"Odious Byrd and Trent Lott" radio episode · Les AuCoin Collection

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.
Identifier: PUA_MS147_JPR_018
Creator: AuCoin, Les
Date Created: Dec 2002
Date: 2002
Spatial Coverage: United States
Is Part Of: Jefferson Public Radio
Subject: AuCoin, Les; Oregon--Politics and government; Public broadcasting--Oregon
Extent: 1 audio file (2 min., 55 sec.)
Format: MP3
Source: Pacific University Archives
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/