward bound pennant, taken to Brooklyn for repairs 17:45 Storekeeper duties, supply division—payroll, pipe fitting, outside storekeeper, supply depots, store ships, office requests 18:55 School of Commerce at the University of Illinois, class of 1949 19:10 Worked at Chanute Air Field for 4 years in Army Air Force Exchange Service 19:20 Worked for construction company called C.A. Peach and Sons, 29 years—retired 1988 19:40 Experiences on islands—Espiritu Santo was where James Michener wrote “Tales of the South Pacific” while he was a Naval Officer there—Duffy’s Tavern, radio program—women on island—French Coconut Plantation—Catholic Church—Supply Depots 22:48 Explosion of U.S.S. Mount Hood—deck of U.S.S. Mindanao littered with body parts and ammunition—confusion, fatalities, lost friends 25:15 People he knew on his ship, mostly from New York area, working parties, storekeeping—reunions—no animosity 27:10 Liberty at Ulithi—photograph 27:43 Correspondence—left home December, 1943, visited for the first time December, 1945—brother and sister married while he was in the service—siblings, 2nd of 9 children 29:00 New York—sister married a sailor, moved out West—parents retired in CA 29:23 After college he moved to CA, worked at Bank of America—engaged to girl in Urbana, IL, moved back and got married in 1949 29:50 In Portland, OR when Japan surrendered 30:22 San Francisco, CA to Los Angeles, CA—stayed with friends 30:50 From Los Angeles, CA to Farragut, Idaho—layover in Portland, OR, went to fashion show at U.S.O., surrender announced, whole town shut down 31:50 Farragut, Idaho to Missouri—experiences in Columbia, MO, socializing until June, 1946 32:40 Ways that students at University of Illinois have changed, social mores changed, moral standards have gone down 34:05 How have views of war changed?—Explosion of U.S.S. Mount Hood—enlisted in Navy so that he would have a choice—does not know if he would volunteer for service now; men who were 5-6 years older than him joined the service for security during The Great Depression 35:40 Older men had ideas of how Navy should be run—called new men “feather merchants”—young officers out of college with less experience would get promoted faster—PT 109 television show—Naval Academy—ROTC 38:52 Wartime, making due, giving up businesses to join service 39:15 GI Bill, university 40:05 View of war in general: war creates chaos, does not answer questions—displaced peoples—wasted men, material, money 41:30 Ships made from 1943-1945, barely used, stored, scrapped 42:20 Hat for U.S.S. Mindanao—discussing research on ship’s damage—research on internet 44:00 Ship built as Liberty Ship S.S. Elbert Hubbard, named after poet who died on Lusitania, renamed U.S.S. Mindanao 44:45 Shops on ship—electrical shop 45:43 Honorable Discharge certificate 46:30 Wrap-up Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Pacific Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Hackett, Paul Interviewee Ricker, Kathleen Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T18:17:29-06:00 2009-12-28T18:17:29-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/PaulHackett2007-09-12_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still PaulHackett2007-09-12_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T18:17:29-06:00 2009-12-28T18:17:29-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/PaulHackett2007-09-12.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 352980999 00:46:48 471 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T18:17:29-06:00 PaulHackett2007-09-12.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_OliveClark2007-09-17 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Lend-Lease program Illinois Public Media USO Illinois Public Media Racial Discrimination Illinois Public Media The Homefront American Archive World War II "The Homefront" Categories Olive Cocker Clark relates stories from the home front, based on her experiences as a World War II-era bride. She and George Cocker settled in Childers, Texas, while George was assigned to the base nearby. When George was later transferred to Langley Field, Va., their cross-country journey by car to their new home was an adventure of late-night car repairs, a blinding snow storm, and finally a collision with the back of a slow-moving truck. With the assistance of the Red Cross, however, they were finally able to complete their journey. To the interview, Olive brought a World War II-era photograph of her late husband George standing next to Lord Louis Mountbatten, the uncle of Charles, Prince of Wales. George had helped to build and inspect engines during the Lend-Lease program with Britain, and Lord Mountbatten had stopped by to visit with the workers and to express to them his appreciation for what the workers in the Lend-Lease program had meant to England’s efforts in the War. Abstract Video Recording Log Civilian Olive Clark Name of Interviewer: David L. Noreen Name of Veteran/Civilian: Olive B. Clark Birth Date: 07/27/1920 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 28 minutes Date of recording: 09/17/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:00 Introduction 00:39 Birth 00:55 Marriage, husband in service in Childers, TX; moving to Childers, 1942 01:37 Childers, TX, effects of Great Depression, experiences 02:03 Air Force base 02:06 Husband taught Norden bombsight, automatic pilot to lieutenants for flying 02:31 Childers, TX: bored and poor, applying for civil service jobs, working at City Manager’s office 04:00 Renting a room off of the Base 04:24 Husband was a Private 04:26 Community picnics, church lunches for soldiers 05:00 Husband’s experiences 05:12 Husband transferred to Langley Field, VA 05:34 Road trip home to NJ: car problems, car accident, concussion, hospital, Red Cross, train 08:40 Traveling from NJ to Langley Field, VA: train, ferry across Chesapeake Bay all night, dangerous 09:25 Submarine areas, netting to protect against German submarines along coast 09:50 Ferry trip, detours, took all night; soldiers had to stand the whole time 10:50 Rented room: place to sleep, no central heating, cold, landlords 11:24 Red Cross assistance 11:40 Husband found apartment 11:50 Working for U.S.O. 12:11 Langley base later became C.I.A., secrecy 12:45 Working for U.S.O.: making ham sandwiches for soldiers, serving soldiers, dances at night 13:27 Civil Service exam, working at National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, later became NASA, secretarial work, becoming pregnant 14:35 Moved home for rest of pregnancy, gave birth to daughter, husband returned after baby talking 15:20 Husband assigned to Guam, Saipan; surprise encounters with “Japs” at night while watching movies 15:56 Regular movie showings 16:15 Home front experiences: rationing, friends giving them gasoline ration cards to drive to NJ 16:50 Meat sales in community 17:08 Shoe ration; not thinking about it too much 17:27 German friends, Germans’ terrible hardships 17:41 Childers, TX: Not uncomfortable but very poor, beds outside because it never rained, watching shooting starts at night 18:16 Childers, TX: no recycling initiatives 18:30 Wartime correspondence 19:12 Husband’s work overseas: Norden bombsight, repairing airplanes 19:45 Husband’s craft in free time: wooden boxes, jewelry made of shells 20:15 Husband returning home, difficult finding job and place to live 20:25 Living with husband’s parents in two family house, then living in own home 21:10 Newport News, NJ experiences: very racist against blacks 21:50 Childers, TX: very poor, Texas mud, roads half paved and half mud 22:47 Instant coffee 23:00 Socializing with friends 23:26 Childers, TX: going to town on Saturday nights, parking car downtown 24:35 Wooden sidewalks 25:35 Buses like school buses from OK to TX 25:45 Movie theatre 25:55 Childers, TX: size of town, grocery stores 26:15 U.S.O. in VA, serving food, record player for dancing 27:05 Wrap-up 27:30 Big Band music Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal United States Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Clark, Olive Interviewee Noreen, David Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T18:14:02-06:00 2009-12-28T18:14:02-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/OliveClark2007-09-17_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still OliveClark2007-09-17_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T18:14:02-06:00 2009-12-28T18:14:02-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/OliveClark2007-09-17.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 215919880 00:28:35 475 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T18:14:02-06:00 OliveClark2007-09-17.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_OBStreeper2008-04-03 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Air Force Illinois Public Media B-24 Illinois Public Media France Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories O.B. Streeper served with the Army Air Corps from March 1943 to September 1945. He was shot down May 27, 1944, over southern France. He parachuted to safety, and joined the French resistance. During one of the missions that he participated in, a bag was accidentally left behind contained his name and some of his identification. After finding this bag, the Nazis were apparently convinced that Streeper was one of the key figures in the French resistance so they offered a large reward for him—large enough that it represented several years of salary to an average French citizen—so Streeper had to distance himself from some of his colleagues in the resistance for fear that someone might turn him in for the reward money. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran O.B. Streeper Name of Interviewer: H.F. Williamson Name of Veteran: O.B. Streeper Birth Date: 08/07/1923 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 60 minutes Date of recording: 04/03/2008 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:00 Introduction 00:30 Beginning of war—working as machinist—Draft—lied about occupation—in Rangers, transferred to air crew in Florida 01:15 Push for Air Force to go destroy Europe, 1943 01:30 Sent to armament school—gunner school for B-24s—flew in ball turret with 250 caliber machine guns—hearing loss as a result of guns 02:00 Crew formed in Mountain Home, ID—went to Fresno, CA—phase 2, 3 02:15 Went to Africa, then Italy—Rome had just fallen 02:30 Practice in Africa—crew had its own airplane—named it Miss Carriage 03:30 Living different life—1st mission to Yugoslavia—dropping 20-lb frags—40 clusters, 6 bombs per cluster—lost 2 B-24’s, 20 men on 1st mission, a milk run 04:15 Losing men, replacements 04:25 On base between missions—6 enlisted men per tent—social clubs—didn’t want to know other crews because they won’t be there tomorrow 05:45 Briefings on target—line of flack—fighter attack—cover by air fighters—P-47s, P-38s—P-51s practically non-existent 06:40 Might see 10-50 planes in sky—if you stayed in tight formation fighters wouldn’t bother you because too many 50-caliber guns—if you started smoking they’d come after you 07:25 Never knew who shot down what aircraft 07:40 Hit target—go in from 1900 to 2100 feet—nose gunner would yell “bomb bay doors open”—bombardier opens doors—bombed following lead airplane’s sites 08:45 Flack—on target meant a lot of flak—fighters 11:05 Missions—fly 2 days, off 1—sometimes off because of weather—primary and secondary targets—target of opportunity 11:50 25 missions for one tour—life expectancy was 16 missions—rare to get anyone out of airplane that was shot down 12:30 Shot down on 23rd mission 12:50 Bombing near Nice, France—Ju-88 Air Drone—expected to be easy mission—nose gunner saw flack—started getting hit—fire on wing 13:30 # 4 engine caught fire—tip of wing blew off—75-gallon fuel tank spewing gas—lost tail 14:05 Plane got to land—got 10 men out, which was rare—hit in hip and side of leg 15:30 Caught updraft, dropped on other side of mountain away from Germans—morphine, bandages, piece of steel in hip 16:30 45 automatic—first aid kit—escape kit—knife—jacket—cut nylon off of parachute 17:15 La Tasca, France, a little village—going to give himself up—older French woman and child pushed him into bushes to hide him from German convoy 18:10 La Tasca—Pommier—underground agent—tried to speak English to him, but he was very spooked 18:37 Moved to La Masque—Pologne—underground—Marquis—splinter groups 19:00 Cut flack out of hip with no anesthetic—sutured with dirty fishing string 19:30 Motorcycle with machine gun—Edward, Frenchman had stolen German motorcycle—took him for a ride to hide him—certain French people you couldn’t trust 20:10 Rest of crew—one POW immediately—another 2 days after landed 20:50 Left French group—Germans raided place—would have killed him because no dog tags 21:37 Edward—knit organization—blew up bridges—did a bridge with Harold Steel 23:05 Bridge blown when his pack was on the other side—Germans got it—had billfolds, watches, souvenirs from German Army, and his camera 24:00 Joined with Pommier—several places he would hide—families risked their lives to help 24:48 Courier—he would be told to follow an alpine bag—some were very young people, very young girls 26:00 Wore gray knickerbockers, hobnail boots, wool shirts, sports coat—signs to communicate 26:52 Radio contact—getting radio from Algiers—string wires into trees 27:15 French tried to hand him off to submarine in bay—hid him under fishing nets in a boat 28:10 Missing in action—family knew nothing 28:45 Stayed in little stone house—mile away from town—safe place—if there was laundry hanging in window, supposed to get away and hide 29:23 Got on train—supposed to be Swiss—had T.B. 30:50 Other missions—sniping cars, blowing things up 31:40 If French girl caught fraternizing with Germans—head shaved, beat up, sometimes shot 32:20 Pomier brought someone to see him—supposed to get him out—they found out he was a German collaborator, paid to get him—when he came to get him, Streeper shot him in the face 34:00 Invaded N. France, S. France—went down and came out around (indiscernible, sounds like “Pugitenne”) 34:14 Taken prisoner by Americans—challenged him—asked him baseball questions 35:30 Jumped in jeep—thought they were going to shoot him—ATC 35:50 Flight to Italy 36:05 Arrived in Naples, went to Red Cross to send telegram to wife—no money, argument, scene—nurse paid for telegram—wife got it on her birthday 38:30 30 days later government notified his family he returned to active duty 38:45 Long interrogation with Air Force regarding time in France, photographs 39:00 Nurse took him to stay at hotel—next day sent to Barry, Italy—interrogated about a week 40:00 Troop transport U.S.S. James Parker—interrogated again 40:43 Camp Shanks, NY—wanted to see Hackensack, NJ 41:45 After Vietnam—one son did 2 tours with 133rd CB Battalion—had rocks thrown at him when he got back—GIs treated like dogs 42:00 Came home—flight engineer on modified B-25 for General—Sioux City, IA, Wichita, KS 42:40 Couldn’t go back to Europe—couldn’t go to South Pacific—classed as a spy, would be shot if captured 43:15 Marquis—friend sold off for loaf of bread—POW for couple of years—death march 44:15 4 prisoners or war—some laid back and protected by local people 44:50 Crew’s story—any time shot down, hot good 45:45 [Describing decorations] Order of Caterpillar—Silver Boot Air Force Escapee/Evade organization 47:30 One man on crew was 31 years old 48:05 Brother with Patton in N. Africa, France, sent home in body cast—other brother flew L4’s for 110th Field Artillery—tough time in it 48:50 Bomb group—55 grews—1 person got through all missions—he was shot down on last mission, blown out of plane, POW 49:25 Targets—Austria, Italy, Hungary 50:25 Friend shot down in Czechoslovakia—went back later to find out what happened to nose gunner—had fallen into building—picture of it hanging in local bar 52:15 Veterans reminiscing at conventions and reunions 52:45 Mission compared to those in Britain—B-24’s used in Italy, B-17’s used in Britain 53:35 Rivalry between B-24’s and B-17’s—“Two B’s” 54:15 Wings break off of B-24’s when they got hit—when lose engines, go in flat spin and pin crew on floor—B-24’s known as “Wallerbees” 55:15 “Dogfaces” suffered tremendously 55:45 American flag, patriotism 56:30 Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan—troops need encouragement and respect 57:20 Angio, Salerno, D-Day—losses—won’t condemn or support 58:40 [Wrap-up] 58:55 Fun Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Streeper, O.B. Interviewee Williamson, H.F. Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T18:11:28-06:00 2009-12-28T18:11:28-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/OBStreeper2008-04-03_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still OBStreeper2008-04-03_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T18:11:28-06:00 2009-12-28T18:11:28-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/OBStreeper2008-04-03.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 459689913 01:00:55 480 Kbps - 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T18:11:28-06:00 OBStreeper2008-04-03.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_MerlinTaber2007-07-27 Illinois Public Media Program Project Conscientious Objector Illinois Public Media Civilian Public Service Illinois Public Media pacifism Illinois Public Media Politics American Archive World War II "Politics" Categories Quakers Illinois Public Media Merlin Taber served during World War II, not in the military, but as a conscientious objector in the Civilian Public Service. His Quaker upbringing shaped his decision to seek an alternative to military service. During the war, Taber built roads, fought forest fires, cared for patients in a mental hospital and served as a test subject for medical research. He talks about his experiences—and the reasons for his pacifist response to war. Abstract Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-30T15:57:46-06:00 2010-01-04T15:57:46-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/MerlinTaber2007-07-27_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still MerlinTaber2007-07-27_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-30T15:57:46-06:00 2010-01-04T15:57:46-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/MerlinTaber2007-07-27.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 706856882 01:33:54 493 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2010-01-04T15:57:46-06:00 MerlinTaber2007-07-27.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_MerleRoughton2007-07-20 Illinois Public Media Clip Project National Guard Illinois Public Media 106th Cavalry Illinois Public Media Army Illinois Public Media Panama Illinois Public Media Omaha Beach Illinois Public Media Battle of the Bulge Illinois Public Media Patton Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Merle Roughton of Urbana, Illinois discusses his involvement in World War II, beginning with the National Guard 106th Cavalry which were horse troops with heavy machine guns. He later served in Panama, attended mechanics school at Fort Raleigh, then went to Europe and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Merle Roughton Name of Interviewer: Dee Breeding Name of Veteran: Merle Edward Roughton Birth Date: 05/01/1922 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 148 minutes Date of recording: 07/20/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:00 Introduction 00:27 Background—high school in Urbana, IL—National Guard, 106th Cavalry—horse troop, heavy machine guns 01:00 Illinois National Guard—end of Depression—January-November 1940—armory—horses 03:25 August, 1940—Camp McCoy, WI—remount horses, not ready for Cavalry 05:00 Dysentery—horse hair infection—forced march 72 miles—experiences with horses 06:20 Uniforms 07:00 Tents—bonfire—dysentery 07:40 Returned to Illinois—patrol at County Fair—parade down Main Street in Urbana, IL 08:10 Machine guns loaded on pack horses—water jug, ammunition 08:30 Saddles—maybe from Spanish War—really old and broken—problems with equipment 09:10 Urbana, IL—draft notice—with the Army for monthly training—men signing up, university men and farmers trying to beat draft—this unit called long before draft 10:25 November, 1940—took horses away, became Service Troop—needed organization to transport horses and men—their Cavalry to become Horse Mechanized outfit—stationed at Urbana 11:00 Went to Camp Livingston, LA—training—knew war was coming 12:00 Federalized in November—Army of the United States—reserves—2 squadrons: horse and mechanized—horse troops from Chicago, originally Polo players 13:30 Cavalry changing—year in Camp Livingston, LA—Louisiana Maneuvers 1941 13:55 77 semis—portays—hauled 8 horses, men, equipment—his troop was drivers for portays—equipment slow to arrive 15:20 Boots and britches laced—uniform of horse troop even though had no horses 16:15 Issued a 66 truck without driver’s license—drove night and day—hauled manure to veteran’s hospital—not enough trucks, down-time 17:20 Camp Livingston, LA—mud roads—6-man tents—winter 18:00 War started—took over all bridges between Alexandria and New Orleans, LA—December, 1941 19:25 Split outfit—left horse troops in Camp Livingston—took Mechanized to Panama 20:00 Service troops—drive men 20:35 Went to POE beach—very cold 21:10 New Orleans practically closed down—walked 7 miles to port—converted cattle car—sailed to Panama—suspected location of next enemy target 22:05 Patrolled Panama from January 1942 to August 1943—interior mountains, building more lochs 23:40 Did not go home for duration of stay in Panama—furlough while at Camp Livingston—called back to break up Pennsylvania coal strike—close friends in National Guard 25:00 Proud outfit—also patrolled border in early 1900’s 25:50 After Panama, went to San Francisco, CA and Pittsburg, CA—deloused, from tropics 26:40 Train to Camp Maxey, TX—original group still in TX while his group had gone to Panama—military government wanted to send his outfit to Europe immediately because they were seasoned troops—flunked core test so they could go home on furlough—other group had their wives living with them in TX 27:30 Sent to LA as umpires for maneuvers—furlough to Urbana, IL 28:15 Fort Raleigh—mechanics school 28:25 Core test—combat readiness—sent guy from Washington to take over outfit—32nd Squadron of 14th Cavalry 29:30 Went to Europe, 1944—arrived in Glasgow, Scotland—train to Bournemouth, England 30:25 Only took 2 odograph jeeps—map-makers for reconnaissance—bringing Jeeps to Brooklyn Naval Yard 32:00 Europe—drove all over England—equipment hidden 32:25 LST across Channel—rough waters—lost armored car off of top deck—took over 1 day 32:50 Omaha Beach—went into hedgerows—pup tents—voted absentee for FDR 33:10 Went across France and Luxembourg—32nd in Saar Valley doing reconnaissance for right flank of 1st Army—18th Squadron up North—caught Battle of the Bulge—put 800 Cavalry men up front to hold 34:00 18th, 32nd Squadrons—Battle of the Bulge 35:40 Outfit pulled back to refurbish, get new men—went back to battle 36:00 Crossed Rhine with 7th Armored—drew tanks with 24’s 36:15 Joined Patton—making run across Danube to Czechoslovaki 36:30 Got to Austrian border—war ended—pulled back 36:45 Outfit going to South Pacific—took high-pointers and transferred to infantry outfit to be shipped back to States 37:05 Outfit left to go to South Pacific, went to States, got a leave—his group still waiting for ship in France 37:20 Got a ship in August—V-J Day occurred while at sea 37:40 Cavalry—eyes and ears of Army—equipped lightly to move faster—primary objective—also used for combat, quick hits as necessary 39:00 Patton used them to hit and move—Germany a mess at the time 39:20 Vehicle in France—commander of big wrecker—2 men from 104th Division, driver and mechanic—carrying half-track on back most of the time 40:00 Few times when actually with platoon—Line Company would have an accident, go pick them up 40:15 Battle of the Bulge—sent to Saint Vith to get half track that hit a mine—all vehicles on road going the opposite way—no radio in wrecker 41:00 Saint Vith—people still in houses trying to block roads—MPs taking them back inside—Red Ball express vacated supply vehicles, firing directly on cliff over railroad yard 41:40 Half-track in railroad yard—maintenance platoon with track off—hood up, engine on cooking dinner—towed it out, going 5 mph 43:10 Does not remember anything after railroad yards until December 25th—bad time—so cold, people froze to death on roads—Battle of the Bulge—terrible weather 44:15 Cavalry not equipped to dig fox holes, but did—18th in trenches 44:30 Squadrons—his attached to airborne unit—pulled reconnaissance for 82nd Airborne 45:15 Reconnaissance work—not job to engage, but did sometimes—Patton ex-Cavalry 45:55 Discharged 46:00 End of Battle of the Bulge—by 3rd day both squadrons decimated—pulled back to Belgium—18th new tanks—his had old tanks—firepower in vehicles 47:15 Vehicles in Cavalry—didn’t have armored cars in Europe, did have in Panama—M-8 Armored Car—37—light armor 48:15 Company of light tanks—37 mounted—“pea shooter” compared to German tanks—American tanks could out maneuver German tanks 49:00 End of Battle of the Bulge—Germans captured American equipment and used it against Americans 49:35 Germans had troop of Americans with German heritage—could get through road blocks 50:00 Chaos 51:15 Manning bazooka—man in foxhole from PA National Guard—Pennsylvania Dutch—wrecker driver also PA Dutch 52:30 In Luxembourg—lots of German speakers—Luxembourg neutral, people still there—taverns still open—in Luxembourg 2 months—HQ for 14th—stopped back to visit town on way to Paris later—town had banquet for him 53:50 War over, pulled back to Erlangen—pass to Paris—used camera lenses for money 55:45 Panama—malaria—Panama Canal—yellow fever 57:15 [tape transfer] 57:38 Fort Clayton—lochs—aircraft carrier—Albrook Field down the road 58:35 Army Air Corps—“white sheeters”—slept on white sheets—his unit didn’t get a shower for 6 months—washed and cooked in steel helmet 59:35 Cavalry units—everyone carried Thompson sub machine gun—in Panama carried side arms—45 Colt revolver and sword 01:00:45 Gorgona beach—no one there because wartime—alligator hunting—bullets from WWI caused bulge in barrel 01:02:05 Sloths 01:02:30 Side arms 01:03:05 Horses on German side—Germans running out—troops of boys and old men 01:03:45 Never injured during Battle of the Bulge—can’t get anything from VA now because never injured or taken prisoner 01:04:45 Cavalry—supposed to be there, then gone—always glad not in infantry 01:05:05 Howitzers—M-8 tank like mortar—2 Cadillac engines 01:06:00 Camp Livingston—5 men and corporal from Urbana—only one of 6 was killed—all now live in Urbana together 01:06:45 Germans missed gas supply storage—German tanker trying to hit—would have been really bad 01:07:30 What most people don’t know—18th and 32nd Cavalries in foxholes—what happened at beginning of Battle of the Bulge 01:08:30 Riding in wrecker had advantages—picked up half tracks all the time—riding in no-man’s-land 01:09:05 Omaha Beach—sank tank in deep water 01:09:55 Drove tank across Rhine River—most exciting thing ever done—built pontoon bridge—drove tank across alone—water really swift and dangerous 01:12:15 Bridge under attack night and day—would take cover under railroad 01:13:35 Remagen Bridge—railroad bridge with tunnel—Germans wired bridge to explode but it didn’t go off—finally fell down 01:15:55 Joined Patton—joined 1st Army—thinks Patton asked for Cavalry outfist—14 there—wanted them to run front because wanted to get it over in a hurry—106th was there, original outfit 01:17:05 Went to Austria—war ended—went to Relagen in May—shipped out in August 01:17:30 Part of 106th saved King Leopold—ford du guerre—French decoration—Presidential Unit Citation for Mechanized part of 32nd—for taking Remagen Bridge and getting men across—alludes topic regarding Presidential Citation--“some argument about that”—should have had some other honors 01:19:20 Never got Presidential Citation—when took high-pointers out of unit, that outfit never went through files to award ribbons—has proof, but records burned in Saint Louis—to go back and get it, have to prove was in 32nd Cavalry unit at the time 01:20:20 Man’s dad was in outfit—lawyer in Chicago—trying to find out information—read Time For Trumpets—never told his daughter had been in Battle of the Bulge 01:20:50 Made shadowboxes for daughters 01:21:05 Planned on writing book—made lots of notes to write book—shadowboxes 01:22:20 [Shows and describes shadow box] 01:27:45 U.S.S. Algonquin—converted cattle ship--Panama canal 01:30:00 Panama 01:31:10 Young men and young students in National Guard 01:32:10 After discharged August, 1945—work at bakery, then at Chevrolet—friend’s brother—father & son duos in outfit—sets of brothers 01:33:45 Joined National Guard again—sworn in as staff sergeant— 01:34:45 Series-10 program to become 2nd lieutenant—offered officer position in maintenance 01:35:00 Becoming warrant officer 01:37:00 Work as mechanic, service manager, mechanics field 01:38:00 Warrant officer—don’t get discharged—armored his specialty—active reserves 01:39:00 Chicago—met friends from 106th 01:40:30 National guard outfit—serving with friends from hometown 01:42:00 Uniforms, boots, laces 01:43:30 Communication with officers 01:45:15 Battle of the Bulge—lucky 01:45:45 Half track, Saint Vith in December—saw him on way to Lucky Strike in June 01:48:15 Didn’t want to talk about it after the War 01:49:30 Pennsylvania Dutch men 01:50:30 German Castle—wanted to see what was in safe—buried two sets of China and said would come back and get after War—not really stealing 01:52:30 Chicken hunting inebriated with Thompsons— 01:54:05 [Tape transfer] 01:54:30 Gliders, motorcycles, drinking hidden French champagne 01:56:30 Chicken hunting—German farmer asked them not to kill his chickens but they did anyway—shot chickens with 45 shotguns—meat ruined--almost shot himself—riding motorcycles while drunk—“shows how you get” 01:59:30 Problems with POWs—would not admit they were Nazis 02:01:30 Friend captured by Germans, POW camp—reunited with brother in POW camp 02:04:00 Lost some men to OCS, Cadries 02:05:00 National Guard—families knew each other—correspondence infrequent, no entertainment 02:06:15 When returned to Urbana, family had moved 02:07:00 14 days furlough—left outfits in Korea too long—rotated men in—feels as though should have trained together and gone overseas together 02:08:30 In Europe August to August—supposed to march down 5th Ave. on VJ-Day—didn’t happen—sent to Fort Sheridan 02:09:00 With friends in Chicago—New York City—Brooklyn Naval Yards 02:12:00 Camp Kilmer, NJ—new uniforms—put on train to Fort Sheridan—discharged—discharged in second tour of duty in Colorado—desert, mountains 02:13:45 Texas to Teloma—didn’t want men to get off train in middle of the night 02:14:15 New Years Eve—Memphis, TN—got fifth of whiskey—first time drinking—when first called up 02:15:15 [Wrap-up]—one more story—Fourth of July parade—tanks 01:18:15 Teaching brother to drive 02:19:00 Armory—horses—high school gymnasium—horse shows—horses got out—pack horses 02:21:45 Friends in 106th—mother owned boarding house 02:22:35 Loyalty to friends in National Guard—reunions 02:24:15 [Wrap-up]—global is not going to work—giving country away—would be in bad shape in Iraq if not for National Guard—people now don’t know meaning of patriotism—buying foreign not good idea—Patton museum 02:26:50 [Wrap-up] Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Roughton, Merle Interviewee Breeding, Dee Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T18:09:31-06:00 2009-12-28T18:09:31-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/MerleRoughton2007-07-20_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still MerleRoughton2007-07-20_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T18:09:31-06:00 2009-12-28T18:09:31-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/MerleRoughton2007-07-20.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 1111350782 02:27:12 451 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T18:09:31-06:00 MerleRoughton2007-07-20.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_MargaretHenderson2007-10-02 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Navy Illinois Public Media cryptology Illinois Public Media U-boats Illinois Public Media Naval Communications Intelligence Illinois Public Media Hitler Illinois Public Media intelligence Illinois Public Media Trident Code Illinois Public Media Radar Illinois Public Media Naval Intelligence Office Illinois Public Media Norfolk Air Station Illinois Public Media Naval Reserve Illinois Public Media Women in Uniform American Archive World War II "Women in Uniform" Categories Margaret Henderson was a senior at Radcliffe when the U.S. Navy became so desperate for communications officers that it recruited several senior girls to train to become cryptologists. German U-boats were disrupting shipping to a great degree so the Navy needed help. Henderson trained for 30 days at Mt. Holyoke and then went to Washington, D.C. where she worked from 1943-45 in Naval Communications Intelligence for the European theater. In her office, Allies read communications in which German U-boat officers were wiring each other their positions, unaware that the Allies had broken their code. One of Henderson’s jobs was to keep track of the U-boats using a big map and pins. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Margaret Henderson Name of Interviewer: Harriet Williamson Name of Veteran: Margaret Rose Henderson Foster Birth Date: 07/25/1921 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 32 minutes Date of recording: 10/02/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:00 Introduction 00:41 Trip to see opening of Olympics in Berlin, 1936—saw Hitler in person 01:33 Staying with family in Berlin—family took American girls into the closet and told them terrible things were happening in Germany—their children were in Hitler Youth and would turn them in if they found out they were talking to them—asked the girls to go back to the United States and tell people that bad things were happening in Germany 02:15 Radcliffe College, senior year—recruited to take secret communications course—offered commission in the Navy—Month at Mount Holyoake for Officer’s Training—supposed to be 2 months, called 30-day-wonders 03:20 Went to Washington, D.C.—assigned to communications intelligence office—put in top European Theatre part—not decoding 03:44 Job was to keep track of German U-boats, 1943—Allied troops started getting a hold of U-boats 04:10 Broke Trident Code –communications from U-boat skippers intercepted 04:28 Radar had been perfected—U-boats 04:35 German translators—decoded messages wired into office—transcribers took decoded message, gave it to her, she put pin on map which was coordinated with aircraft sightings 05:34 Information given to operators who sent planes after boats 05:45 Office completely secret, working 24 hours a day—3 shifts, would be on one shift for 2 or 3 weeks 06:05 Naval Intelligence Office—Nebraska Ave., Washington, D.C.—couldn’t tell anyone 06:24 U-boats defeated in about 1945 06:35 Asked to be transferred to Hawaii—sent to Naval Air Transport Service, Atlantic Wing (Newfoundland to Florida) 07:13 Trained as air transport officer, Patuxent River, Maryland 07:25 Norfolk Air Station—assigned there until end of war 07:38 In charge of whole detachment because people were getting out of service in 1946 07:49 Was begged by superiors to stay in the Navy but did not see a future in the Navy for women at the time 07:58 Terminated in August, 1946—terminal leave until October—could fly on any airplane—went to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and Havana, Cuba 08:48 October, 1946—ended service 08:56 Naval Air Transport Officer’s duties: in charge of plane when it came from last stop—load and balance sheet—“topping the rears”—plane gassed up—signed a balance sheet, saluted Captain 10:03 Navy Chiefs did most of the work—really the experts 10:20 Materials being transported—also operated shuttle between Norfolk and Patuxent River, a popular route—often was in charge of shuttles 11:03 Gene Kelly came to airfield once 11:31 Intelligence—working constantly –urgency 11:52 Had broken code in 1942—by the time started working in 1943, Allied sea power had started to slam U-boats—so less urgency 12:35 Urgency 12:47 Working in Washington, D.C.—own quarters—rented a house with five girls 13:48 Washington, D.C. full of military people working 14:07 House—4 waves, one civilian—could not talk to each other about jobs 14:35 Not a lot of women in the military—felt important to be doing something for war effort 15:05 Did not feel there was a future for women in the military 15:23 Does not remember discrimination, but men had higher posts, male dominated field 15:48 No reunions for Naval Intelligence—never had any communication with anyone 16:42 Colleagues—not sure if they worked for military during Cold War—most people were from the Reserves and went back to college—regular Navy man in charge of unit—one is now the head of the Fogg Museum at Harvard 17:40 Only heard from roommates from home—doesn’t even know what unit would be called technically because everything was so secretive 18:03 1936, Germany—the family telling her about the terrible things happening in Germany 18:30 East Coast was a little more aware about the bad things going on—started getting refugees from Europe, some Jewish 19:03 Told people what the German family had told her, but not much she could do 19:15 Parent’s reaction—understood—but what could you do?—felt helpless—like with the war in Iraq, when you’re not in a position of power it is hard to make a difference 19:48 Knew something was going on before war started—was obvious from trip to Germany in 1936—military people everywhere—mood at Olympics 20:40 Tour to Germany run by person from Germany that lived in her town –Nazis were suspicious—harassing outsiders 20:57 Arrested by two men at youth hostel, questioned—accused of stealing—sum was 95 cents 21:58 Same man took another group of Americans to Germany in 1937—one of his people was arrested for murder—German police harassing them because he was German—Berlin 22:50 In the United States, reports of Hitler and Jesse Owens at Olympics—saw it in person 23:00 Opening ceremonies interesting—some nations wouldn’t hile Hitler (American, English, French) 23:50 On the roadside, Germans looked like they were in a trance, when they hiled Hitler when they walked by—maybe they were in a fantasy, seemed dazed 24:45 Very good experience—all felt WWII was a necessary war—Ken Burns—does not approve of invading 25:38 Influenced life—solidified feeling that war is not the way to improve world—doesn’t solve anything 26:20 Traveling to Cuba—Havana City before Castro—Went to West Coast: San Diego, CA, San Francisco, CA—brother sailor 28:26 Stayed in Naval Reserve until had a child, 1948-1949, would have had a promotion—envious of male friends who stayed in the military—women could not stay in the military after they had children 29:25 Husband said she should sue Navy for forcing her to quit service when pregnant 29:30 Women’s status in society improved because of WWII, overall, gradually, not just because of military service 30:08 Thinks women are pretty equal to men now 30:25 Wrap-up Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal United States Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Henderson, Margaret Rose Interviewee Williamson, Harriet Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T18:03:42-06:00 2009-12-28T18:03:42-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/MargaretHenderson2007-10-02_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still MargaretHenderson2007-10-02_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T18:03:42-06:00 2009-12-28T18:03:42-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/MargaretHenderson2007-10-02.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 235703938 00:31:12 477 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T18:03:42-06:00 MargaretHenderson2007-10-02.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_MalcolmDavis2007-09-25 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Army Illinois Public Media Battle of the Bulge Illinois Public Media Ardennes Illinois Public Media Rhineland Illinois Public Media infantry Illinois Public Media 30th Division Illinois Public Media Hermann Goering Illinois Public Media Patton Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Malcolm Davis served in the U.S. Army infantry in the battles of Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe and the Battle of the Bulge. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge. In his pocket, he carried a small Bible with a metal cover. The Bible saved his life, he said, when a bullet hit the Bible instead of him. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Malcolm Davis Name of Interviewer: Bill Williamson Name of Veteran/Civilian: Malcolm Gale Davis Birth Date: 04/21/1918 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 23 minutes Date of recording: 09/25/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:02 Introduction 00:41 Before service, growing up, family; father a grocer 01:07 Graduating from Urbana High School, 1936 01:17 University Press apprenticeship, 4 years 01:40 Drafted, train to Chicago, IL 01:54 Camp Blanding, Starke, FL: training 02:03 Infantry training, walking in sand to prepare to walk in snow 02:20 30th Division, 119th Infantry Company D, machine gun company 02:36 Front lines, Christmas Eve 1944, dug first fox hole 02:53 Travel from FL to Europe, boarded ship in NY, landed in England, Liverpool 03:14 All lights out in England 03:26 No training in France 03:35 Landing in Le Havre, France, marching with duffel bags 04:00 30th Division, pushing back German advance after Battle of the Bulge 04:43 Moving forward, forty and eight trains, little boxcars 05:10 Trains could not get close to front lines 05:18 Four by four trucks, Jeeps 05:29 Truck accident due to drunk driver, riding on trailer behind truck, jumped off, others injured 06:13 Moving, chasing Germans across field; under fire, pocket bible hit by shrapnel and metal cover dented 07:18 Crossing Roer and Rhine rivers, walking, walking through snow in Black Forest 08:05 Steel bridges across Rhine 08:45 Germany 08:55 Meeting Russians: friendly, fighting Germans 09:33 Hermann Goering’s house, going through, taking souvenirs, money 10:10 Traveling fast through German towns 10:13 Interacting with German townspeople, German civilians cheering for Allies 10:45 Camp Lucky Strike 13:04 30th Division, 119th Infantry, Company D 13:42 Back to Civilian life, back to work at University Press, journeyman, 35 years, retired 14:20 Working at Shrimp’s grocery store part-time, 22 years, social security 14:53 Other memories: Black Forest, difficult walking in snow, German prisoners 16:20 Basic training, carbine instead of rifle 17:29 Hurricane during basic training 18:04 Only man in unit to survive the war 18:24 Trench foot 18:37 Saw Patton once 18:50 Brother-in-law was Major, coordinating ground and air forces: sent for him, stayed at headquarters one night, slept on a pile of sugar beets 19:56 Sleeping outdoors 20:10 Private First Class 20:15 Ice Cream 20:27 Wife had 3 brothers in service, all survived 21:09 Registering in Chicago, registering officer was from Urbana 21:58 Wrap-up Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Davis, Malcolm Interviewee Williamson, Bill Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T18:00:37-06:00 2009-12-28T18:00:37-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/MalcolmDavis2007-09-25_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still MalcolmDavis2007-09-25_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T18:00:37-06:00 2009-12-28T18:00:37-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/MalcolmDavis2007-09-25.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 168067920 00:22:16 477 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T18:00:37-06:00 MalcolmDavis2007-09-25.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_LloydLain2008-03-07 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Navy Illinois Public Media South Pacific Illinois Public Media submarines Illinois Public Media New Hebrides Illinois Public Media USS Tibenna Illinois Public Media New Caledonia Illinois Public Media Dauntless Dive Bombers Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories Lloyd Lain served in the U.S. Navy from Nov. 3, 1942, to Jan. 26, 1946. He was involved in scouting the South Pacific for submarines. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Lloyd Lain Name of Interviewer: Harriet Williamson Name of Veteran/Civilian: Ralph Rinehart Birth Date: 12/20/1923 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 62 minutes Date of recording: 03/07/2008 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Background—mother’s death at 10 months old 02:00 Broke leg, November, 1930—in hospital 6 months, broke leg 5 times 02:50 Moved to Fisher, IL—stepmother—being poor 03:45 Wanted to be Navy pilot—passed pilots tests—underweight—ate a lot 04:30 Enlisted November 3rd to V-6 program—U.S. Naval Reserves 05:45 V-6 program—had enough points to leave service when returned to U.S.—could have stayed but did not want career in Navy 06:15 Business College—Assistant Crew Chief on B-29s on air field for 6 months—furlough—selling insurance 07:15 “Over here” 1951—guided missile program—physics—postal service—operation maintenance 07:50 Price of utilities at University of Illinois over time 09:00 Boot Camp—friends from home—15-year-old friend changed birth certificate—Navy Pier aviation school, December 1942 to June, 1943—everything about airplanes—parts, maintenance 10:20 Engine prop backfired—man hit on head and knocked out 10:45 Aero-gunner 11:37 Alameda, Lake Sheba, Robert Stack—school—shooting practice with 50 caliber gun 12:20 Assigned to squadron 57 13:05 California--U.S.S. Tebenna—troop ship—German-made—put in tubs—20 mm guns 13:55 Periscope sited—Japanese had placed periscope on square raft in ocean 14:30 Zigzagging from Cook Islands to New Hebrides 15:00 Japanese scouting plane flew over—counted 20 lights in plane 15:30 Transport ship—bathrooms were troughs—drinkable water on 30 minutes a day 16:20 New Hebrides—islands, trees 16:55 Admiral Calhoun’s living quarters—fully-furnished hut—assigned to pick up coconuts—Palmolive owned island’s coconut trees—U.S. paid them $25 per tree cut down—Admiral Calhoun was commander of Pacific Fleet Air—Richard Nixon on New Caledonia 19:50 U.S. Tibenna up North—torpedoed by Japanese 20:45 Crossed equator twice 21:30 Bottom plate of ship knocked off 22:12 Ship carrying trucks full of candy—stealing candy, food—not fed much 22:58 From New Caledonia to Espartos 24:35 Captain found out he could set tables—assigned to set tables for chiefs—swimming with natives on islands—natives would come to the theatre for movie nights 26:38 Every 7 days, one day off—given command car and case of beer—visit native village—90-year-old chief told them story about when his tribe was cannibalistic, ate white people—trip to Theo Pass 30:30 Theo Pass—mined Nickel—Vichy French 31:25 Animals on islands 32:40 All 4 Admirals together at New Caledonia—Admiral Hallstead’s plane 35:20 Flying—looking for submarines—up in planes for about 4 ½ hours at a time at about 2,000 feet—Dauntless Dive Bombers—manning twin 30 guns behind pilot 37:50 Didn’t want Japanese to come back around Australia—they were there to watch—while there sunk Japanese submarine—captured 20 Japanese men 38:45 First had twin-wing plane with platoons on—could land on water and land—then changed to Dauntless Dive Bombers 39:12 Flying from New Caledonia—November, 1943—while plane Captain, flew 4 hours a month—2nd Class Petty Officer 39:58 [Reads plane log] 40:50 Plane Captain—worrying about his planes while they were out on missions—developed a spastic colon 42:00 Planes traveled on different sectors 42:30 Plane trouble—plane coughed, was going down—pilot jumped, boy didn’t—pilot’s parachute saved him, boy’s didn’t because he waited too long to open it—died, buried there—pilot rescued on Destroyer—got back 3 days later 44:15 Got Flying Duck in case of future rescues—never used 44:38 A lot of pressure—boys he worked with—thieves, card cheaters 46:02 Recreation—baseball, softball, basketball 46:25 Each man got 2 bottles of beer a night—he sold them for 10 cents apiece—drank until married later—fast heart, spastic colon—took Fenalbar for his heart 48:02 Came back to U.S. after 20-some months—took medical survey—30-day-leave—drank moderately 49:39 Correspondence—writing 10 ladies, brother in Army, stepbrother in Marines 50:25 Father died in September, 1944 51:37 Stepmother remarried in October or November 52:35 15-year-old friend dated 25-35-year-old women in Chicago 53:35 Arrived in U.S. with just work clothes—given tailored uniforms—cartons of cigarettes 56:30 Happy to serve—lucky—friends in service 57:50 Influenced life—taught to work with people, respect people 58:20 Too much pressure 59:10 85 semester hours in 1950-1951 at Commercial College—higher accounting, business 01:00:45 Labor Relations School 01:01:27 [Wrap-up—cuts out] Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Pacific Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Lain, Lloyd Interviewee Williamson, Harriet Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T17:52:01-06:00 2009-12-28T17:52:01-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/LloydLain2008-03-07_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still LloydLain2008-03-07_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T17:52:01-06:00 2009-12-28T17:52:01-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/LloydLain2008-03-07.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 464547410 01:01:35 485 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T17:52:01-06:00 LloydLain2008-03-07.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_LindaWeber2007-09-17 Illinois Public Media Clip Project rationing Illinois Public Media Purdue University Illinois Public Media The Homefront American Archive World War II "The Homefront" Categories The Atomic Age American Archive World War II "The Atomic Age" Categories During World War II, Linda Weber went to Purdue University to train to be an employee in the drafting department of an aircraft manufacturer producing war planes. The company needed replacements for the men who had left to fight in the war. Abstract Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal United States Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Weber, Linda Interviewee Williamson, Harriet Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T17:50:13-06:00 2009-12-28T17:50:13-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/LindaWeber2007-09-17_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still LindaWeber2007-09-17_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T17:50:13-06:00 2009-12-28T17:50:13-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/LindaWeber2007-09-17.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 336946095 00:44:35 488 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T17:50:13-06:00 LindaWeber2007-09-17.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_KermitHarden2007-10-26 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Army Illinois Public Media infantry Illinois Public Media POWs Illinois Public Media France Illinois Public Media Ardennes Illinois Public Media Rhineland Illinois Public Media Central Europe Illinois Public Media Red Cross Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Kermit Harden served in the U.S. Army infantry in Europe. He was awarded the Silver and Bronze Stars and participated in major battles in Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. As a prisoner of the Germans, Harden was part of a famous prisoner exchange engineered by a Red Cross officer who boldly traveled into enemy territory to negotiate the swap. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Kermit Harden Name of Interviewer: Harriet Williamson Name of Veteran/Civilian: Kermit Harden Birth Date: 10/26/1924 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 58 minutes Date of recording: 10/26/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:00 Introduction 00:55 Background, family—farm, father also worked in mine 02:00 Attended University of Illinois 3 semesters—enlisted after Pearl Harbor attack in December, called up in March 02:55 Studying to be Math or History teacher 03:10 Pearl Harbor brought war into focus 04:18 Camp Robeson, AK—basic training—pulled out after 3 weeks to go to Carnegie Institute to study to become engineer—there 3 semesters, recruited because of placement test 05:13 Carnegie Institute—studied mathematics and engineering like a regular student—was to become officer and go into active duty after graduation—Army curtailed program before education ended—did not need a lot of engineers, needed infantry 06:15 Back to infantry—never took basic training 06:35 Camp McCain, MI—advanced infantry training division—marksmanship, patrol, mock battles—there March to August, 1943 07:50 Took a train to New York then sailed to Europe on Queen Elizabeth—ship held 18,000 men—took 5 days—ate in shifts, slept on bunks or on deck in shifts—first went to Edinburgh, Scotland 09:39 Took a train to Chippenham, England —there 4 weeks—D-Day had been previous June, knew was going to France 10:15 Correspondence with family—friendships with men in company 10:48 In September went across English Channel, waded ashore on Omaha Beach 11:28 Division moved to Lorient, France—also some sent to Brassiere, France 11:45 There to hold 65,000 Germans that were cut off in that region of France—had just been cut off a few weeks prior to him arriving in this region—they were not POWs, just cut off 11:38 Returned to Europe 4 times since War—visited sites where he fought—invited back to location where was kept prisoner in Lorient 14:30 Attended reunions after war 14:45 Not combat, only duty was patrol 15:15 On patrol with 50 men, surrounded and captured—5 men killed, 23 wounded—fought 9am to dark, then surrendered—American troops tried to help but could not 16:20 Taken into Lorient—stayed in prison which was converted manufacturing building—interrogated for one week 16:55 Taken on boat to Ile de Groix—small island 3 miles out—big fort there with new prison set up—were about 146 Americans, also some French, English—some Americans were wounded and stayed in hospital 18:03 Hungry—in 45 days lost 40 pounds—French would smuggle food sometimes—learned to steal food in various ways 19:26 Escape was not a good idea 19:48 Segregated by nationality—played bridge 20:23 Hauling food from dock to fort, stole food 20:45 No communication with outside world while POW—declared missing in action—mother wrote 3 letters which he did not get until exchanged in December 21:20 Red Cross assistance 22:18 Communication with guards—older German men—taught him to play chess—older men, bored, not a difficult job to guard the Americans 22:45 Red Cross man got word from French that American POWs were starving--orchestrated exchange of prisoners and supply of cigarettes and candy 25:04 Exchange—rank for rank—called truce 9am to 5pm, exchanged in Etang du Ter—officers went in café and worked out terms—went well until Germans refused to be exchanged—started giving more Germans per one American—German doctors giving physicals to make sure trading able-bodied for able-bodied 28:03 Deloused—difficult to eat for a few days—rested for 5 days then passed physical, sent back to division 29:10 Went on patrol and caught one of his old German guards 29:20 Training in New York 30:44 After Battle of the Bulge started, drove 3 days straight to join front lines 31:20 Describing Battle of the Bulge—cold temperatures—last week in January, became frozen from the waist down—in the hospital for 30 days 32:25 Laid in bed on back, legs exposed—had to restore circulation 33:00 Residual health problems—now considered 100% disabled—only considered such after new legislation passed a few years ago 33:35 Circulation restored, declared fit, sent back to active duty 34:08 Traveling by truck—Germans on the run—Americans chasing 34:28 Fighting before hospital—fighting house to house—town of Ninning—back and forth capturing between Germans and Americans 35:00 Americans removed dead from town after battles—Germans left them laying in the streets 35:10 Officers were fair and equal to American soldiers—getting replacements daily 35:45 Left Ninning to take nearby hill—15 of 50 men remaining at end of day, all replaced next day 36:55 Losing men, getting replacements—warn replacements about things 38:00 Germans—at Battle of the Bulge—very young and very old soldiers 38:30 Had little contact with Germans that were captured 39:15 Went to Lubechoffen on Rhine River—when got there, Germans running 40:00 No serious battles until crossed Rhine in March—Germans not avid fighters at the time 40:55 Rhineland battle—fighting in the woods—helped to have a tank 42:25 In Rhineland area when war in Europe ended—became police 43:00 Ended up in Czechoslovakia—met Russians to keep them on their side and not let them come any further West 43:40 In Czechoslovakia—contact with civilians—very bitter against Germans 44:50 Some people had cooperated with Germans during war—after war caused fights 45:10 Not a lot of contact with locals in France—could not trust them because they could run between lines—one Frenchman stole an American body and stole its clothes before returning it to the American camp 46:30 His best friends from the war were those he was captured with—12 got together for documentary later—he was the only one that went throughout whole war without getting disconnected from division 47:28 Hit by a mine—gap in hedgerow—cat ran through trip wire—blew up and got shrapnel in his face—in hospital 3 days 48:45 Medals: silver star, bronze star, purple heart 49:10 Points to go home December, 1945—rode trucks from Czechoslovakia to La Havre—took a ship to New York—home for 30 days leave, found out received Silver Star, which gave him enough points to be discharged 49:40 Discharged at Fort Sheridan, IL after end of leave 49:50 Contact with family after POW 50:15 Discharged—attended University of Illinois next semester—one of the first veterans to return to campus 51:50 Studied Math, graduated 1946—eventually received Masters from Bradley and PhD. in 1972 52:25 Married in 1959, had two children 52:38 Involvement with War helped him to not worry about the small stuff in life 53:15 Wrap-up 53:38 [Video of medals, photographs, letter] Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Harden, Kermit Interviewee Williamson, Harriet Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T17:47:18-06:00 2009-12-28T17:47:18-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/KermitHarden2007-10-26_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still KermitHarden2007-10-26_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T17:47:18-06:00 2009-12-28T17:47:18-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/KermitHarden2007-10-26.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 436878613 00:57:54 481 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T17:47:18-06:00 KermitHarden2007-10-26.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_JosephMcCormick2007-09-08 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Army Illinois Public Media France Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Joseph McCormick served in the Army in Europe in the quartermaster corps supplying the front lines. He spoke excellent French and acted as an interpreter with the Free French. Abstract Interview Illinois Public Media General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit McCormick, Joseph Interviewee Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T17:43:08-06:00 2009-12-28T17:43:08-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/JosephMcCormick2007-09-08_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still JosephMcCormick2007-09-08_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T17:43:08-06:00 2009-12-28T17:43:08-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/JosephMcCormick2007-09-08.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 456734550 01:00:43 478 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T17:43:08-06:00 JosephMcCormick2007-09-08.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_JosephHamburg2007-11-14 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Draft Illinois Public Media infantry Illinois Public Media Utah Beach Illinois Public Media France Illinois Public Media radio Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Joseph Hamburg served in the Army infantry in Europe, participating in the Normandy campaign and the battle for the city of Brest in the Brittany region of France. He also served in the army of occupation in France and Belgium. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Joseph Hamburg Name of Interviewer: Brent Cochrane Name of Veteran/Civilian: Joseph Hamburg Birth Date: 5/25/1914 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 62 minutes Date of recording: 11/14/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:00 Introduction 00:27 Drafted, did not object, wife 5 months pregnant; entered Army in May, 1943 01:40 Lived in Champaign, IL 02:15 Camp Grant, IL—Induction; train to Texas, infantry training 03:25 Camp Walters, TX—largest infantry replacement center 04:08 Tests—listening to sounds, scored high—trained as radio operator as well as infantry rifleman—pleased to get radio training 05:45 Trained as radio operator—Army had special way of teaching, excellent method 06:45 Gun assembling and disassembling, practicing at night; experiences at range—sharpshooter, never had to fire in battle 07:50 29 years old in basic training, training with mostly 18-20-year-old men 08:24 Basic training experiences—hikes, courses 10:40 Earned respect of younger boys 11:35 After training, felt sick, went to see nurse—had pneumonia, stayed in hospital 3 weeks 14:00 On orders to go to Fort Benning, GA for advanced infantry training, removed from orders because of illness—knew people sent there went overseas—Africa campaign 16:15 Promoted P.F.C., assigned to Cadry—taught radio code to trainees 17:10 1st Sergeant promoted him to Corporal—there almost a year 17:38 Orders to go to East Coast to port of embarkation 18:05 Basic training in September—bivouacked—officer told him in middle of the night that his son was born—went to camp to call home, talked to mother-in-law 20:10 Saw son for the first time in January on furlough 20:45 Second furlough delay en route 21:20 Went to England—training—went to France 21:40 From England to France—knew he was going to battle 22:28 Landed on Utah Beach July 14, 1944—beach had been secured—front was 50 miles 23:10 Hearing battle from afar 23:28 Issigny, France—bivouacked near park, not allowed to go into town 24:15 15 miles away from real action—was a free replacement waiting to be assigned, no duties—playing ball, reading newspaper, waiting, preparing self 26:05 First week of August assigned to division 26:50 2nd Division 9th Infantry 3rd Battalion—Headquarters—radio operator 27:10 Felt secure, attached, had a home 27:25 Reported to commander—got to stay as radio operator 28:10 Dangers, experiences 28:45 Headed to front lines, 1st night—wireman gave him SCR 300 radio—had to go to command post—German flare shot up—had to wait until it died to move 30:28 Command was in a house—went to cellar, listened to radio—lots of radio signals 31:25 Standing in the open during the flare—felt exposed 32:10 Issigny, France—40 years later drove by it while in Europe 33:10 First German soldier he saw—prisoner of war, cursing about Eisenhower—humanist sentiment towards German soldiers—no ill feelings 35:00 Hospital ship from Normandy to England, German soldiers received same care as American soldiers—medical department did a good job 35:38 Direct attack—Normandy, France—pulled out of action, put in reserve—U.S.O. sent Dinah Shore to perform 36:50 Normandy, France—transport trucks of 2nd Infantry Division and 29th Infantry Division and battalion of Rangers ordered to Brest, France to capture city held by Germans—digging a foxhole on August 29th with a buddy by a hedgerow 39:40 Germans started to shell—88 mm canons mounted on tanks—M-1 rifles—describing blasts 41:00 Blast hit hedgerow, left arm went numb—shrapnel hit arm in 2 places—fractured ulna and injured nerve 42:15 Surprised when discovered wound 43:00 Went to aid station—only person in communication station wounded at the time 43:45 1st Lieutenant shot in the neck 44:15 Never made it back to outfit 44:25 Respect for medics—tent city, gurney, waited all night for surgery—efficiency, attention 45:45 Operating room in a tent—still in uniform, nurse prepared arm—anesthetic 47:38 Woke up next morning on cot, arm in cast 49:00 Getting ready to go to hospital in England 49:30 Correspondence with family, general hospital in England—there for 3 months—3 more surgeries, physical therapy 50:25 High respect for medical department of Army 50:35 Executive Officer came into ward and awarded him Purple Heart—he could not return the salute because his arm was in a cast 51:30 Rehabilitation centers, interviews 51:45 Replacement Depot in Verviers, Belgium—time of Battle of the Bulge—processing troops—job in classification section 52:25 War ended May 8th—points system for going home 52:45 Last place of assignment—Reims, France—little red school house in which peace agreement was signed—arrived there in September 53:25 Level of points reached 84—sent to another headquarters, then to Marseille, France 53:50 Discharged at Camp Grant, IL 54:08 Saw son, 2 ½ years old 54:30 Visited friends, family, moved to Minneapolis, MN 54:50 Moved back to Champaign, IL 55:05 Returning to normal life 55:35 [Reads aloud his writing about the preparation and planning of D-Day, the D-Day invasion, and the importance of WWII] 59:55 Medics were wonderful 01:00:15 Wrap-up, video of awards and medals Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Hamburg, Joseph Interviewee Cochrane, Brent Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T17:40:26-06:00 2009-12-28T17:40:26-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/JosephHamburg2007-11-14_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still JosephHamburg2007-11-14_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T17:40:26-06:00 2009-12-28T17:40:26-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/JosephHamburg2007-11-14.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 464654828 01:01:30 484 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T17:40:26-06:00 JosephHamburg2007-11-14.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_JohnPhilipDziuk2008-01-30 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Navy Illinois Public Media radar Illinois Public Media sonar Illinois Public Media USS Ajax Illinois Public Media atom bomb test Illinois Public Media kamikaze Illinois Public Media Bikini Atol Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories The Atomic Age American Archive World War II "The Atomic Age" Categories When Phil Dziuk was an 18 year old farm boy, he qualified for an eleven month long Navy electronic technician training program, in June 1944. His education in a two year practical program in the School of Agriculture at the University of Minnesota and experience milking cows was a far cry from repair, maintenance and servicing radar, sonar, receivers, transmitters and other electronic gear. He struggled through the program at Herzl college in Chicago, Great Lakes, Treasure Island, California. He served on the USS Ajax, a repair ship that went to Hawaii, the atom bomb test site in Bikini and later served at the transmitter station in Lualualei, Hawaii. Discharged , August 4,1946, he was welcomed back to Foley, Minnesota and immediately began work in the harvest fields, on August 5. He later took advantage of the GI Bill and taught at the University of Illinois for more than 37 years. Abstract Mr. Dziuk uses the "s-word" at 88:40. Content Flags Video Recording Log Veteran Philip Dziuk Name of Donor/Interviewer: H.F. Williamson Name of Veteran/Civilian: Philip Dziuk Birth Date: 03/24/1926 Recording format VIDEO type: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 95 Date of recording: 01/30/2008 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:11 Introduction 00:53 Family and childhood—father's service in WWI 01:50 Senior in high school 1941—country school in MN—skipping grades—12 years old in high school—draft initiated 02:35 High school—15 when war started—community college—draft 03:18 2C—farm deferment 03:30 1A—eligible for draft 03:40 Radio training program—avoiding infantry by joining Navy—only 5% passed program 04:45 Inducted January 1945—R.T. training—special group in boot camp—only one month—Great Lakes, IL 05:45 Minnesota 06:00 California, Hawaii—warm weather 06:20 Training—90 people in company—R.T.s—3 stripes—sworn in equivalent of corporeal— incentive [ sings song about regular Navy vs. R.T.s]--sworn in 1st class 07:40 One month at Great Lakes—primary training at Hurtle College—converted to Navy training facility—electricity, math, labs—receivers, welding 08:30 Incentive: learning—formula: R.T. + F.O. = R.T./H2O—after you had been there for a while, you went to sea 09:00 Wanted drivers for landing crafts 09:30 Did not lose stripe if flunked out—dangerous driving landing crafts because head sticking out of boat 09:45 Badges: Ruptured Duck, Honorable Discharge, Electronic Technician 3rd Class 10:15 Most men in school had taken engineering, math, had a master's degree in chemistry—he was overwhelmed—country boy with two years community college 11:27 Later on helped when he was advisor for undergraduate students—worked himself 24/7 12:40 44 in group—21 went on—23 went off—made the cut to stay 13:00 Next round—Elementary Electricity and Radio Material—went to Great Lakes for 3 month program—2 week periods: could flunk back and repeat once 13:38 Flunked back once and panicked—practice sessions—instructor told him he would fail but he worked harder and succeeded 15:15 Navy-issue slide rule 16:13 Made it okay for the rest of the program 16:38 Good at welding and building—electronic technician—maintenance, repair, technician 17:10 Sent him to places he did not choose 18:00 Only 9 of 21 made it through program—250 went in at the same time, only 9 made it all the way through the first time 18:30 Treasure Island, CA—month of learning transmitters—very large receivers—RADAR, SONAR, fire control—7 months 19:05 RADAR very secret—high fences separating his department from rest of base 19:45 Long hours, break in mornings 20:10 Insubordination incident [tells story] 21:08 I.F.F. RADAR triggers transponder—signals--gives number of plane to identify 22:20 Color-coded wires—sudden tests for color-blindness 23:00 Labs—troubleshooting--problem-solving--circuitry testing—7 months 23:48 San Francisco—Treasure Island—SONAR--acoustics--distance and ranging—listening 25:50 RADAR—range and angle—positioning 26:50 Shoran and Loran—triangulation—short range navigation—precursors to GPS 27:40 Close to top of the class 27:55 Blacks in military mostly only cooks or stewards—two black men in his company—segregation 28:40 May 1945—European war ended—no celebration in San Francisco 29:15 Treasure Island embarkation point for South Pacific—holding area for men behind barbed wire —Bay filling and emptying with ships—South Pacific loosing many men—could not speak to men on other side of fence because RADAR was a secret—they would try to give you letters to their mothers or wives—had to walk by them like they did not exist—difficult because knew they were probably going to die 31:45 Friend was a beach master in South Pacific—said in one battle, 10,000 Marines and 20,000 Japanese died in 2 days—water so full of bodies could not land crafts—the next day water so full of maggots the engines got clogged 32:25 No secret many men were dying—knew the men you were ignoring were about to die 32:30 Rumors—things not going well in South Pacific—held Japanese back but not easy gaining territory 33:08 It takes about 20 men to keep one man shooting—he was one that was back there behind 34:08 August—Atomic Bombs—48 hour riot in San Francisco—chaos, but happy—windows broken —streets totally packed with soldiers--overwhelming 36:03 Back to base—S.P.'s cleared streets 36:57 Drunken sailors 37:15 Still finished school—things uncertain—graduated January 1946 37:50 Very long training process—had to know all technical things—could be assigned anywhere anytime 38:55 Graduated—leave--liberty 39:18 U.S.O.--Chicago, Milwaukee—liberty trains, parties, girls—inspection at 8 a.m.--”looking for bad women and good whiskey” 41:30 Sailors and soldiers were good targets for robberies 42:15 Shore patrol duty in San Francisco and Hawaii—protect sailors from civilians and from themselves—drunk sailors 44:35 Stayed sober during service 45:01 Marines guarded military prisons—Goat Island near Treasure Island—Marines had to serve sentence if their ward escaped—one night there was an escape, Marines with machine guns looking for men 46:06 Camp Shoemaker—Marine Prison for military—slept in tents, awoke by baseball bats— military justice is oxymoron 46:43 Stood guard at Briggs—on ship—full rations every 3 days, bread and water every day 47:25 Inspection on Saturdays—had to behave—some of these men did not care if they got shot—top- down system 48:30 Shore Patrol—protecting men—enlisted man, been in service year and a half, ranked—got all kinds of duties 49:30 Petty officer of watch on ship—U.S.S. Ajax AR6 repair ship 50:00 Ran without lights even though the war was over for protection 50:43 Petty officer duty to keep watch men awake 50:55 RADAR watch duty 51:00 U.S.S. Ajax after graduation—ship had been by Ulithe—damaged by kamikaze plane—part of first group on ship after it was repaired 51:50 Sick the first 3 days on U.S.S. Ajax 52:25 Treasure Island mess hall—fed 15,000 meals a day—feeding the returned sickly men 54:15 Only time he was ill during service 54:25 While at Great Lakes, IL, other men got pneumonia who were not used to cold weather 54:50 U.S.S. Ajax went to Hawaii—in Pearl Harbor, saw U.S.S. Arizona and Japanese submarine that had been beached during Pearl Harbor attack 55:30 Armed Forces Institute—more knowledgeable than instructor, skipped out on classes 57:00 U.S.S. Ajax went to Bikini Atol to test how the atomic bomb would effect ships-describes Bikini Atol—installed electronic equipment on ships to see how it would respond to bomb—animals were on board ship to test animal response 59:00 Lucky—was not harmed at all during service 59:23 Sent back to Hawaii just before bomb was tested on Bikini Atol—men who were on U.S.S. Ajax were exposed to radiation from atomic bomb 59:50 Back to Hawaii on troop transport 60:40 [Tape transfer] 60:45 Troop transport bunks—sea sick soldiers 61:00 Assigned to transmitter station at Lualualei, Hawaii—on other side of island from receiver—dozens of transmitters—AM, very powerful, 7 600-foot towers—concerns over health risks from radio and RADAR signals 63:25 RADAR—precursor to microwave 63:50 Transmitter—maintaining, rotating shifts 64:30 Swimming on beach—waves, tide, current—almost drowned once 66:40 Lualualei—station near pineapple farms 67:30 Transmitters—keying in signals—sent out a lot of V’s 68:10 Discharge procedures—back to Treasure Island, train to MN 68:45 Some men discharged, others reassigned—beginnings of Korean War—had 11 months invested in these men, ¼ discharged, others reassigned 69:27 Readjusting to civilian life, girls 70:00 Home to MN 70:28 Never called home, wrote often 70:55 Re-read letters sent to his parents 50 years later—tone was reassuring 72:12 Day after he got back was working on family farm again 72:40 Lived in England, Germany—American military cemeteries in Cambridge, Arnhem, [indiscernible, “Mostrik (Mogrotten)”], Oahu—people should visit military cemeteries 74:40 Visiting American military cemetery—inn keeper let them stay free of charge—said citizens would maintain cemetery forever, free of charge 76:30 Anti-German sentiment in Yugoslavia, France 76:50 Pro-American sentiment in Holland, Denmark 77:00 Lived in Germany during Iron Curtain—were 250,000 American occupiers 78:05 Response to criticism of bombing of Hiroshima and Iwo Jima—Japan was not going to stop otherwise—would have been one of the men sent to invade Japan 79:15 Only saw one Japanese prisoner of war 79:25 German prisoners of war marched perfectly—would criticize American soldiers for being sloppy 81:00 In Germany, met German who said he had been “a guest of Roosevelt”—POW in America 82:00 Truck gardening in MN—German and Italian POWs working—had good impression of America after war 82:40 Story of Cambridge University acquaintances’’ POW stories and adventures during WWII 84:50 Friend from CT captured Nazi soldier—Nazi had been trained when he was 14-15 to become occupier of American soldier’s hometown in CT 85:30 Germany—German military cemeteries—German cemeteries in Ireland—Irish hated English so much that they allowed German planes to land in Ireland—in one German cemetery the age of the dead were either 13-16 or 50+, one of the last towns to be captured 87:10 Continuation of story of Cambridge University acquaintances’’ POW stories and adventures during WWII—POWs on different sides of the battle, fighting for different sides (88:40 “shit”) 92:08 Wrap-up 92:32 Sort clips of him in uniform, dog tag with medals, sailor hat, uniform and supplies Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Pacific Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Dziuk, Philip John Interviewee Williamson, H.F. Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T17:25:30-06:00 2009-12-28T17:25:30-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/JohnPhilipDziuk2008-01-30_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still JohnPhilipDziuk2008-01-30_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T17:25:30-06:00 2009-12-28T17:25:30-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/JohnPhilipDziuk2008-01-30.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 713238917 01:34:23 495 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 640x480 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T17:25:30-06:00 JohnPhilipDziuk2008-01-30.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_JohnFrothingham2007-08-30 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Marines Illinois Public Media Guadalcanal Illinois Public Media New Georgia and Illinois Public Media Iwo Jima Illinois Public Media malaria Illinois Public Media Australia Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories John Frothingham served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was commissioned in December 1940 and participated in the battles of Guadalcanal, New Georgia and Iwo Jima. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran John Louis Frothingham Name of Interviewer: Harriet Williamson Name of Veteran/Civilian: John Louis Frothingham Birth Date: 07/13/1918 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 60 minutes Date of recording: 08/30/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:00 Introduction 00:37 Background, education, Evanston High School, class of 1936, University of Illinois 01:10 Uncle’s stories about WWI 01:25 ROTC, disenchanted with military, resigned from ROTC 01:50 War underway in Europe 02:05 Heard about Candidates Class in Quantico, VA, signed up December 1940, 3 months 02:18 Called to active duty February, 1941 02:31 Commissioned Second Lieutenant 02:38 Reserve Officers Training, 3 months 02:45 Artillery Branch, Quantico, VA 02:55 Transferred to 1st Marine Division, not fully formed, Spring, 1942 03:10 Engaged, married, March, 1942, New River, NC, artillery training 03:45 Japanese taking islands in South Pacific, found out in 1942 Japanese building air field on Guadalcanal, which would threaten Australia 04:40 Horrible rehearsal in Fiji Islands, proceeded to Guadalcanal 05:00 Japanese did not expect to see Americans there until Spring 1943 05:20 August 7, 1942, landing under cloud cover, Japanese did not expect them, landing started earlier on Tulagi about an hour earlier, Red Beach, landed 11,000 Marines, relatively unopposed at Red Beach, Tulagi had to fight 2 days, best friend killed 06:27 Only one casualty caused by someone firing rifle into coconut tree and a coconut hitting someone on the head 06:42 Proceeded on island, 2 weeks 06:50 Navy, August 9th, 1942, Japanese had done much training on night fighting, Americans had not, Japanese sunk 4 heavy cruisers 07:34 Admiral Fletcher pulled protective forces out of area, left Admiral Turner who commanded amphibious part without supplies, food, guns, equipment 08:14 Japanese had not expected Americans, so they only had 400-500 fighters and 1,000 laborers; they retreated and left food there, Americans ate their leftovers for two weeks, not much else to eat 08:50 Navy did not show up for couple of weeks with food, ammunition 09:00 Japanese came back and bombed Americans 09:20 Navy showed up with food and cigarettes 09:40 Airplanes showed up, became Cactus Air Force, generic name of all forces, Australian also, P-40s, P-49s 10:20 August 21st and 22nd, Japanese Colonel [unintelligible: possibly ‘Hijiki’] decided to attack across Tinaroo River, South of airfield 10:50 Artillery survey, opened fire on Japanese 11:25 Lull until September, Japanese realized Americans were serious about holding island 11:48 Traveled to Australia with wife in 1988, thanked by Australians for service, parade 12:30 Battle of Bloody Ridge, attempt to drive Americans off of island, no reinforcements 13:00 164th Regiment 13:30 Lull until November, crossed Matanikau River, defending perimeter, Japanese 11-troop transports 14:05 Cactus Force, Japanese Bombers 14:20 Japanese Zero better one-on-one, but shot 3 Japanese down for every one American plane 14:39 Almost all American pilots rescued, although good number lost 14:50 Received command to go across Matanikau River and fire at will, only time received that command, found out later it was to get rid of ammunition, tubes got hot, sunk 7 troop transports, 4 remaining were beached up North 15:57 Cactus Air Force, General Geiger, attached torpedoes to planes with rope, dropped them on troop transports, PVYs, construction battalion 18:23 No major Japanese attacks, continued to defend 18:33 General Patch relieved in December, 1942, boarded ship to Australia for rest and relaxation 18:57 87% of troops had malaria, he had it twice, had to have guard at bed because he would sleep walk at night 19:43 Casualties: 1,100 killed, twice as many wounded, later reinforced 20:00 Landing: Melbourne, went up to Ballarat, Australia with engineers, ordinance company, and artillery regiment 20:30 Made Captain, getting promoted really quickly 20:42 Correspondence with wife 20:59 Ballarat, Australia, transferred to Auckland, New Zealand to command gun outfit, much longer range equipment 21:20 Back to Guadalcanal, part of New Georgia campaign 21:50 Apprehension about getting injured 22:10 Needed people to go to U.S. to train Marine Corps, building 6 new divisions, 5th Marine Division, returned March, 1944 23:34 5th Marine Division ordered to Hawaii, made Major, so many new Majors they did not know what to do with him, sent him to tank battalion, indirect fire guns 24:30 Indirect fire, tanks, Naval gun fire, Iwo Jima, Aerial air fire 25:30 There over a year (Iwo Jima), miles of underground tunnels, dug in; 26:13 Landing on Iwo Jima, 5th Division went ashore with 5th wave of infantry, going through black volcanic sand, saw a lot of dead marines 27:10 Looking back, really dug-in troops not going to be damaged even by a good attack, no matter what; compares to Guadalcanal 28:08 Did not want banzai attacks, only one Japanese commander tried it 28:38 Nip and tuck outfit 28:43 Some days lucky to gain 300 yards, sometimes 50, sometimes none 28:55 Ground got worse father North, rocks, hills 29:10 Technique: infantry would get shot at, fighting and flame-throwing tanks would come in 30:00 Flame-throwing tanks outlawed in 1983 30:15 Napalm, shoot fire 100 yards for 3 minutes, fighting tanks 31:02 Unbelievable casualties, only battle where American casualties surpassed enemy casualties, 28,000; buried 8,000 marines right there 31:50 March, reached headquarters of Kuribayashi, who committed suicide, hara-kiri 32:20 Wiped out last 200 soldiers in Japanese counter-attack 32:32 Stood with Colonel on board LSD, taking in LCMs, LCSs, had to leave ten damaged tanks there 33:05 Took Japanese tank to try to get it fixed and use it in Hawaii 33:25 Japanese motorcycle 33:40 Back to Hawaii, received message his first child had been born, tank and motorcycle 34:27 Original training at Quantico, VA 34:40 Disenchantment, commanding officer was unpleasant, could not see a future in it 35:15 Studied History in college, knew something big was happening in Europe 35:30 Candidate Class, Quantico, VA, 03 Rifle, Guadalcanal, M1: much better rifle 36:20 Army Ordinances would have new weapons designed, Army would try them out first 36:40 164th showed up, had M1s, would allow Marines to use them after casualties freed guns 36:57 Training at Quantico, VA, infantry, basic training, similar to Paris Recruit Training, instructors were enlisted people 37:53 Other training: Officers Training, ROC, employment up to company level, with about 200 troops, how to command in combat 38:23 Learned how to tell Lieutenant what to do with platoons, playing roles as infantry people 38:43 Artillery training, up to time of Pearl Harbor, firing indirect fire at targets far away 39:05 Felt he was adequately trained 39:20 Being shot at 39:35 Lieutenant at Guadalcanal, promoted to Captain, Service Officer: running survey to coordinate guns so all 4 guns would hit target, mathematics 40:20 Executive Officer: of firing battery, in charge of guns; then Commanding Officer of battery 40:45 Eleanor Roosevelt made visit at Guadalcanal, troops loved it; Guadalcanal still not secure at this point 41:36 February, 1943, finally pushed Japanese off of island 41:50 Howitzers 75-pack, could be disassembled and carried, spaced 15-20 yards apart, would realign after every round; describing Howitzers, forward observers 44:30 45-50 men in battery, communication, survey people 45:00 Marine Corps, no medical personnel, Navy furnishes core men: chaplain, supplies, and medics 45:32 Howitzers took 5-6 men, up to 5 rounds per minute 46:15 Forward Observer calls for fire, gives approximate direction, observes each shot until they start hitting target 46:57 Other 4 battalions surrounding, 105 Howitzer, 75 Howitzer 47:10 Howitzers effective 47:21 October-November, Guadalcanal, 2-4 guns, Japanese could outrange American guns, Americans could not answer fire because Navy had left with 150 Howitzers 47:50 Guadalcanal: once taken, became forward supply depot for American troops 48:25 Terrain: Guadalcanal strictly jungle, flat, ideal 49:47 Raising of American flag at Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima: story of Colonel, photographer Rosenthal who took famous picture 53:10 Well-supplied 53:20 Semi-active volcano, infantry could dig hole, put can in and heat food 53:55 Different view of War because of Officer position: was not on front line, only killed one person directly, describes 56:10 Overall strategy: researched after the War, so now sounds more knowledgeable than he would have been if he had not researched 56:50 At the time heard a lot of rumors about plans and strategies 56:55 Fire at will operation, found out later was ordered to pull out after mission because they were afraid Japanese would come in and attack 57:15 Radio and telephone communication, wires, complications thereof 57:30 Men under command from all over U.S. 58:15 Correspondence with family, tried to write every day 59:17 Cuts out without wrap-up Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Pacific Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Frothingham, John Louis Interviewee Williamson, Harriet Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T17:21:36-06:00 2009-12-28T17:21:36-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/JohnFrothingham2007-08-30_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still JohnFrothingham2007-08-30_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T17:21:36-06:00 2009-12-28T17:21:36-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/JohnFrothingham2007-08-30.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 447661258 00:59:17 424 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T17:21:36-06:00 JohnFrothingham2007-08-30.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_JimHull2008-02-20 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Army Illinois Public Media Argonne Forest Illinois Public Media Normandy Illinois Public Media Battle of the Bulge Illinois Public Media Dwight Eisenhower Illinois Public Media Elbe River Illinois Public Media Patton Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Jim Hull served all over Europe in many of the major campaigns. He was in the Army for about three years, serving with the artillery in places like the Argonne Forest and Normandy. His artillery group followed the troops in on the beaches on D Day and went with Patton through France. Hull was in the Battle of the Bulge and talks about the bitterness of the cold 7 degree temperatures. He shows samples of the K rations that soldiers ate—small boxes containing a canned dinner or a breakfast/lunch combination, and cigarettes. Hull shares the letter all soldiers received from Gen. Dwight Eisenhower before they hit the beaches. At the time, he said, he and his buddies were so ready to go that he didn’t think much of it, but reading it after surviving the war and looking back, he realizes how much that letter meant. His group was the only one to hold a bridge over the Elbe River, a bridge they called the Truman Bridge. His group served as part of the Army of Occupation when the battles ended. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Jim Hull Name of Interviewer: Nancy Rotzoll Name of Veteran/Civilian: James Edward Hull Birth Date: 10/13/1920 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 30 Date of recording: 02/20/2008 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:20 In Galion, OH when war started—21—working at industrial plant 01:13 Drafted, September, 1942—inducted in Cleveland, OH 01:30 Train to El Paso, TX—basic training—25-mile hikes—Coast Guard Artillery 02:00 Fort Bliss, TX, 2 weeks—promoted Private First Class—trained men in drilling 02:35 After 12 weeks—promoted to Corporeal 02:39 Went to Fort Knox, KY—became part of 453rd Automatic Weapons Battalion 02:53 2 ½ ton trucks to pull 40 mm guns 03:00 Part of B Battery—battalion had Headquarters, A, B, C, D batteries 03:16 Picked up half-track with 50-caliber machine guns 03:41 Went to Camp Stewart, GA—pup tents, snakes, alligators, wild hogs 04:10 Training—Tennessee maneuvers—made Active Sergeant over gun crew of 15 men 04:28 In Fort Knox, TN—got electronic equipment to guide gun with generator 04:54 Digging holes for 40 mm gun 05:20 From North Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean 05:30 Gun crew—lead plane—vertical online—firing 06:10 Fort Dix, NJ to England 06:20 Artillery mechanic—allowed on deck 06:40 Boat tipped over in storm 06:51 February, 1944 traveled to Liverpool, England 07:09 Went to [indiscernible: “Black Shemore?”], England—had round huts to sleep in—practiced gunnery 07:35 Invasion, June 6th—moved to Yeovil, by South Hampton, England—had to waterproof guns for D-Day 07:50 Did not go in on D-Day because part of artillery—infantry had to go in 1st landing and secure land 08:05 Letter from President Eisenhower [ reads letter] 10:49 Reaction of men to letter—did not think anything of it at the time—only one goal: to get Hitler 11:08 Infantry went in first—lost 6,000 men—boats had balloons to keep German planes off of them—Germans on mountains 12:12 Fortunate to get off of ship onto boat—went in on Omaha Beach 12:45 Hedgerows 12:55 20 mm guns 13:28 Breakthrough at Saint Lo 13:45 Liberated the sea port Sherborough—tremendous—his unit part of 1st, 3rd, 9th, 15th Armies—went to wherever the battles were 14:19 Attached to Patton—Louvre River, France—Germans had been driven out of Africa, Italy, France—20,000 Germans surrendered there 14:50 With Patton at Rhine River 15:00 Went North—Archon Force—Hurchid Force—the blood was knee-deep—had to cut down trees to make roads for the trucks 15:30 Traveled North, rest period—North again, Germans brought in unit behind them—American green unit holding—Battle of the Bulge—ran green unit out—headed to England, English Channel 16:10 Took 83rd Infantry with them—hit Germans in the nose—stopped them 16:20 Battle of the Bulge—7 degrees outside—bayonets—found German soldier frozen solid 16:50 Friend was killed—took his blanket—remorse 17:10 Driving Germans East back to Germany 17:20 At Elbe River—83rd Division held river—named it Truman Bridge 17:40 Went into Army of Occupation—went into German houses—tried to confiscate guns and equipment—took Nazi flag for souvenir 18:48 Went to South France after Occupation—tents—units had to return to U.S.—asked to go back to England 19:28 In England—two girls in line for fish and chips—saw girl in line—started dating—said if she wanted to move back to America he would marry her—January, 1947—married in Ohio 20:50 Have 4 children—now 9 grandchildren 21:15 Went back to France 21:22 Discharged at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA December 1945 21:35 K Rations [describes and shows to camera] 23:28 Battle of the Bulge—carrying M-1 and rations 23:45 Has not talked to children or grandchildren about WWII 24:09 After war—received letter from President Truman [reads letter] 25:10 Looking back—remembers being shot at and strafed—could feel bullet going by his ear 25:50 Took him 6 years to make Purple Heart Highway on I-72 interstate 26:40 7 medals—Normandy, Brittany, Arden Force, Battle of the Bulge, North Germany, Occupation—one from people of Normandy to those that liberated—certificate of merit for outstanding performance 27:40 Gun maintenance and repair— ordinances 28:16 When war ended—happy 28:25 Family at home—correspondence 28:57 Feels satisfied—great accomplishment 29:07 Grateful to WILL for telling his experience—educational purposes 29:38 Wrap-up Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Europe Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Hull, Jim Interviewee Rotzoll, Nancy Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T17:18:25-06:00 2009-12-28T17:18:25-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/JimHull2008-02-20_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still JimHull2008-02-20_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T17:18:25-06:00 2009-12-28T17:18:25-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/JimHull2008-02-20.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 225012082 00:29:48 482 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T17:18:25-06:00 JimHull2008-02-20.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_JimFisher2008-03-20 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Navy Illinois Public Media LST Illinois Public Media New Britain Illinois Public Media Leyte Illinois Public Media Lingayen Gulf Illinois Public Media South Pacific Illinois Public Media Philippines Illinois Public Media Borneo Illinois Public Media New Guinea Illinois Public Media kamikazes Illinois Public Media LCT Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories Jim Fisher served in the U.S. Navy on Landing Ship Tank 475. He fought in the battles of New Britain, Leyte Gulf, Lingayen Gulf and others in the South Pacific, Philippines, Borneo and New Guinea. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran James Fisher Name of Interviewer: Bill Williamson Name of Veteran/Civilian: James Fisher Birth Date: 10/20/1924 Recording format VIDEO type: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 50 minutes Date of recording: 03/20/2008 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Recording log: 00:00 Introduction 00:32 Before, working in Chicago in machine gun shop with brother-in-law 00:56 Decided to join Navy with wife’s cousin, June 1, 1942 01:15 Basic Training, Great Lakes, IL boot camp 01:26 Sent to Iowa State electrical school, 4 months 02:10 Gyrocompass school in San Francisco, CA 02:25 Training, needed men to man LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank) 02:56 Vancouver, WA, about LST 45, plank owner, March 17, 1943 – September 1945 03:50 Training as crew, Columbia River, storm in Pacific, more guns installed in San Francisco 04:36 Guns installed on ship, 720’s, 3-inch gun, 50 calibers, anti-aircraft, armament, well armed 05:17 Kamikazes 05:26 Leaving from San Francisco, CA to Pearl Harbor, no escort 06:04 Pearl Harbor, one week, loaded cargo 06:38 Voyage to Samoa, New Hebrides 06:50 Landings, had not practiced landing or beaching before first mission 07:03 Military needed them to get there as quickly as possible 07:14 Stern anchor, complications when dropped too quickly 07:24 Losing and retrieving Stern Anchor 09:13 From New Hebrides to Brisbane, Australia, cargo of cola and beer, to New Guinea, 1943 09:50 LCT main deck 10:00 12 degree list on ship to starboard, slid LCT off into water 10:20 Landings 10:32 First invasion at New Guinea 10:45 On beach during mission at New Guinea: tanks, trucks, army equipment, 6 other ships, LCIs unloading on beach 12:05 Attacked by Japanese planes in afternoon before landing, other boats, Japanese protecting islands 13:30 Destroyers 13:34 Not a big invasion 14:00 Invasion, trips to beach; Milne Bay up to Lee, New Guinea, 300-400 mile run 14:41 473 got hit, taken to Australia for repairs 14:57 More invasions in New Guinea, New Breton islands, got stuck on beach under fire, tug boat rescue attempt, had to wait for tide 16:32 Mines in water 17:00 Got report that Japanese had broken through lines, 45s issued to crew, never boarded ship 17:47 Captain wrote story, The Night that would Never End 18:08 Recovering after invasions, invasions in New Guinea, at least 8 landings 18:30 New Guinea early on, Japanese about to go to Australia from Port Moresby 19:14 Supposed to land at Hollandia, New Guinea, 70% casualties expected, went in and all of the Japanese soldiers were not there anymore 20:38 Leave in Australia in February, 1944 21:15 New Breton, stuck on beach 21:40 Up the coast of New Guinea 22:03 Travel to Philippines, October 20, 1944, 20th birthday 22:30 Other invasions: there was a Central Pacific unit making landings 22:58 His theatre, MacArthur was “kingpin” 23:08 Casualties at Tarawa, over 1,000 marines killed, failed to get to shore, had to wade 24:00 Philippines, Tokyo Rose said Leyte gulf was graveyard for LSTs 24:29 Hit a sandbar half a mile away from beach, plane flew down between ships and ships accidentally shot each other, lots of ammunition wasted 26:05 Sites on beach, pillbox had sustained direct hit 26:52 Resupply, Japanese started using Kamikaze planes, two hospital ships got hit 27:12 Shooting kamikaze planes, LSTs, LSTs targets for kamikaze planes, kamikaze pilots 28:34 Lingayen Gulf invasion, convoy over 30 miles long 29:13 Japanese swimming under boxes to attach explosives to undersides of ships 29:44 Forces put out a lot of information to keep servicemen on the ball 29:55 Destroyer Cole in Yemen damaged by enemy explosives 30:31 Shoot first to be safe 30:46 Lingayen Gulf invasion, 30 mile convoy, troops later went South to Manila; under fire, duties on ship, travel from Leyte to Lingayen Gulf, LSTs, cargo ships, LCVPs 34:17 Risk of submarine attacks, watching guard, rumors 35:50 Illinois LST Association 36:10 Back-to-back missions 36:25 Leave in Australia 10 days 38:07 Animosity towards American soldiers 38:53 Back from Leave, Milne Bay, 1944, landings in New Guinea 39:35 Lingayen Gulf 39:50 Manila, 1st LST in Manila Bay, over 300 sunken ships 40:39 Manila: pictures, bombed, mostly by Americans 41:15 Poor treatment of Philippines by Japanese 41:30 Ship duties in Manila 42:08 April, 1945, war winding down 42:48 Plans for invasion of Japanese mainland 43:07 Back to New Guinea, loading for Navy 43:12 Bomb dropped on Hiroshima 43:20 Leyte Gulf, anchored in bay 43:45 Out early, signed up for Minority Cruise at 17, got back just before turned 21 44:20 Back to States on Danish transport ship, 20 days going 20 knots, landed in Seattle 45:08 Sent to Saint Louis, MO 45:19 No travel pay, joined in Saint Louis, discharged in Saint Louis 45:33 Home in Michigan, brother-in-law in Chicago 45:53 Back to work for old superintendant, quit 46:15 Experiences returning, Chicago, liberties of civilian life 47:40 Civilian life, going out 47:50 Formative part of life 48:09 Benefits from being in Navy, electrical trade 48:20 Wrap-up 48:50 Travel: Australia, Philippines 49:14 Footage of hat with military awards and medals Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Pacific Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Fisher, James Interviewee Williamson, Bill Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T17:10:39-06:00 2009-12-28T17:10:39-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/JimFisher2008-03-20_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still JimFisher2008-03-20_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T17:10:39-06:00 2009-12-28T17:10:39-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/JimFisher2008-03-20.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 374806036 00:49:48 477 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T17:10:39-06:00 JimFisher2008-03-20.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_JesseDowell2008-03-14 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Navy Air Corps Illinois Public Media radar Illinois Public Media Japan Illinois Public Media submarines Illinois Public Media land mines Illinois Public Media Anawetok Illinois Public Media poison gas Illinois Public Media Atomic Bomb Illinois Public Media PVY Catalina Illinois Public Media Bikini Atoll Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories The Atomic Age American Archive World War II "The Atomic Age" Categories Jesse Dowell volunteered to join the U.S. Navy Air Corps, serving from August 1944 to August 1947. He trained for the invasion of Japan, going to school double time to be prepared as soon as possible. He completed bombing practice with a new secret radar bombsite, which could bomb for the first time at night in total darkness. The surrender of Japan made the invasion unnecessary. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Jesse Dowell Name of Interviewer: Bill Williamson Name of Veteran/Civilian: Jesse Dowell Birth Date: July 25, 1926 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 45 minutes Date of recording: March 14, 2008 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Please log the topics discussed in the interview in sequence. 00:10 Introduction 00:30 Mahomet High School, 1943, registered for draft 01:22 Drafted when 18 even if still in school, infantry 01:55 Volunteering for Navy to avoid infantry 01:58 Principal sent students to recruiters 02:10 Wanted to fly, pilot schools closed, told to become bombardier 02:39 All classmates went into Navy just before turned 18 03:25 Told to report August 8th, 1943 03:40 Basic training, Jacksonville, Florida, Naval Air Station 03:50 Placement tests: ordinance test, top percent went to bombardier school 04:23 Classified bombing training, 6 weeks: new radar bomb site, could bomb at night blind, specifically for invasion of Japan 04:50 New air group, 22 bombardiers, invasions at 500 and 1,000 feet 05:13 Spring and Summer of 1945, training almost a full year 05:35 Training as crew, June and July 1945, Corpus Christi, TX, Naval Air Station 05:45 Flying boat bombers, BVM, 12 crew, 12-hour missions 06:02 Missions to hunt for Japanese submarines and ships at night 06:23 Told would be going to Japan for invasion, but not written instructions 06:47 Bombardier asked commanding officer why they would be flying at 500 feet: because needed to take out all enemy land mines and bunkers before invasion to avoid mistakes of European invasion 07:20 Start bombing at sundown before invasion 07:28 New secret bomb that would fill bomb bay, 12 feet long, 7 feet high 07:46 Gunners would be strafing to knock out land mines: could be knocked out at 500 feet 08:12 Describing plane: in the nose, Plexiglas with twin 50-caliber machine guns 08:52 New secret bomb site, his job to keep pip between crosshairs with knobs, describing process 09:49 Training with dummy bombs, 5 pound smoke bombs, 6 weeks 10:27 Other crew members: all had dual jobs 11:08 Dummy bombs, arming bombs, propeller would arm bomb once outside plane 11:56 Did not land with bombs on plane, would dump them 12:08 24 in air group, training new group each week, Anawetok, 200-300 could have been bombing and strafing before invasion 12:50 All volunteers flying in Navy and Air Force, told they could join infantry if they did not want to bomb 13:08 Commanding officer told them they were going to bomb from sundown to 3 a.m., go back to Anawetok, put in large tanks of poison gases; someone asked if it was against the rules: yes, but have to be prepared in case Japanese would use poison gas against Americans 14:15 Japanese treated American soldiers unfairly, did not know what to expect 14:27 How would they prevent killing American soldiers? Invade when wind was blowing inland; Leak word invasion on November 1st; many people died in other invasions at low tide, invade at high tide, full moon 15:50 Maybe 2000 bombs with poison gas prepared 16:05 Width of invasion beach probably about same as Europe, 24 miles; not told where it would be, but later a marine told him it was to be on South end of mainland Japan 17:07 August 1st, about 2 months before invasion date, told might fly in about 2 weeks 17:40 Next Tuesday, August 6th, first Atomic Bomb; second Atomic Bomb; 8:30 a.m. intentionally to kill as many as possible 18:30 Heard stories: Japanese Emperor called Truman? 18:40 Truman called special meeting of Senior Admirals, Generals and religious leaders to Washington, D.C., told about Atomic Bomb and discussed locations; Truman wanted to bomb Tokyo 19:03 Religious leader told him it would kill the senior religious leader of Japan, all civilians would want to die also 19:25 Decided to bomb cities with no American prisoners, Hat Arnold decided which ones 20:25 Atomic Bomb pilots flying off another island in B-29’s 20:50 Flying off of water, flying boats BVMs, almost as big as B-29’s 21:15 Flying boats had been around since before WWII 21:25 PVY Catalina: describing 21:55 Flying boats replaced PVY Catalina, could fly higher, faster, longer, with more bombs 22:10 Could land on land, amphibious, wheels on side, PVY 22:30 Other uses of PVY’s: for all invasions, to rescue pilots that had been shot down: President Bush; dropped torpedoes, deliver mail 24:10 July-August 1945, did not tell a lot about invasion 24:58 After second Atomic Bomb, still in Corpus Christi, TX: celebrating all night 25:28 Hoping to get to fly at least one mission, did not 25:34 Did not know about Atomic Bomb: top secret 25:41 Plans for how they would have traveled to Japan 26:24 VJ Day, afterwards, did nothing 26:48 Selected to be on Public Address system in Corpus Christi, TX; orders to go to Great Lakes to move closer to home in order to be discharged, told would be within one year 27:15 September: hurricane in Corpus Christi, TX, tracking storm, predicted it would hit and it did 29:05 Planes at base: all went away 29:42 Base survived hurricane, buildings mostly new for WWII 30:11 All instructors had been to combat, told details, special training 30:36 If flying 25,000 feet and got shot down, wait to open parachute until at 10,000 feet, otherwise lungs would freeze 30:56 Some instructors had been in prison and escaped 31:10 Japanese treated Americans shot down terribly 31:18 Had to tell Japanese name, rank, serial number, but they would try to get you to tell them where you came from, and you had to lie; would cut off your ear and make you eat it 32:16 Tactics: if over land, do not open parachute until at 500 feet 32:49 Taught how to tell difference between Chinese and Japanese based on sandals 33:25 Survival training 34:48 Back home within one year on August 17th, did not have a lot of points 35:20 Sent to Great Lakes, announcement that said they needed 3 aviation ordinance volunteers to go to Bikini Atoll 35:48 Went to Whidbey Island, near Seattle, to decommission ships: hundreds of ships being sent to storage on West Coast, worked one day a week handling keys 37:08 Bikini Atoll, announcement, running experiments on ships seeing what effect the Atomic Bomb would have on them 37:34 Did not want to extend service, went home to go to University of Illinois 37:40 Some people at Bikini Atoll might have been exposed to radiation 38:06 Discharged in Washington, bus home 38:30 Classmates came home without injuries 38:45 How classmates look back on War now, wounded friends 39:23 Talking to younger people about War, they do not know anything about it 39:40 The Allies were not sure they were going to win the War in 1943 40:30 Impact of GI Bill: more people going to college 41:55 Servicemen come back loyal Americans 42:28 Great experience 42:30 Wrap-up 43:20 Video of photograph from wartime Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Pacific Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Dowell, Jesse Interviewee Williamson, Bill Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T16:48:47-06:00 2009-12-28T16:48:47-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/JesseDowell2008-03-14_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still JesseDowell2008-03-14_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T16:48:47-06:00 2009-12-28T16:48:47-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/JesseDowell2008-03-14.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 170008877 00:22:33 474 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T16:48:47-06:00 JesseDowell2008-03-14.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_HarryReed2007-11-16 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Secret Service Illinois Public Media Eleanor Roosevelt Illinois Public Media President of the United States Illinois Public Media Yalta Conference Illinois Public Media Pottsdam Illinois Public Media FDR Illinois Public Media Air Force Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories During World War II, Harry Reed was a flight engineer on a plane that was the equivalent of today’s Air Force II. His plane carrying Secret Service members flew about 20 minutes in front of the plane carrying the President and landed in time to give the Secret Service people adequate time to secure the area for the President and other dignitaries. His assignments included flying Eleanor Roosevelt after FDR died (The President’s body was moved by train). Reed’s plane flew the President and others to vital meetings at places like Yalta and Pottsdam, as well as making a flight to South America that gave the U.S. options for a possible new way to reach Japan by air. The plane also broke the round trip speed record to Paris. Harry Reed will tell you that is proud that he was able to serve his country and that he sees himself as being very lucky to have gotten the assignments he did. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Harry Reed Name of Interviewer: Nancy Rotzoll Name of Veteran/Civilian: Harry Reed Birth Date: 09/15/1918 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 34 minutes Date of recording: 11/16/2007 Location of recording: WILL AM-FM-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Please log the topics discussed in the interview in sequence. 00:00 Introduction 00:27 Sworn in February, 1942 to the Air Force 01:00 Sent to Texas for basic training and automotive Air Force mechanic’s school 01:12 Sent to Kansas for more schooling 01:19 Sent to Washington, D.C. for Air Transport Command school—joined outfit to fly people that ran the war, dignitaries, politicians, etc. 01:32 Placed on 5-star General’s personal airplane—he did not fly much, let other people use it, like Harry Hopkins and Steven Early, FDR’s advisors 02:00 Flight Engineer—controls except stick: landing gear, flaps 02:23 Flew all Allies—Potsdam Conference, Quebec Conference, Yalta Conference 02:34 Big 3: FDR, Stalin, Churchill—de Gaulle felt excluded, so FDR sent Early and Hopkins to explain Big 3 to de Gaulle 03:00 FDR not allowed to fly because of wheelchair 03:10 FDR’s death—Mrs. Roosevelt put his body on airplane for funeral but brought it back by train to be buried 03:38 President Truman took over 03:50 Flying Secret Service men—would fly 20 minutes ahead of President to make sure area is secure 04:05 Equivalent of Air Force One—Roosevelt called his personal plane “Sacred Cow” 04:30 Flying Secret Service men—C 54 Skymaster—biggest plane until B-29 05:08 Set world record in 45-hour series of flights from Washington D.C. to Azores and back 05:40 Did not fly with escorts—flew with fighter planes once in Russia—just not worried about President being shot down at the time 06:35 Flew to South America to photograph West Coast of South America—planning on using South America as a route to move troops and supplies for invasion of Japan—after Japan surrendered, plans abandoned 08:00 Reaction when FDR died—everyone very sad—everyone had a lot of respect for him and his judgment—nobody had heard of Truman—got to know him some personally 09:15 Difference between Truman and FDR—Truman had no foresight, thrown in deep end 10:00 Drafted 10:20 Did not know anything about airplanes before Air Force—asked to be put in Air Force 12:28 Following the war in the news—radio, newspaper 13:20 Was the war worth it? Yes, difference in U.S. 13:40 Great Depression—family not effected—father had a good job 14:10 After War—married wife and had first child in Washington, D.C. 15:05 Yalta Conference—food very bad, everyone ate on airplane, sent food out to FDR 16:20 Did not stay long at other conferences 16:45 Potsdam was terrible 17:50 Yalta—moved all of the Russians out for duration of conference—difference between Russia and America 18:50 Allies—while flying leaders, heard things would not have heard otherwise about the way the War was going 19:50 Trip to South America—taking pictures—took about 3 days, going town to town 24:08 Crew stayed the same for duration of service, no injuries, lucky 24:25 Logged 2500 hours in 4 years 24:35 Malta—rendezvous site for Big 3—first airplane shot at in Italy—rerouted over Athens, Greece—flew over Athens 27:30 Not stressed out during service—fell into a routine—did not worry 28:50 [Wrap-up] 29:30 War does not accomplish anything, negotiation better—lucky, proud 32:16 [Wrap-up, talking in background] Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Reed, Harry Interviewee Rotzoll, Nancy Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T16:42:21-06:00 2009-12-28T16:42:21-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/HarryReed2007-11-16_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still HarryReed2007-11-16_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T16:42:21-06:00 2009-12-28T16:42:21-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/HarryReed2007-11-16.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 251708485 00:33:21 482 Kbps - 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T16:42:21-06:00 HarryReed2007-11-16.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_HaroldCox2007-11-08 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Army Illinois Public Media Rhineland Illinois Public Media POWs Illinois Public Media North African and European Theatres American Archive World War II "North African and European Theatres" Categories Harold Cox served in the Army from April 1944 to September 1945. He fought in the Rhineland Campaigns in Europe. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Harold Cox Name of Interviewer: Tom Rogers Name of Veteran/Civilian: Harold Cox Birth Date: 05/04/1920 Recording format: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 39 minutes Date of recording: 11/08/2007 Location of recording: Hoopeston Public Library, 110 N. Fourth St., Hoopeston, IL 60942 Recording log: 00:05 Introduction 00:29 Working in Chicago, foreman of machine shop; married June 1941 00:50 Brother in service 01:00 Supervising, firing people 01:29 Manufacturing military equipment: presses for 50-caliber machine gun bullets, presses for 105 nose, improving manufacturing techniques; steam hydraulics sent to Europe; describing shop, machines 03:20 Deferred out of military because of position as foreman, company wanted him to stay; wanted to go into military: went home, 30 days vacation, set up wife’s accommodations, enlisted Spring 1944 03:57 Deciding to go because brother was in the service, a lot of pressure being foreman, only one day off every 2nd Sunday for 4 years 04:23 Made and saved a lot of money as foreman 04:37 Sent wife $70 a month 04:47 Experiences as foreman: injuries, people not listening to orders 05:28 Experiences as foreman, “turn a casting,” 2 50-ton cranes 06:20 Enlisting, Chicago, IL 07:08 Son’s birth 07:25 Shipped to Camp Fannin in Tyler, TX: trained as pioneer with cooks, shelvers, clerks; experiences in TX, all in unit were “going down the hill,” infantry 08:53 “Sent us out on the range,” rifle practice, mortar practice; equipment: machine guns, hand guns; “above the hill” 09:26 Experiences shooting on range 10:09 Training, “below the hill” 10:38 Shipped out on Queen Mary to England, Mickey Rooney on ship playing craps; voyage 11:25 Landing in England 11:27 One day on range 11:42 Transportation across Channel 12:09 Across Channel 12:20 Camp, experiences: tent with 4 inches of water in it, 1944 13:03 Army trucks to Paris, France 13:20 Experience in trucks: standing room only 13:39 One night in Paris; sent North for 7 days, saw soldiers stacked along the road 3-deep; lost Lieutenants, BAR men 14:14 Picked up and returned to Paris, dog tags 14:23 Paris, France, one day of rest 14:27 Sent South for 7 days 14:35 Third mission, private plane out strafing; no contact for 7 days, checking out enemy location 15:12 Hit by mortar December 1, 1944 in Germany 15:30 Paris, France 15:58 Standing guard at dam overnight; firing across river in the hills 16:50 Hit by mortar: no activity that day, just happened; put belt around leg and passed out; hospital 18:34 Blood transfusion from German prisoner 18:45 Gangrene in hip 18:49 Second blood transfusion 19:00 Medication, experiences, fed through vein for 30 days 19:13 Taken to hospital in England to be flown home 19:26 Lost 70-80 pounds 19:37 Sent home on Liberty ship, 12 day voyage 20:06 Experiences on ship 20:40 Experiences in hospital: amputated at knee 1st night, amputated higher 2nd night 21:10 Gangrene: from being on the street near livestock 21:28 Action unit saw, other people’s injuries 22:19 Not talking about war, injuries; lost a lot of men; 379th Patton’s 3rd Army 22:42 Daily life: kept moving all the time, not a lot going on, sometimes capture German prisoner 23:30 Did not take enemy fire after 1st mission 23:54 Front lines 24:18 Prisoners, walking in one at a time 24:51 Kept moving 25:07 Last trip out: Russian prisoners locked in barricades 26:34 Food: K rations, dried food 27:15 No information about rest of the war, “Spearheaders of the Bulge” 27:50 Knew nothing about Battle of the Bulge until later 28:00 Voyage home; flew to Battle Creek, MI; in hospital there for 6 months 28:56 Back and forth from Hoopeston, IL to Battle Creek, MI 29:06 Experiences at VA hospital 29:25 Not talking to others; in room with 30 others, men in bad shape, missing limbs, paralyzed 30:26 Artificial leg 30:50 Working in Township with GI Loans; working at Department of Revenue 31:08 Artificial leg complications, 3 hospital stays; artificial legs: one wood, one plastic and adjustable; required to wear to work for state, deciding to stop wearing artificial leg, lawyer 32:24 Crutches since 1950 32:42 Thinking about War now 33:12 Treated well by VA, good service 33:19 Fell and hurt tailbone recently, nurse visits every 2 weeks 33:40 Going to VA since 1982; retiring from insurance business; fell and hurt arm 35:25 Choice to go to War, cousins killed in battle, traveling 35:56 Reflections, choosing not to talk about War with others, “don’t discuss it,” “it’s done, it’s over, forget it;” this is first time talking about experiences openly 37:22 False report of him having an accident in a Jeep 37:47 Wrap-up Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal United States Spatial Europe Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Production Unit Cox, Harold Interviewee Rogers, Tom Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T16:39:33-06:00 2009-12-28T16:39:33-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/HaroldCox2007-11-08_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still HaroldCox2007-11-08_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T16:39:33-06:00 2009-12-28T16:39:33-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/HaroldCox2007-11-08.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 289385017 00:38:20 470 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T16:39:33-06:00 HaroldCox2007-11-08.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign WWII_oral_history_HaleFrancisBurge2007-11-08 Illinois Public Media Clip Project Air Force Illinois Public Media Draft Illinois Public Media Aleutian Islands Illinois Public Media B-24 Illinois Public Media Shemya Illinois Public Media Kiska Illinois Public Media Atomic Bomb Illinois Public Media Pacific Theatre American Archive World War II "Pacific Theatre" Categories The Atomic Age American Archive World War II "The Atomic Age" Categories Hale Burge started his career in the Air Force (then the Army Air Force) when he was drafted into World War II as a teenager in rural Illinois. Like all inductees, he was tested in a lot of areas in order to best match his skills to the job he would be assigned. For him, that meant that he would be working on planes. Burge served in the Aleutian Island chain, frequently taking parts from a number of broken planes in order to create single plane that could be safely put back in the air. He saw terrible crashes and talks about the loss of life. Planes from these northern Pacific islands bombed Japan and other sites. America’s presence in the area prevented invasion of Alaska and gave the enemy another area to worry about and to have to spread their forces out more. Burge, a man who lived through the dark Depression years, also talks about involvement in the war as positively affecting this country. Abstract Video Recording Log Veteran Hale Burge Name of Interviewer: Nancy Rotzoll Name of Veteran/Civilian: Hale Francis Burge Birth Date: 05/21/1922 Recording format VIDEO type: Mini DVD Estimated length of recording (in minutes): 60 minutes Date of recording: 11/08/2007 Location of recording: Hoopeston Public Library, 110 N. Fourth St., Hoopeston, IL 60942 Recording log: 00:01 Introduction 00:18 Personal experiences at beginning of War; Hearing about Pearl Harbor on radio 01:33 Working before War: railroad, printing company 01:43 Draft notice in Spring, 1942 01:58 Working on railroad 02:05 Physical in Danville, IL in July 02:15 Inducted to Army in October, 1942 02:28 Physical in Chicago 02:45 Reported to Camp Grant in Rockford, IL in November 03:00 Testing at Camp Grant: Tank Core, Medics, Air Force 03:39 Childhood love of airplanes 03:47 Traveling by train in S.E. United States 04:00 Basic Training in South 04:10 Wanted to be gunner in order to be on airplanes 04:12 Passed high on automotive exam 04:35 Jefferson Barracks, MO 04:50 Growing up: guns, hunting 05:20 Departed Jefferson Barracks from Saint Louis in 1943 to Fort Lawton, WA 05:35 Hospital stay 10 days 06:12 Boarded Troop Ship March 18, 1943 from Seattle, WA to Alaska, trains through Alaska 06:45 Boarded ship with 5,000 men 07:00 Ordinance men 07:15 Traveling through islands by ship 07:35 Adak Island 07:45 Major Taylor 07:50 Driving supply trucks for Major Taylor 08:08 Hauling bombs 08:25 Unloading barges, fear of Japanese torpedoes, Tokyo Rose propaganda 08:50 Boarded boat to Attu 08:52 Battle of Attu, hearing battle from boat in dock 09:40 Boarded barge to Shemya 10:00 Describing island and wildlife, blue fox 10:18 Runway on Shemya 10:35 Sleeping in tents by runway 10:50 Outfit went back, only 50 people stayed on island 11:13 Working in supply, salvaging wrecked planes 11:30 Lieutenant Ernest Taylor 11:45 Became airplane mechanic 12:02 P-40 fighter planes, working on 13:26 Fighter squadrons meddling with airplanes, causing crashes 14:00 Describing runway crash 16:35 Major Tracy 16:45 Saving lives, airplanes 17:42 Describing crash, bomb detonating, 9 casualties 19:15 Cleaning up crash and explosion 19:38 Generator House boy killed by concussion 20:32 Crash crew, fighting fires, disarming and deactivating planes 21:18 Describing crash of B-24: pilot crashed in fog, fell out of hatch and into propeller, died. 24:25 Airplane ruined from crash and fire 24:30 Breakwater built, Baring Sea, rough wind and weather 25:02 Waves broke down Breakwater 25:07 Mainland Recoup Furlough, 1944 25:35 Soldiers’ concern about furlough affecting rotation date 25:50 Vacation 26:03 Boarded civilian boat hired by military to Attu, Waiting to get back to Shemya 26:26 B-24’s painted black for radar resistance: photo recon squadron flying missions to Japan 26:48 Asked mail boy to fly him to Shemya 27:05 Flying in fog 27:28 Planes out of Shemya flying bombs to North Japan and Korean Islands 27:33 B-24’s with oil tanks for photo recon: Bombay fuel tanks: flew 24 hours without landing 28:00 Plane from Shemya shot during combat, flew back with many injuries to plane, pilot and co pilot, technical sergeant flew and landed it. 29:19 Sitting up at night when mission was out 29:45 Waiting to turn on runway lights until plane was close 30:00 Planes would get close, signal the base for landing, then run out of fuel and crash into the Baring Sea/North Pacific, all eleven men on board dead from crash and cold temperatures of water. 30:20 Planes landing in Russia as last resort, getting interned like a P.O.W., Russia kept plane 30:45 Russia, cold war 31:15 Friends in service 31:45 Working on planes, B-45 from Attu, engine trouble 32:15 Captain Boatright, the cold shoulder 32:45 Captain Boatright, fixing airplane 36:10 Purpose of campaign in Aleutian islands 36:30 Adak island, building runway 37:00 Battles in Kiska and Attu after runway was built, bombing campaigns before troops landed 37:20 American presence in Aleutian islands to keep Japanese forces from moving forward, going to South Pacific, tie up troops. 37:35 Orientation movies about war elsewhere once a month or so 37:58 Living in tents, then Pacific huts, then Mess Halls 38:15 Malcolm Ford from Sacramento, CA 38:20 Watching 2-3 movies a night in Mess Hall: projector, Western movies, orientation movies 39:10 Rotation of others on base to South Pacific, many casualties 39:20 Shemya base not dangerous 39:30 Japanese airplane raids on Attu, Japanese bombing techniques 40:13 P-38’s, P-40’s on Shemya base not allowed to go to Attu to shoot down Japanese bombers 41:15 After war, end of May, coded messages every afternoon from unknown source 41:45 Japanese soldier found with hand-crank radio in a hole sending reports of runway activity 42:37 Only Japanese soldier left on islands, all others died during war, “Harry Carey,” Japanese evaded capture by Americans 43:06 Japanese soldier stole food from mess hall for 2-3 months 43:20 Stayed on island after war, May 1945 43:35 Due to join outfit in Anchorage, AK: 39th Air Depot. 43:50 C.O. had been Maintenance Officer at Shemya 44:10 Waiting and doing nothing 44:30 Didn’t salute Second Lieutenant, reprimanded by Captain 45:14 Family back home during war 45:20 Writing letters, censorship 46:15 A.P.O. Numbers, letters 46:50 Returning from AK by train across Canada 47:10 Telegram from Canada to parents announcing pending arrival 47:25 Two Brothers in Navy 47:40 Processing, Camp Grant 48:25 Chicago 48:28 Camp Grant 48:30 New outfit was going to form in Roswell, NM 48:45 Reporting back to Chicago 48:50 War ended while at home in Hoopeston, IL 48:55 First Atomic Bomb while in Hoopeston, IL 49:00 Personal reflections on Atomic Bomb, A-Bomb protestors 49:20 Would have been difficult to invade Japan 49:33 Younger brother on duty in submarine in Tokyo Bay taking pictures at night 49:50 Bombing campaigns in Japan 50:03 Truman’s order 50:13 Second Atomic Bomb 50:20 Looking back on experiences: best thing that ever happened to America 51:13 Family, childhood, Depression, welfare, W.P.A.s, War; Jerking sweet corn by hand as a child 51:42 Working inside plant 51:48 Quitting railroad job, railroad bosses 52:45 Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Printing Co. 52:51 Draft notice 52:55 After service 53:00 Rebuilding crashed planes, P-38s, Martin B-26 53:08 Describing crash 53:36 Rebuilding plane 53:55 Rebuilding P-40’s 54:05 Moving airplanes when war winding down 54:20 When war ending, wouldn’t repair crashed planes 54:28 In charge of crash crew, wrecker truck 54:35 Dropping crashed airplanes off of bluff into Baring Sea 55:05 Never returned to Aleutian Islands 55:15 Renamed island Eareckson Air Station, emergency landing site for commercial airlines 56:10 Civilian activities on island 56:20 Closing of Air Force base 56:26 Watching base grow over time 56:40 Blacktopping the runway: Tokyo Rose knew about it because machines made a lot of smoke 57:02 Could not get U.S. radio stations, listened to Tokyo Rose 57:15 Not worried for personal safety, Japanese forces concentrated more on South Pacific 57:25 Midway Island 57:35 Reflections on experiences 57:40 Loneliness, environment, climate 58:10 Story: bringing back milk to island from mainland, hiding in life boat, snow banks 59:49 Conclusion; best thing that ever happened to America Tape Log Interview Illinois Public Media World War II Temporal Pacific Spatial General E Illinois Public Media Burge, Hale Interviewee Rotzoll, Nancy Interviewer Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois Publisher Publicly performed with permission granted to Illinois Public Media at the University of Illinois to broadcast, archive and preserve for public access and use for nonprofit, educational, research, scholarship and personal uses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 2009-12-18T16:34:29-06:00 2009-12-28T16:34:29-06:00 image/jpeg http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/images/pbcore/HaleFrancisBurge2007-11-08_thumb.jpg Thumbnail Image Static image/Still HaleFrancisBurge2007-11-08_thumb.jpg Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009-12-18T16:34:29-06:00 2009-12-28T16:34:29-06:00 video/H264 http://will.illinois.edu/media/mpeg4/HaleFrancisBurge2007-11-08.mp4 Moving Image Moving image/Streaming MPEG video MPEG-4 454730198 01:00:12 474 Kbps 16 bit 44.1 kHz 480x360 4:3 29.97 fps Color 1 video track, 2 audio tracks 2-track mono eng 2009-12-28T16:34:29-06:00 HaleFrancisBurge2007-11-08.mp4 Illinois Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign