Radical Americans; 4; Who Teaches Them?

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Series
Radical Americans
Episode Number
4
Episode
Who Teaches Them?
Producing Organization
WGBH Educational Foundation
Contributing Organization
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-512-tq5r786p84
NOLA Code
RADA
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Description
Episode Description
There are schools in this country both on the radical right and the radical left. Why do they serve up this form of indoctrination to their students? What do they teach and why do they feel it is essential they teach it? Radical left schools are springing up all over the country, especially around the campuses of established universities. Their courses run the gamut from "American history are seen through the Marxist Dialectic" to "Are the poor agents of social changes" to "The uses of hallucinogenic drugs." Schools on the right teach a laissez faire form of economics long considered obsolete by economists and politicians. Some of these schools seem to preach a concept of no need for government at all. Visited were Rampart College in Larkspur, Colorado; Harding College, Searcy, Arkansas; The Free University of New York; A new Left school in Palo Alto, and others. Appearing on the program are: Robert LeFevre, Dean of Rampart College; Dr. Clifton Ganus, President of Harding College; Dr. George Benson, Head of the National Education Program, a promulgator of extremely conservative political and economic propaganda throughout the country; Allen Krebs, head of the Free University of New York; Ed Richer, who attempted to found a Free University in Gainesville, Florida, and who describes the frustrations of such an attempt in a conservative southern town. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Series Description
The growing wave of radical movements in the United States today both on the left and the right are examined in first-hand, on-location reports, interviews, coverage, and commentary throughout a cross-section of the country. The Radical Americans explores the underlying concern of both poles the threat to individual freedom. What the left and right wing radicals have to offer as solutions, the means they use to proselytize their views, the real motivations and historical impact of their power are probed in the series. Camera crews traveled throughout the US documenting campuses, ghettos, towns, cities, in meetings, the views and actions of well-known and obscure citizens and groups involved directly and indirectly with radical movements. The gamut of spokesmen includes politicians, historians, Communists, Black Muslims, members of the John Birch Society, ultra conservative and liberal professors, writers, and civil rights leaders. In documenting coverage, the production crews of The Radical Americans at times were met with resentment, fear, and opposition by people in places chosen for the series report. The Radical Americans is a 1966 production of National Educational Television and WGBH, Bostons educational television station. The 6 episodes that comprise this series each run about 30 minutes. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Broadcast Date
1966-04-24
Asset type
Episode
Topics
Education
Social Issues
Politics and Government
Rights
Published Work: This work was offered for sale and/or rent in 1972.
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:29:38
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Credits
Associate Producer: Bywaters, Thomas
Interviewee: LeFevre, Robert
Interviewee: Benson, George
Interviewee: Ganus, Clifton
Interviewee: Krebs, Allen
Interviewee: Richer, Ed
Producer: Fouser, Don
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
Reporter: Fouser, Donald
Writer: Fouser, Don
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Library of Congress
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Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
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Format: 16mm film
Library of Congress
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Format: 1 inch videotape: SMPTE Type C
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
Library of Congress
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Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W

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Duration: 00:29:38
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Citations
Chicago: “Radical Americans; 4; Who Teaches Them?,” 1966-04-24, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed October 17, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-tq5r786p84.
MLA: “Radical Americans; 4; Who Teaches Them?.” 1966-04-24. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. October 17, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-tq5r786p84>.
APA: Radical Americans; 4; Who Teaches Them?. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-tq5r786p84