The Radio priest /
"...Father Charles Coughlin became the center of a nationwide debate over the use of the airwaves for anti-democratic messages and the capacity of a democratic system to cope with this form of dissent. This program is a portrait of an extraordinary personality, interwoven with the story of the...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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[1988]
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| Series: | American experience ;
no. 111. |
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| Summary: | "...Father Charles Coughlin became the center of a nationwide debate over the use of the airwaves for anti-democratic messages and the capacity of a democratic system to cope with this form of dissent. This program is a portrait of an extraordinary personality, interwoven with the story of the rise of radio and search for security in the darkest days of the Depression...profiles the controversial Father Coughlin, who, at the height of the Depression, used radio to stir up protest against the nation's economic and social system." |
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| Item Description: | The American experience, hosted by David McCullough is presented by WGBH/Boston, WNET/New York and KCET/Los Angeles. Taped off-air from KAMU-TV, College Station, Texas. Off-air licensing rights through PBS Adult Learning. VHS format. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sound, color and black and white sequences ; 1/2 in. |
| Audience: | United States History. |