Edward Hopper's Simple Paintings Hold Special Meaning for Americans VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Doug Johnson with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about artist Edward Hopper. He painted normal objects an...
Nina Simone Was a Singer and Activist in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: Singer Nina Simone And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program People in America. Today we tell about singer Nina Si...
Milton Berle was Mister Television to the Millions of Americans Who Watched Him VOICE ONE: I'm Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: Milton Berle And I'm Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell the story of Milton Ber...
Margaret Mead Influenced How Social Scientists Understood Native Cultures ANNOUNCER: Margaret Mead Welcome to People in America from VOA Special English. Today, Sarah Long and Rich Kleinfeldt tell about one of the most influential social scientists o...
Roberto Clemente: The first Latino Player Honored in the Baseball Hall of Fame VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Roberto Clemente And I'm Faith Lapidus with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Roberto Clemente. He was...
Washington Post Owner and Publisher Katharine Graham: A Powerful Media Leader in America VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell about Katharine Graham. S...
This Land Is Your Land: The Life, Music and Politics of Woody Guthrie VOICE ONE: I'm Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we complete our story about songwriter and singer Wood...
Woody Guthrie:Singing About the Lives of 'Dust Bowl Refugees' Written by Shelley Gollust VOICE ONE: I'm Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: Woody Guthrie And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we begin a two-part s...
Betty Friedan: How She Was a Leader in the Modern Women's Rights Movement in the U.S. Written by Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Betty Frie...
Jacob Riis: A Reporter and Writer Who Worked to Make New York City a Better Place for the Poor Written by Herbert Sutcliffe VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Ray Freeman with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Jacob...