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Nelson Mandela
George Bizos Recalls Working as Mandela's Lawyer

  By Witnify • December 6, 2013 Uncategorized
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George Bizos, lawyer for Nelson Mandela, recalls what he was like as a prisoner and shares his favorite memories of watching Mandela go from criminal to a visionary of peace. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Nelson Mandela, Politics and History
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Nelson Mandela
David Turnley on Photographing Mandela's Release

  By Witnify • December 6, 2013 Uncategorized
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Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Turnley recounts the multiple occasions he photographed Nelson Mandela in South Africa and comments on Mandela's inspirational words of peace and justice. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Nelson Mandela, Politics and History
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Nelson Mandela
Lionel Richie on His Time as Nelson Mandela’s Stylist

  By Witnify • December 5, 2013 Uncategorized
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Lionel Richie recalls his experience working as Nelson Mandela's stylist during his first visit to the United States in 1990. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Nelson Mandela, People, Politics and History
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Professor Paul Von Blum on What Rosa Parks Stood For

  By Witnify • December 5, 2013 Uncategorized
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Professor Paul von Blum , a civil rights activist an author, recalls meeting Rosa Parks and explains her work in the civil rights movement. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Politics and History, Women
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Coretta Scott King on Planning Montgomery Bus Boycott with MLK

  By Witnify • December 5, 2013 Uncategorized
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Coretta Scott King, wife of the late Martin Luther King, Jr., recalls the early days of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and shares her thoughts on Rosa Parks and her husband's participation in the boycott. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Politics and History, Women
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Enron Scandal
Sworn Deposition of Former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow

  By Witnify • December 2, 2013 Uncategorized
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Former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow gives his sworn deposition about banks that participated with Enron and explains what kind of fraud they committed. Continue reading

Tagged   Business, Enron Scandal, Politics and History
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Enron Scandal
Senator Maria Cantwell Discusses Enron’s Biggest Mistake

  By Witnify • December 2, 2013 Uncategorized
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Senator Maria Cantwell, United States Senator for the State of Washington, gives a first person account on why Enron's manipulation of electricity markets is a "lesson that's been way too expensive to learn a second time around". Continue reading

Tagged   Business, Enron Scandal, Politics and History
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Enron Scandal
Bethany McLean on Her Coverage of the Enron Scandal

  By Witnify • December 2, 2013 Uncategorized
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Bethany McLean, Editor-at-large and co-author of ENRON: The smartest guys in the room, discusses what it was like to cover the Enron scandal and recalls how people reacted to the publication of her story. Continue reading

Tagged   Business, Enron Scandal, Politics and History
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Enron Scandal
Journalist Jason Leopold on Breaking the Enron Scandal

  By Witnify • December 2, 2013 Uncategorized
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Journalist Jason Leopold recounts his experience breaking one of the first news stories about Enron's manipulation of the energy market in California. Continue reading

Tagged   Business, Enron Scandal, Politics and History
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Enron Scandal
Maurizio De Franciscis on What He Learned From Involvement with Enron

  By Witnify • December 2, 2013 Uncategorized
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Maurizio de Franciscis discusses the lessons he learned during his time as a consultant on an Enron project for Arthur Andersen. Enron declared bankruptcy on December 2, 2001. Continue reading

Tagged   Business, Enron Scandal, Politics and History
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