No. 23 Social progress
Contributions from immigrants to American social change movements, including populism, labor unions, education, universal suffrage, and many other aspects. The broadcast mentions the American All,...
View ArticleOctober 7, 1945
This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.Description from the Municipal Archives card catalog:God and country; peace and...
View ArticleChristmas in New York
This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.Short segments illustrating holiday services in several New York City churches of...
View ArticleJessamyn West on an Author's Responsibility to Her Readers
"Dear Reader," Jessamyn West pointedly addresses her audience at this 1960 Book and Authors Luncheon. She then goes on to explore the relationship between an author and her reading public, noting how...
View ArticleJessamyn West
Novelist Jessamyn West, the author of the 1945 collection of short stories The Friendly Persuasion, speaks with host Warren Bower about the Quaker lifestyle and religious practices that are the...
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