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1. Interview of Mabie Settlage

Topic:
Civil Liberties
Length:
3 hrs
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Between the early 1970s and the mid-1990s, thousands of people participated in protests, political campaigns, community organizing, and other activism related to issues of police violence in the Los Angeles area. This series documents this area of activism, including the work of the Coalition Aga...
Biographical Note:
Community activist and member of the Coalition Against Police Abuse, an organization that worked toward justice for victims of police violence and was active in the Los Angeles area in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.

2. Interview of Ben Margolis

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Social Movements
Civil Liberties
Sleepy Lagoon Case
Length:
24 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:

3. Interview of Carey McWilliams

Topic:
Social Movements
Journalism
Civil Liberties
Sleepy Lagoon Case
Length:
12.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Author and editor of the Nation, known for writing on California politics and culture.

4. Interview of Nancy Buchanan

Topic:
Civil Liberties
Length:
2 hrs
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Between the early 1970s and the mid-1990s, thousands of people participated in protests, political campaigns, community organizing, and other activism related to issues of police violence in the Los Angeles area. This series documents this area of activism, including the work of the Coalition Aga...
Biographical Note:
Performance and video artist, educator, and producer of the Message to the Grassroots program hosted by Michael Zinzun on Pasadena public-access television.

5. Interview of John Burton

Topic:
Civil Liberties
Length:
1.5 hrs
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Between the early 1970s and the mid-1990s, thousands of people participated in protests, political campaigns, community organizing, and other activism related to issues of police violence in the Los Angeles area. This series documents this area of activism, including the work of the Coalition Aga...
Biographical Note:
Longtime police misconduct lawyer and a founding member of the Police Misconduct Lawyers Referral Service (now known as Cop Watch).