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11. Dorothy Judd

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Photo of Dorothy Leonard Judd (Mrs. Siegel W. Judd) holding a booklet that she edited entitled "Our City Government." Judd, a graduate of Vassar College, became active in the League of Women Voters in the 1920 and 1930s. She later turned her concern to cleaning up local government in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She also worked for the development of Civil Service and higher education. Photo was taken for the Grand Rapids Herald on March 5, 1948 and ran in the Herald the next day.
Date Created:
1948-03-05T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

12. Sarah Schulman

Notes:
Poster with sysnopsis of events and the date, time, and location of the two events. A synopsis of the speaker is included.
Date Created:
2013-11-20T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

13. Ronald Dellums says that Black voters should demand that Jimmy Carter listen carefully to them or lose any bid for re-election

Date Issued:
1977-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

14. Interview with Bob Alexander

Description:
In the second of a two part oral history interview, liberal political activist Bob Alexander talks further about his time in the National Teacher Corp, his youth in Detroit, Michigan, and the influences in his life which served to make him a liberal activist. He talks about leafleting while still elementary school, associating with French radicals in Detroit, protests he was involved in, being shot at, and being confronted by an armed bar owner while hanging posters. He also talks about his political activity in southeast Michigan, including working for increased voter registration, joining the Human Rights Party, and running successful campaigns for HRP candidates for the Ann Arbor City Council. Alexander is interviewed by retired Michigan State University Labor Studies Professor John Revitte.
Date Issued:
2016-02-19T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

15. U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the 2016 Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences commencement convocation

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United States President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address to the 2016 graduating class of Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. Obama offers advice to students, refers to the current political climate, and calls on students to be involved citizens. Obama shares his perceptions of the presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Donald J. Trump and warns that "in politics and in life ignorance is not a virtue." Held at High Point Solutions Stadium, at the Busch Campus in Piscataway, NJ.
Date Issued:
2016-05-15T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

16. David Davidoff presents the Goodwill Medal for 1948 to Dr. Willis Dunbar

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David Davidoff, president of the local B'nai B'rith presents the Goodwill Medal for 1948 to Dr. Willis Dunbar. Davidoff says that Dunbar is receiving the award for his work "fostering and promoting brotherhood and understanding among racial, religious, and economic groups in our community." Dunbar gives a brief speech and calls upon his fellow citizens to promote democracy in their communities and neighborhoods.
Date Issued:
1948-11-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection