United Methodist General Commission on Archives and History (GCAH)
The General Commission on Archives and History (GCAH) gathers, preserves, and disseminates materials on the history of The United Methodist Church and its antecedents. It maintains archives and a library in which the historical records are kept.
Randomly chosen program from the General Commission on Archives and History:
| Attorney for the Dissent |
Speaker(s): William Kunstler, Del Shields (host) |
Description: William Moses Kunstler (1919-1995) was an American radical lawyer and civil rights activist, known for his politically unpopular clients. At the time of this program, he had represented H. Rap Brown, Jerry Rubin, Daniel Berrigan, and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Kunstler felt he was representing not only clients, but also the First Amendment of the U. S. Constitution. He also felt he was living in an era of great dissent, and that he was representing clients in a time of increasing oppression. One of the callers in this program was Jack B.Olson, the Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. There is an extensive discussion of the concept of jury nullification. Kunstler graduated from Yale University, saw World War II army service in the Pacific and was awarded a Bronze Star, and graduated from Columbia University School of Law in 1948. | Length: 58:13 | Recording Date: January 16, 1969 | Recorded at: WRVR Radio Studio, New York City |
