Remembrances

Tuskegee Airman Roscoe Brown poses during the publicity tour for the 2012 movie, Red Tails. The film was based on their experiences during World War II.

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Remembering Tuskegee Airman Roscoe Brown, Educator And Civil Rights Trailblazer

3:26pm July 06, 2016

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Brown was one of the last surviving "Red Tail" pilots of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. These African-American pilots served in World War II, laying the foundation for integrating the U.S. armed forces.

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Tuskegee Airman Roscoe Brown Dies At 94

4:53pm July 05, 2016

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Roscoe Brown, one of the legendary black aviators known as the Tuskegee Airmen, died this weekend at the age of 94. NPR's Code Switch offers a tribute to Brown and explores the Airmen's place in history.

Abner Mikva, Former Illinois Congressman And Obama Mentor, Dies

4:29pm July 05, 2016

by Cheryl Corley

Former Illinois Congressman and federal judge Abner Mikva died on Monday at the age of 90. A mentor to President Obama, Mikva received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014.

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Elie Wiesel, A Witness Who Found Words For The Ineffable

5:25pm July 04, 2016

by Elie Wiesel

Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel died on Saturday at the age of 87. Wiesel recounted this personal story, which aired in a series called "This I Believe" on All Things Considered in 2008.

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Remembering Elie Wiesel Who Died At Age 87

6:00am July 04, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to Israeli columnist Nahum Barnea about the life and legacy of Holocaust survivor and writer Elie Wiesel, who died on Saturday at the age of 87.

The director Michael Cimino in Italy during the '70s.

Michael Cimino, Director Of 'The Deer Hunter,' Dies At 77

1:54pm July 03, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Cimino received broad critical acclaim for the 1978 Vietnam War epic The Deer Hunter, which won five Oscars. He followed it up with Heaven's Gate, one of the most famous flops in film history.

Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize-winning author, smiles during a press conference in Budapest, Hungary, in 2009.

Elie Wiesel, Holocaust Survivor And Nobel Laureate, Dies At 87

10:59am July 03, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

After surviving the Nazi death camps, Wiesel advocated on behalf of victims of hate and persecution around the world. He died Saturday at the age of 87.

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Holocaust Survivor Elie Wiesel Created A Legacy Of Remembrance

8:05am July 03, 2016

The world mourns the loss of writer, Nobel Peace Prize winner, Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Sara Bloomfield of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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Book Critic Ruth Franklin On Elie Weisel's Literary Legacy

8:05am July 03, 2016

Author of famed memoir "Night," Elie Wiesel's has died. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to author and former editor of The New Republic, Ruth Franklin on the lasting legacy of his Holocaust remembrance.

Encore: 'Future Shock' 40 Years Later

4:26pm June 30, 2016

by Martin Kaste

Future Shock by Alvin Toffler was a huge sensation when it was published in 1970. The book perfectly captured the angst of that time and prepared society for more changes to come.