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Radicalism
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Radicalism 
 A collection of digital images containing more than 100 pamphlets published by political and social pressure groups in the United States. Topics include the American Indian Movement, Asian Americans, birth control, Black Panthers, Hollywood Ten, Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), Ku Klux Klan (KKK), Rosenberg Case, Sacco-Vanzetti Case, Scottsboro Boys, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and Wounded Knee. From the Michigan State University Libraries. http://digital.lib.msu.edu/collections/index.cfm?CollectionID=1 Topics: Families, Film, Movies, & Video, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Nonfiction by Genre, Political Parties & Theories, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Women's Health Last updated Oct 7, 2004 The Democratic Promise: Saul Alinsky and His Legacy
Companion website to a 1999 documentary that "examines both the history of community organizing -- through the work of Saul Alinsky [1909-1972] -- as well as the current state of community organizing." Features essays about Alinksy and community organizing in 1930s Chicago through the formation of groups such as the Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council, Alinksy's legacy, and the filmmakers. Includes a bibliography. Preview video clip no longer available. From Independent Television Service (ITVS). http://www.itvs.org/democraticpromise/ Topics: Communities & Groups, Political Parties & Theories Last updated Jan 21, 2008 The Weather Underground
Companion website to this PBS Independent Lens documentary about the Weather Underground (Weathermen), "one of America's most notorious radical movements" during the Vietnam War. Features background about the group and its actions (including "bombing the Capitol building, breaking Timothy Leary out of prison and finally evading the FBI by going into hiding"), an interview with Weather Underground members Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers, and related material. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/weatherunderground/ Topics: Activism, Political Parties & Theories Last updated Apr 24, 2008 Weather Underground Organization (Weathermen)
More than 400 pages of a summary prepared in 1976 "which described the activities of the Weather Underground Organization, also known as Weathermen. This organization described itself as a revolutionary organization of communist men and women." Document is divided into six downloadable files. From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) website. http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/weather.htm Topics: Activism, Political Parties & Theories Last updated Apr 30, 2008 |
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