"Odious Byrd and Trent Lott" radio episode
Media
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
Subject
AuCoin, Les
Oregon--Politics and government
Public broadcasting--Oregon
Place
United States
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