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Recently Posted American Stories
Al Lee Gator
Some Americans were fighting crime with the only weapon they had. Fear. Then, they turned to television. Police departments across the country began reenacting crimes, broadcasting them to gather information and help solve the problem. Crime Watch was an electronic extension of the old neighborhood block watch. People looking out for one another. The reenactments sometimes featured the actual victims. During the first four years, the Crime Watch program helped solve 460 major crimes in Orlando, Florida, and recover $4,500,000 in stolen property. The day we tagged along, the cops were taping a show on folks who steal alligators. If you have knowledge of the whereabouts of Al Lee Gator, a green male, 6-2, 68 pounds, contact the Orlando Police department.
A Journey into the Unknown
67-hundred Japanese companies operate in the United States. More than 40-thousand families have moved here. It is pioneer journey that covers more than miles. They will live in a world which to them is both exotic and enticing. When different cultures manage to live together in friendship, they sometimes create something better. It has happened before. In America.
Civil Rights Era’s Forgotten Women
Virginia Durr, born to privilege and high place, battled intolerance whatever its form. She took a Japanese family into her home during World War Two because they had nowhere to live. Was branded a Communist for her compassion and hauled before a Senate subcommittee in the 1950’s. Successfully fought the pole tax that freed the vote for women. And was one of the few, the very few, white southerners who openly resisted the violent currents of her time.
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