Program about the Arrest of Anti-War Demonstrators in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Producing Organization
- WYSO
- Contributing Organization
- WYSO (Yellow Springs, Ohio)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/27-d21rf5kr9x
If you have more information about this item than what is given here, or if you have concerns about this record, we want to know! Contact us, indicating the AAPB ID (cpb-aacip/27-d21rf5kr9x).
- Description
- Episode Description
- This program called "Opposition Report" featured interviews and opinions about the arrest of demonstrators at the Anti-Draft demonstration on December 4-8, 1967 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Produced by Jim Cockroft, Professor of History at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio it was recorded on January 13, 1968. He talked about the arrest of DeCoursey Squire and Michael Madden, who were fasting and serving their sentence at the Workhouse in Cincinnati. Judge Heitzler presided over the case. A demonstration was held at City Hall to protest their arrest on January 13, 1968 in Cincinnati. A group of Antioch College students attended the protest. Cockroft interviewed a number of people at this demonstration, including Mrs. Squire, DeCoursey's mother, who traveled from Morgantown in support of her daughter. Mrs. Squire said the U.S. should withdraw from the Vietnam War.
- Created Date
- 1968-01-13
- Asset type
- Program
- Subjects
- Vietnam War; Demonstrations
- Media type
- other
- Credits
-
-
Interviewer: Cockroft, Jim
Producing Organization: WYSO
Writer: WYSO FM 91.3 Public Radio
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
-
WYSO-FM (WYSO Public Radio)
Identifier: WYSO_PA_23 (WYSO FM 91.3 Public Radio; CONTENTdm Version 5.1.0; http://www.contentdm.com)
Format: Audio/wav
-
WYSO-FM (WYSO Public Radio)
Identifier: PA 23 (unknown)
Format: 1/4 inch audio tape
Generation: Master
Duration: 0:32:11
If you have a copy of this asset and would like us to add it to our catalog, please contact us.
- Citations
- Chicago: “Program about the Arrest of Anti-War Demonstrators in Cincinnati, Ohio,” 1968-01-13, WYSO, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 23, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-27-d21rf5kr9x.
- MLA: “Program about the Arrest of Anti-War Demonstrators in Cincinnati, Ohio.” 1968-01-13. WYSO, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 23, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-27-d21rf5kr9x>.
- APA: Program about the Arrest of Anti-War Demonstrators in Cincinnati, Ohio. Boston, MA: WYSO, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-27-d21rf5kr9x