February 1, 2005 - American RadioWorks presents the documentary “Say it Plain - A Century of African American Oratory.” Spanning the 20th century, this audio speech collection is a vivid account of how African Americans sounded the charge against racial injustice, exhorting the country to live up to its democratic principles.
August 23, 1979 - Dick Gregory speaking before a youth session of the NAACP
March 13, 1978 - Comedian and social activist Dick Gregory speaking at Concordia College. Gregory discussed an array of topics, including politics, education, racism, religion, and energy issues.
January 19, 1974 - Dick Gregory, author and human rights activist, talks in Fargo-Moorhead on the Concordia campus.
November 28, 1973 - Dick Gregory speaks about letters he's gotten from grade schools and kindergarteners who will be glad when the war's over in Vietnam so he can eat. Fasting cannot change the minds or hearts of tyrants and make bad people good people, not the intention of a fast, is to create positive effects where other positives can rally behind you.
November 28, 1973 - Dick Gregory says as he travels around the country he meets young folks wanting to change the system, willing to do anything. But, he asks, do they think the more reefer they smoke and more alcohol they drink the sooner they?ll change the system? They have the right to smoke and drink but the only thing they?ll liberate by that act is a good strong healthy clean body into a sickly weakly dirty body. They have the right to smoke pot and drink alcohol and get as insane as the rest of the old folks.
November 28, 1973 - Dick Gregory, author and human rights activist, speaks on racism.