Jeremy Brecher

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CT History Radio Programs

As part of my tenure as Humanities Scholar-in-Residence at Connecticut Public Television and Radio, I was producer, writer, and host of Connecticut Public Radio’s Remembering Connecticut, which broadcast of approximately 100 radio programs on a wide variety of Connecticut history topics, of those the following 95 have been digitized:

The segments here have been sorted into major categories of Connecticut history, identity, activity, and concern. Many segments could fit in more than one category, therefore each has been assigned to the category that seemed most relevant. As not all of the titles for each segment are descriptive of the content covered each segment title is followed by a few terms relating to the topics covered in the segment.

Remembering Connecticut

Environment

The Glacier and Its Effects: ecology, geology, natural resources, industry, economy

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Glacier.mp3

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Connecticut’s Ecology Transformed: natural resources, economy, industry, Narragansett Tribe

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Ecology.mp3

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Canaan Mountain: conservation, reforestation, industry, climate change

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CanaanMtn.mp3

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Great Mountain Forest: Forestry Schools, reforestation, industry, ecology, conservation

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/GreatMtnForest.mp3

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Where Did the Fish Go?: industry, conservation, environmental action, economics, social impact

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Fish.mp3

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Radioactive Fallout in Your Kids’ Teeth?: Cold War, nuclear warfare, strontium 90, environmental impact, public health

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/RadioactiveFallout.mp3

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A Flight Across Connecticut: pollution, environment, geography, settlement, conservationism, military impact

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/Flight.mp3

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How Connecticut Got Its State Forests: deforestation, forestry reform, conservation, Connecticut Forestry Association, State Parks and Forestry Commission

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/StateForests.mp3

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The Evil of Stream Pollution: environmental movement, industry, public health, public works, disease theory

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/StreamPolution.mp3

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When Did DEEP Start?: pollution, State Water Commission, environmental movement, industry, economy, public health

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/WaterPolution.mp3

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Early Recycling: supplemental income, public health, sustainability

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/EarlyRecycling.mp3

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Industrial Waste:pollution, Connecticut Water Commission, public health, legislation, Resources Recovery Authority

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IndustrialWaste.mp3

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Solid Waste: disposal, regulation, pollution, environmental movement, recycling

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/SolidWaste.mp3

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Pollution: industry, solid waste, garbage collection, environmental movement, recycling

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Polution.mp3

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Indigenous Persons

Ancient Indigenous Settlements: economy, agriculture, tools, burials, artifacts

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IndianSettlements.mp3

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The Pequot War: Right of Conquest, John Mason, Pequot, Mohegan, Narragansett

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Pequot.mp3

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Scatechoke Persons relation to Settlers in Their Area: cultural preservation, industry, assimilation, Indian Affairs Council

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Scatechoke.mp3

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Botanical Traditions: herbal medicine, conservation, traditional ecological knowledge, gathering

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BotanicalTraditions.mp3

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African Americans

James Mars: A Slave in Connecticut: fugitive slaves, emancipation, regional practices, autobiographies

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/JamesMars.mp3

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Prudence Crandall: female education, African American education, Sarah Harris, Quakers

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/PrudenceCrandall.mp3

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The Amistad Affair: slavery, piracy, politics, Christian missionaries, human exhibitions

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/AmistadAffair.mp3

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James Mars: emancipation, autobiographies, slavery, racism, politics

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/JamesMars02.mp3

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Concern: A Party: racial integration, 20th century, civil rights, white privilege, beatniks

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Concern.mp3

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From Africa to Connecticut: slavery, domestic work, social societies, emancipation, backlash

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/AfricaToCt.mp3

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The Black Fight for Black Rights: voting rights, segregation, racial discrimination, 19th century

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/BlackRights.mp3

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Soldiers Without Rights: abolishment of slavery, civil war, American Colonization Society, 29th Connecticut Infantry Volunteers

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/SoldiersRights.mp3

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The Restrictive Covenant in Branford: segregation, African American rights, housing, racism, emigration

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/RestrictiveCovenant.mp3

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Race Matters in Branford: racism, segregation, African American rights, freighting, 20th century

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/RaceMatters.mp3

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Making Branford’s Black Community: segregation, St. Stephen’s African Methodist Zion Church, race relations, African American rights, leadership

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/MakingBranford.mp3

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St. Stephens: Breaking Down Racial Barriers in Branford: race relations, community relations, segregation, discrimination

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/StStephens.mp3

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Tracked!: education, discrimination, racism, loss of opportunity, earning potential

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/Tracked.mp3

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Immigrants

The French-Canadians in Connecticut: cultural preservation, religion, textiles, Quebecois, Société de Baptiste

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/FrenchCanadians.mp3

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Immigrant Mutual Aid: cultural preservation, economics, 19th century, ethnic societies, politics

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ImmigrantMutualAid.mp3

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Italians in Connecticut: cultural preservation, racism, social societies, genealogy, mutual aid

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Italians.mp3

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Chain Migration and Connecticut’s Ethnic Communities: 19th and 20th century, social societies, mutual aid, cultural preservation

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ChainMigration.mp3

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350th Anniversary of New Haven and Its Jewish Community: cultural societies, community relations, ethnic diversity, racism

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NewHaven350.mp3

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Putting Down Roots in Connecticut: economy, contract labor, mutual aid, Native Americans

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Transplanting.mp3

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Chinese in Connecticut: racism, cultural preservation, Exclusion Act, social societies, integration, gender roles

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Chinese.mp3

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Immigrant Protest: Sacco Vanzetti trial, discrimination, socialism, Agents of the Bureau of Investigation, solidarity

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SaccoVanzetti.mp3

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Bootstrapped to Connecticut: Puerto Rico, chain migration, economy, contract labor, mutual aid

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/Bootstrapped.mp3

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Waterbury’s Puerto Rican Community: chain migration, social societies, cultural preservation, contract labor

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/PuertoRicanWaterbury.mp3

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St. Cecilia’s Church: New Comers Haven: Catholics, Poles, Puerto Ricans, community

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/StCecilias.mp3

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Puerto Rican Jobs: 20th century, contract labor, discrimination, industrial decline, racism

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/PuertoRicanJobs.mp3

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Labor and Economy

A People on the Move: The Great Migration Out of Connecticut 1760-1850: land ownership, Congregational Church, Continental Congress, agriculture

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/GreatMigration.mp3

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The Yankee Peddlers: folklore, manufacturing, merchants, societal values, regional culture, transportation

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/YankeePeddlers.mp3

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Catharine Beecher and Nineteenth Century Domesticity: gender roles, education, women’s work, sphere’s of influence

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CatharineBeecher.mp3

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The Knights of Labor: industrialization, distribution of wealth, child labor, unions, workers’ rights

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/KnightsOfLabor.mp3

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Home Work: women’s work, immigrants, 20th century, family wage economy, social advancement

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/HomeWork.mp3

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Connecticut’s Lost Industrial Crafts: skilled manual labor, mechanization, World War I, technology

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IndustrialCrafts.mp3

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The Waterbury Mutual Aid: unemployment relief, economic depressions, federal programs, Workers’ Alliance

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Railroads.mp3

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Fire Departments: Professional and Volunteer: civic initiatives, community responsibility, politics, insurance

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/FireDepartments.mp3

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The Self-Sufficient Farmer: homespun, sustainability, home industry, agriculture, subsistence economy

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SelfSufficientFarmer.mp3

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Milk: subsistence farming, commercialization, technology, sustainability

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Milk.mp3

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Ice: community, mechanization, technology, hazards, renewable energy

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Ice.mp3

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Seth Thomas: clockworks, craftsmen, mechanization, de-industrialization, community identity

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SethThomas.mp3

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Rural Labor Economy: contract labor, 19th and 20th century, immigrants, manufacturing, municipal jobs

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/RuralLabor.mp3

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Savin Rock: leisure, entertainment, technology, recreation, transportation

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SalmonRock.mp3

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Sweatshops Runaway to Connecticut: unions, textile industry, immigrants, child labor, standards of life

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/Sweatshops.mp3

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The Teenage Girl That Unionized the Connecticut Garment Industry: strikes, textile industry, labor conditions, low wages

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/TeenGirl.mp3

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We Didn’t Teach Our Daughters to Sew: women’s work, textile industry, protest, unions, labor practices

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/Sewing.mp3

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Pennies From Heaven: municipal jobs, rural economy, hazards, family burden, economic depression

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/HighwayDept.mp3

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Military Activity

The Civil War: 16th Connecticut Volunteers Co. B, Andersonville Prison, Prisoner of War, prison conditions, Antietam, Battle of Plymouth

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CivilWar.mp3

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Connecticut Women in Industry During World War II: factory work, firearms, labor shortage, wage disparity

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WomenIndustryWWII.mp3

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Connecticut’s War at Home: 20th century, industrialization, strikes, unions, politics

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WarAtHome.mp3

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Advent of the Civil Defense Advisory Committee: Korean War, nuclear warfare, anti-communism, patriotism, McCarthyism

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CivilDefense.mp3

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Not for Publication The Mass Burial Annex for Hartford: Appendix A: nuclear warfare, Connecticut Office of Civil Defense, action plan

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/MassBurialAnnex.mp3

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Cold Warrior: Project Freedom, communism, Joseph McCarthy, patriotism

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/ColdWar.mp3

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Arsenal for the Nation: Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Cold War, military contracts, weapons, ships, aircraft, demobilization, economic impact

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/MilitaryProduction.mp3

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War Production Plant: World War II, Korean War Vietnam War, Cold War, aircraft, ships, tanks, weapons, military contracts, demobilization, economic impact

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/StratfordPlant.mp3

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Politics

Seventeenth Century Witchcraft: social conflict, discrimination, witch trials

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Witchcraft.mp3

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The Rumpus at Waterbury: 18th century, American liberty, treason

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/AmRevWaterbury.mp3

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The Anti-Irish Crusade: Know-Nothing Party, discrimination, voting rights, Civil War

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/AntiIrishCrusade.mp3

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The Fight for Women’s Suffrage: World War I, women’s rights, gender roles, workers’ rights

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WomensSuffrage.mp3

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J. Henry Roraback: Republican Boss: electoral system, corruption, political machine, Connecticut Light and Power, 20th century

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John M. Bailey: The Power Broker: political machine, Democratic Party, corruption, electoral system, 20th century

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Equal Rights: Voting in Connecticut: legislative re-apportionment, voter enfranchisement, towns rights, 20th century

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Re-Apportionment: Working Towards Equal Rights in Connecticut: towns rights, voter enfranchisement, civic programs, 20th century

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ReApportionment.mp3

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From Citizen Legislator to Legislative Modernization: amateur governance, professional governance, accountability, legislative management, reform

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CitizenLegislator.mp3

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From Big Bosses to Responsible Party Government: accountability, voter enfranchisement, equal representation, re-apportionment, 20th century

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Revolutionizing Government: Moving Towards a Constitutional Convention: 20th century, re-apportionment, voter enfranchisement, equal representation

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How the Conservative Movement Arose in Connecticut: Young Americans for Freedom, Ronald Regan, National Review, ethnic groups, religion, blue collar workers, Barry Goldwater, William F. Buckley

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/ConservativeMovement.mp3

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A Connecticut Abortion in 1742: taking the trade, surgical abortion, quickening doctrine, women’s health, abortion law

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/SarahGrosvener.mp3

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Abortion: Legal, Illegal, Legal: taking the trade, quickening doctrine, women’s health, contraception, politics, medical regulation

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/AbortionLegality.mp3

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Connecticut Outlaws Contraception: Comstock Act, social purity movement, 20th century

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/Contraception.mp3

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Town Sovereignty: Royal Charter 1662, general assembly, fundamental orders, autonomy, civic programs, 20th century

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/TownSovereignty.mp3

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Is Town Sovereignty a Myth?: fundamental orders, Connecticut Compromise, autonomy, re-apportionment, 20th century

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/TownIndependence.mp3

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Political Repression: Cold War, Communism, discrimination, House Committee on Unamerican Activities, civil liberties

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/PoliticalRepression.mp3

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Connecticut Identity

The Yankee Character: ethics, attitude, manufacturing, economy

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/YankeeCharacter.mp3

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Mark Twain in Hartford: economy attitude, insurance, social practices, character

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/MarkTwain.mp3

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Connecticut’s Regions: identity, economics, culture, geography, politics

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Connecticut: Diversity and Identity: economics, geography, culture, politics, civic responsibility

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/CTDiversity.mp3

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Fairfield County: Part of Connecticut?: geography, economy, stereotypes, mobility

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/FairfieldCounty.mp3

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Puritan vs. Yankee: community, industrialization, collectivism, individualism, mutual aid, public policy

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East is East and West is West: religion, settlement, economy, industry, geography

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/EastWest.mp3

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Is There a “Their” There?: identity, new federalism, civic responsibility, public policy

https://www.jeremybrecher.org/audio/NoTheir.mp3

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ABOUT JEREMY BRECHER

11You and I may not know each other, but I suspect there are some problems that we share -- problems like climate change, war, and injustice. For half a century I have been participating in and writing about social movements that address those problems. The purpose of this website is to share what I've learned. I hope it provides something of use to you in addressing our common problems.

For the record, I am the author of more than a dozen books on labor and social movements. I have written and/or produced more than twenty video documentaries. I have participated in movements for nuclear disarmament, civil rights, peace in Vietnam, international labor rights, global economic justice, accountability for war crimes, climate protection, and many others.

PROJECTS

Common Preservation

  Human Survival Movement

Climate Protection

  Climate and Labor

  Climate Insurgency

  Against Doom

  Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs

Labor History

  Strike!

  Common Sense for Hard Times

STRIKE! Commentaries on Solidarity and Survival

  • The Green New Deal in the Cities – Part 1: Boston
  • Protecting Workers and Communities – From Below Part 2: There Ought to Be a Law
  • The Willow Project: Which Side Should Labor Be On?
  • Protecting Workers and Communities–From Below | Part 1: On the Ground
  • New Foundations for the House of Labor?
  • Commentary: The Green New Deal – The Current State of Play
  • Commentary: The Green New Deal in the States – Part 2

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