In the early 1970's, author Studs Terkel went around the country with a reel-to-reel tape recorder interviewing people about their jobs.

It's not easy being last.

Today…there’s “The Squad.” But 50 years ago, there was only one woman of color in the U.S. Congress, and she was the first. Shirley Chisholm, of New York City, was elected to Congress in a historic victory in 1968. And like the squad...Chisholm made her v

Some people call it "Welfare Capitalism." George F. Johnson calls it "The Square Deal."

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, a turning point in the gay rights movement. Here at Radio Diaries we have our own small time capsule of how much has changed since then. The very first audio diary we ever did, with Amanda B

Olivia Hooker was six-years-old during the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921.

Many years ago, we gave Juan a recorder to document his life as an undocumented teenager. Almost two decades later, he documents his life again, as an undocumented adult.

In 1932, 20,000 WWI veterans set up a tent city in Washington. They called themselves the Bonus Army.

In the early 1970’s, author Studs Terkel went around the country with a reel-to-reel tape recorder interviewing people about their jobs.

In the decade before Roe vs. Wade, an underground collective of women in Chicago performed 11,000 abortions.