Letters and Politics

Failure to Appear: Resistance, Identity and Loss

Guest: Emily L. Quint Freeman, author of Failure to Appear: Resistance, Identity and Loss.  In 1969 in Chicago Emily L Quint Freemen broke into a military draft board office and destroyed 40 thousand draft records–potentially saving the lives of many men who would may have otherwise been drafted to serve in Vietnam. The act forced her an underground life as a fugitive for two decades. It’s a remarkable story full of danger, love, freedom and loss.

Playlist

Artist Song Album Label
Herbie HancockFat Mama (Remastered Version)Fat Mama (Remastered Version)WMG - Warner Jazz
Herbie HancockBring Down the Birds (Outtake)Blow-Up (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)WMG - WaterTower Music
Average White BandStop the RainStop the RainWMG - Atlantic Records