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Box 1

 Container

Contains 33 Results:

Power Plays, Power Works

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Identifier: Folder 21
Scope and Contents

Monograph by John Fiske, includes numerous mentions of Kantako

Dates: Created: 1989 - 2002; Other: Date acquired: 10/26/1998

Press releases, Black Liberation Radio newsletters, memos to supporters, 1990-1992

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Identifier: Folder 22
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Records, collected literature, and audio and videotapes concerning the unlicensed, low-power radio station of Mbanna Kantako of Springfield, Illinois, and the micro-radio movement in general. The efforts of the FCC to shut down Kantako's radio station attracted international press attention. This material was largely collected or created by Michael Townsend, an associate professor of Child, Family and Community Services at UIS. Its primary focus is Mbanna Kantako (originally...
Dates: Created: 1990-1992

Baur's Opera House Exhibit, 1989-1992

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 29
Identifier: Folder 29
Scope and Contents

Sworn testimony and evidence of racist practices at Baur's Opera House.

Dates: Created: 1989-1992

Sievers Letter, 1987

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 30
Identifier: Folder 30
Scope and Contents

A letter exhibiting racist sentiments. Attached note from Townsend explains some of the peculiarities surrounding the letter.

Dates: Created: 1987