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- University of Toronto scholar Paul Lawrie delivers a talk entitled, "Doin' Time in the White Man's Army: African Americans and the Political Economy of Military Labor in World War One, 1917-1919". Lawrie describes the experience of black soldiers in the U.S. Army which replicated the forced labor of the chain-gang in segregated labor battalions. He explains why African-American troops were prevented from assuming combat roles, even as French colonial troops from West Africa engaged the Germans. Lawrie describes how "Jim Crow" laws were institutionalized in the Army, even to the point of returning, uniformed soldiers, being lynched as they tried to go home. Question and answer session follows. Lawrie is introduced by Professor John P. Beck, Associate Director, Michigan State University School of Human Resources and Labor Relations. 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 MSU's African-American and African Studies Program. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-04-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Obama speaks at the 2013 Planned Parenthood Gala held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington D.C. Obama praises the health services provided by the agency, recounts attempts to restrict access to care for women, and declares, "no matter how fierce the opposition, if there's one thing the past few years have shown, it's that Planned Parenthood is not going anywhere."
- Date Issued:
- 2013-04-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Harris Frank Beeman discusses his involvement in social justice for South Africa, a cause he pursued while serving as Michigan State University's tennis coach and Director of Intramural Sports, and Recreation Services. Dr. David Wiley, Director of the MSU African Studies Center, and Peter Limb, MSU Libraries Area Studies Librarian, interview Beeman. Beeman describes his early involvement in civil rights issues in the U.S. and leading fair housing protests in East Lansing in the 1960s. He also talks about getting involved with the South African Liberation Committee (SALC) in the 1970s at MSU, spearheading efforts to get selective purchase policies passed by East Lansing City Council and the MSU Board of Trustees, and pushing the University and the State of Michigan to divest from holdings in South Africa. Part of the African Studies Interview Series sponsored by the MSU Libraries and the African Studies Center.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-12-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Trumans acceptance speech at the 1948 Democratic convention.
- Date Issued:
- 1948-07-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In a Memorial Day intallment of "Dunbar commentary," Dr. Willis Dunbar reflects on the nature of war and the reasons why soldiers fight. Dunbar says that he recently spoke to a Korean War veteran who reported that morale was high on the battlefield, but that G.I.s do not understand why they are fighting. Dunbar speculates that soldiers never truly understands why they fight, but rather act out of camaraderie and love of country.
- Date Issued:
- 1951-06-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Vice President Al Gore tells a press conference that he broke no written or unwritten laws soliciting funds for the Democrats in the 1996 election campaign.
- Date Issued:
- 1997-03-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks during the White House reception for the 35th Kennedy Center Honorees who include: actor Dustin Hoffman, ballerina Natalia Makarova, blues-man Buddy Guy, TV talk show host David Letterman, and Led Zeppelin rock band members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones. Obama jokes that, "Tonight, we continue a tradition here at the White House by honoring some extraordinary people who have no business being on the same stage together." He reflects on their careers, how they got their starts, and jokes freely with the audience.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-12-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks at the 2013 White House Science Fair recognition ceremony in the East Room of the White House. The Science Fair celebrates the student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country. This group includes Williamston, Michigan High School student Julie Xu and Spencer Ottarson, a Williamston graduate now studying computer science at Michigan State University. They displayed the buoy alarm system they created with other Williamston students which uses solar power to measure water flow and trigger an alarm to warn swimmers of dangerous conditions such as rip currents.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-04-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clinton's press conference deals with NAFTA, the Crime Bill, and campaign finance reform. He answers questions about the Wharton resignation, the Israel/Jordan negotiations, and introduces a 17-year-old Vietnamese American Kan Fong.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-11-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Theodore Roosevelt, presidential candidate for The Progressive Party, nicknamed The Bull Moose Party, delivers a campaign speech titled, "The Farmer and the Businessman." Roosevelt cautions against unreasonable conservatism as well as unreasonable radicalism. He concludes with, "The watchword for us all is spend and be spent."
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection