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Carey McWilliams (1905-1980) studied at the University of Southern California and graduated with a Juris Doctorate from there in 1927. He was an attorney from 1927-1938 in Los Angeles, with an emphasis in labor law. In 1938, he was appointed the Chief of the Division of Immigration and Housing of the State of California. Carey stayed in this position until 1942. It was during his time as an attorney that Carey had become deeply concerned with the issue of racism, especially prejudice against Mexican immigrants and Japanese Americans. He wrote many books on this topic and a few notable books include: A Mask for Privilege: Anti-Semitism in America (1948), Brothers Under the Skin (1943), Prejudice: Japanese Americans, Symbol of Racial Intolerance, and Factories in the Fields: The Story of Migratory Farm Labor in California (1939). Around 1945, Carey became associated with The Nation publication. He successfully moved up the ranks starting as contributing editor to eventually become the editor of The Nation from 1955-1975. During this time he continued to lecture and write many books and publications on various topics. After he retired from The Nation in 1975, Carey continued to write a column in The Nation magazine.
Object Description
Event | Speech, Pacifica Radio. 'Vile Decade of the 1950s' |
Speaker | McWilliams, Carey, 1905-1980 |
Affiliation | McCarthy Era |
Date broadcast | 1960-08-17 |
File number | ve013co |
Collection | Voices of Extremism: Conflicting Ideologies in United States Politics in the Decades Following WWII |
Copyright | Copyright 2013, Illinois State University. All rights reserved. |
Description
Event | (part 1) McCarthyism |
Background | Carey McWilliams, editor of The Nation magazine, addresses the members of the ACLU in Marin County, California. In his speech entitled Vile Decade of the 1950s he describes the lasting negative effects of McCarthyism, what needs to be done to prevent another 'demigod' from creating a similar atmosphere of terror leading to repression of our civil liberties and influencing our foreign policies. McWilliams applauds the individuals and groups that continued to fight for our liberties during the Vile Decade of the 1950s. |
Speaker | McWilliams, Carey, 1905-1980 |
Affiliation | McCarthy Era |
Biography | Carey McWilliams (1905-1980) studied at the University of Southern California and graduated with a Juris Doctorate from there in 1927. He was an attorney from 1927-1938 in Los Angeles, with an emphasis in labor law. In 1938, he was appointed the Chief of the Division of Immigration and Housing of the State of California. Carey stayed in this position until 1942. It was during his time as an attorney that Carey had become deeply concerned with the issue of racism, especially prejudice against Mexican immigrants and Japanese Americans. He wrote many books on this topic and a few notable books include: A Mask for Privilege: Anti-Semitism in America (1948), Brothers Under the Skin (1943), Prejudice: Japanese Americans, Symbol of Racial Intolerance, and Factories in the Fields: The Story of Migratory Farm Labor in California (1939). Around 1945, Carey became associated with The Nation publication. He successfully moved up the ranks starting as contributing editor to eventually become the editor of The Nation from 1955-1975. During this time he continued to lecture and write many books and publications on various topics. After he retired from The Nation in 1975, Carey continued to write a column in The Nation magazine. |
Recorded location | Marin County (Calif.) |
Broadcast location | KPFA (Radio station : Berkeley, Calif.) |
Country | United States |
Date recorded | 1960-06-24 |
Date broadcast | 1960-08-17 |
Transcript | https://library.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/assets/digital-collections/voices-of-extremism/ve013a.pdf |
Run time | 0:28:46 |
Subject |
American Civil Liberties Union Civil rights--United States McCarthyism Nuclear weapons--Psychological aspects Political campaigns Presidential candidates |
Subject [name] | McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957 |
Media type | MPEG Audio Layer 3 (MP3) |
Original physical format | Reel-to-Reel Tapes |
File number | ve013a |
Repository | Illinois State University, Milner Library |
Collection | Voices of Extremism: Conflicting Ideologies in United States Politics in the Decades Following WWII |
Broadcasting permission | Pacifica Radio BB0240; Audio courtesy of Pacifica Radio Archives: pacificaradioarchives.org, source of the original interview |
Image permission | Courtesy of Will Connell |
Copyright | Copyright 2013, Illinois State University. All rights reserved. |
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