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The March on Washington
Sasha Reuther on Walter Reuther’s Role in Changing John Lewis’ Speech

  By Witnify • August 11, 2013 Uncategorized
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Sasha Reuther recalls Walter Reuther suggesting changes to some of the content in John Lewis' speech to prevent offending important allies. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Politics and History, Protest, The March on Washington
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Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989
Dissident Bao Pu Remembers the Massacre

  By Witnify • August 7, 2013 Uncategorized
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Bao Pu witnessed the Tiananmen Square protests as a college senior. He discusses how students felt at the time and his own experience during the June massacre. Continue reading

Tagged   Mass Tragedy, Politics and History, Protest, Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989
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Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989
Fang Zheng Remembers the Military Tank That Crushed His Legs

  By Witnify • August 7, 2013 Uncategorized
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Fang Zheng, a student during the Tiananmen Square protests, talks about losing his legs to a military tank as he exited the Square on June 4th. Continue reading

Tagged   Mass Tragedy, Politics and History, Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989
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Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989
Reporter Kate Adie Returns to Tiananmen Square

  By Witnify • August 7, 2013 Uncategorized
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Reporter Kate Aldie covered the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 and discusses her time in China as a Western journalist far from home. Continue reading

Tagged   Mass Tragedy, Politics and History, Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989
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Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989
Activist Han Dongfang's Experience During the Protests

  By Witnify • August 7, 2013 Uncategorized
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Workers' rights activist Han Dongfang was a prominent figure at the Tiananmen Square protests. He speaks about organizing worker involvement, the weeks leading up to the June 4th Massacre, and his subsequent arrest. Continue reading

Tagged   Mass Tragedy, Politics and History, Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989
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Berlin Wall
‘The First Thing We Heard Was This Sort of Tap, Tap, Tap Sound’

  By Witnify • August 1, 2013 Uncategorized
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Art Harman traveled to Berlin with three friends to watch the wall fall and returned to America with 1,000 pounds of rubble to sell. Continue reading

Tagged   Berlin Wall, Communism, People, Politics and History, Protest
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Arab Spring
Author Johnny West Witnesses the Arab Spring

  By Witnify • August 1, 2013 Uncategorized
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Award-winning Middle East foreign correspondent Johnny West, author of the book Karma, talks about his experiences in Egypt during the Arab Spring. Continue reading

Tagged   Arab Spring, Politics and History, Protest
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Arab Spring
An American Teacher’s Time in Cairo During the Arab Spring

  By Witnify • August 1, 2013 Uncategorized
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An American social studies teacher spent 10 days in Cairo, Egypt and discusses his experiences during the protests. Continue reading

Tagged   Arab Spring, Politics and History, Protest
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Arab Spring
Cal Student Justin Hinton Was in Egypt: ‘People Wanted Change’

  By Witnify • August 1, 2013 Uncategorized
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Journalism student from UC Berkeley, Justin Hinton, was studying in Egypt when the Arab Spring protests broke out and he recounts his time during the revolution. Continue reading

Tagged   Arab Spring, Politics and History, Protest
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Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
Royal Harpist Claire Jones on Being Chosen for the Royal Wedding

  By Witnify • July 26, 2013 Uncategorized
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Claire Jones, the former Royal Harpist, discusses the honor of performing at the Royal Wedding. Continue reading

Tagged   Politics and History, Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
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