Series
War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
Raw Footage
Interview with Arnie Alpert, 1987
Contributing Organization
WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/15-kh0dv1cv1n
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Description
Episode Description
Arnie Alpert was a social organizer for the American Friends Service Committee and a supporter of the Nuclear Freeze Movement. In the interview he describes the development of the movement, starting in small New Hampshire and Vermont towns during the 1980 presidential election campaign. He explains the process of mobilizing locally-based peace groups, a process which was also adopted by other social opposition movements to build support. During the 1980 campaign, the nuclear freeze position was adopted by many Democratic candidates, making it a party issue. In his view, the legacy of the movement is that it helped organizers and social activists to see that they could make a difference from a grassroots level.
Date
1987-11-10
Date
1987-11-10
Asset type
Raw Footage
Subjects
political parties; Antinuclear movement; Peace movements; Demonstrations; Elections; nuclear weapons; Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1980; United States; Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945; Reagan, Ronald; Vermont; Markey, Edward J.; Democratic Party (U.S.); American Friends Service Committee; Mondale, Walter F., 1928-; Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009; New Hampshire
Rights
Rights Note:,Rights:,Rights Credit:WGBH Educational Foundation,Rights Type:All,Rights Coverage:,Rights Holder:WGBH Educational Foundation
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:00:00
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Credits
Publisher: WGBH Educational Foundation
Writer: Alpert, Arnie
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WGBH
Identifier: 07967a4846da62ac55e49fc0f26f62d76e13a47e (ArtesiaDAM UOI_ID)
Format: video/quicktime
Color: Color
Duration: 00:00:00
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Citations
Chicago: “War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Interview with Arnie Alpert, 1987,” 1987-11-10, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed October 23, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-kh0dv1cv1n.
MLA: “War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Interview with Arnie Alpert, 1987.” 1987-11-10. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. October 23, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-kh0dv1cv1n>.
APA: War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Interview with Arnie Alpert, 1987. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-kh0dv1cv1n