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- Groups of students at Wayne State University sit on the grass or stand. In the background is the Prentis Building; in the foreground, small clusters of students talk together as they sit on the grass. The students are gathering to observe the first Earth Day.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1970-04-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Dr. Maria Cotera, associate professor of American and Women's studies at the University of Michigan, presents, "Working for justice : legacies of Latina activism in Southeastern Michigan." Dr. Cotera examines the role Latina women played in promoting women's rights both within and outside of the Latino community. Dr. Cotera is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, and co-sponsored by the MSU Center for Gender in Global Context, the MSU Women's Resource Center, the Chicano/Latino Studies Program, and the Julian Samora Research Institute. Part of the University's Project 60/50. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-03-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In an oral history interview, Don Stevens, former Michigan State University trustee and AFL-CIO board member, talks about conflicts within the leadership of the state AFL-CIO, how he came to head the state CIO Education Department, and visiting Europe in order to help unions in postwar Europe reestablish themselves. Stevens describes efforts to influence elections, endorsing John Swainson for Governor, and tax issues involving Detroit which cost Swainson reelection. He also talks about the creation of the labor center at MSU, the start of Oakland University as a separate institution during his time as an MSU trustee, and John Hannah's presidency of MSU. He closes by considering what that the labor movement in Michigan has accomplished, what it has meant to him, and the threats it is under. Stevens is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations. Part four of four.
- Date Issued:
- 1983-03-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bill Clinton hosts his first news conference in 11 months. Clinton answers questions about Kosovo, Chinese espionage, Hillary Clinton's political ambitions, the claims of Juanita Broderick, the George Stephanopoulus book, and about telling the truth.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-03-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In the second of two interviews Dale Brickner, professor in the School of Labor and Industrial Relations and associate director of the Labor Education Program at Michigan State University, talks about being active in Bloomington, Indiana politics while he taught economics and labor relations at Indiana University. Brickner also talks about running the first firefighters union institute, the summer institutes at I.U. run for a variety of unions, local and Indiana political issues involving unions, civil rights, the Equal Rights Amendment, and right to work laws. Brickner is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 1996-07-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University senior Jamie Ringlein reflects on her hometown of Flint, Michigan, her childhood, school, and having a wide array of interests. Ringlein compares the generation of the 1960s with her contemporaries and says she doesn't see much in the way of social awareness in today's students. Ringlein talks about coming from a large family and the difficulty she had in adjusting to college life and says that she would like to have a career and children, but refuses to accept the traditional housewife role.
- Date Issued:
- 1988-08-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Howard E. Wolpe, Africa Project Director at the Smithsonian's Woodrow Wilson International Center and former U.S. Congressman from Michigan, discusses his involvement in efforts for social justice in South Africa, both as an academic and a politician. Wolpe is interviewed by Dr. David Wiley, Director of the MSU African Studies Center. Wolpe describes how he became interested in Africa as a graduate student at Boston University and coming to Western Michigan University in 1967 to teach African studies. He also talks about his rise in politics and his involvement, as a Michigan legislator and U.S. Representative, in African issues at a time of significant change on the continent. He discusses his anti-apartheid efforts in South Africa and at Michigan State University and his more recent experiences as part of the Clinton administration and his work at Smithsonian. Part of the African Studies Interview Series sponsored by the MSU Libraries and the African Studies Center.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-12-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama delivers the keynote address at the the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 46th Annual Legislative Conference Dinner. In his seventh and final appearance as president, Obama talks about ending his term and the accomplishments of his administration. He also discusses the importance of the coming election and tells the audience that he will consider it a "personal insult" if the African-American community fails to turn out and vote in the presidential election.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-09-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Beth Shapiro, deputy director of the Michigan State University Libraries, discusses her involvement in the the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) while an MSU student between 1967 and 1971. Shapiro talks about members of SDS, the Weathermen faction, surveillance by MSU and East Lansing police, the infiltration of SDS by law enforcement, the 1968 SDS convention, SDS leaders, and student demonstrations at the MSU ROTC and Union buildings. Shapiro says that she came to SDS from the civil rights movement, but never liked the violence that SDS advocated. She also talks about the shootings at Kent State University, the bombing of Cambodia, and the 1970 student strike and says that her high school civil rights activism in Boston, MA prepared her for her activism at MSU. Shaprio is interviewed by graduate student Kenneth Heineman.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Jose Cleofas Gonzales talks about his youth in Saginaw, Michigan in the late 1960s and how it prepared him for student activism at Michigan State University. Gonzales reflects on his growing awareness of race and class and a desire to better his situation as well as avoid the draft. He recalls his impression of campus and his culture shock, his activities, and the difficulty with the course work. Gonzales describes efforts to increase Chicano studies at MSU, have more Chicano faculty, start a radio station, and beginning a student newspaper, volunteering at a counseling center, and using theater to educate about Chicano issues. He talks about the "Brown Berets," Catholic Church activities, the UFWOC Grape Boycott, and activities in the Lansing and Saginaw areas. Gonzales comments on the risks and benefits of political activism, getting the attention of the University, and seeing the dream of having a viable Chicano Studies program realized and then explains why he left MSU without a degree. Gonzales is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Diana Rivera and Julio Cesar Guerrero for the "Mexican Voices/Michigan Lives" oral history series.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-05-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection