"Odious Byrd and Trent Lott" radio episode

Title

"Odious Byrd and Trent Lott" radio episode

Description

An audio recording by Oregon Congressman Les AuCoin in which he condemns racist remarks from Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia and Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi. AuCoin further discusses how prevalent racism has been in American politics since the 1960s. This is one episode from AuCoin's biweekly radio show on Jefferson Public Radio (JPR), which ran after he had retired from office. The majority of episodes feature his commentary on current political events, often focusing on issues important to southern Oregon where JPR is based. This episode aired in December 2002.

Creator

AuCoin, Les

Date Created

Dec 2002

Is Part Of

Jefferson Public Radio

Extent

1 audio file (2 min., 55 sec.)

Identifier

PUA_MS147_JPR_018

Rights

This recording is provided here for research purposes with the permission of Les AuCoin and Jefferson Public Radio. All rights reserved.
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Source

Pacific University Archives

Format

MP3