Tales from the Reuther Library

Recent Episodes

The Detroit Interracial Committee and Racial Pragmatism, 1944-1950

Posted December 3, 2020 • 00:50:32

Sean Henry discusses the Detroit Interracial Committee’s (IRC) pragmatic attempt to ease racial tensions in the city following the 1943 Detroit riots....

SEIU: A Successful Union in an Era of Labor Decline

Posted November 6, 2020 • 00:40:02

Dr. Timothy Minchin explores how the SEIU nearly doubled its membership from 1980-1995, during a time of significantly declining numbers in most other...

When It Happened Here: Michigan and the Transnational Development of American Fascism, 1920-1945

Posted September 10, 2020 • 00:53:08

Salaina Catalano Crumb explains how American fascism developed and thrived in Michigan from the 1920s through the 1940s due to the influence of right-wing...

Reading the Room: How César Chávez’s Early Life Prepared Him to Lead

Posted August 20, 2020 • 00:35:45

Dr. Clay Walker explains how César Chávez’s lifeworld discourse – the language, culture, and experiences that shaped who he was and how he encountered...

Mechanical Engineer To Booth Babe and Back Again: The Tragicomic Career of Wayne State Engineering Alum Lucille Pieti

Posted July 30, 2020 • 00:45:26

Society of Women Engineers archivist Troy Eller English shares the tragicomic story of Lucille Pieti, 1950 mechanical engineering alum and Miss Wayne...