Season 1, Episode 5 - Coping, Questioning, and Caring: The Work of Roy Hayes in a Larger Historical Context

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In this episode of "The Other Streets of Philadelphia" we follow Roy Hayes, an advocate for intravenous drug users and people with AIDS. He was a major part of Aids Advocacy groupssuch as Act Up Philadelphia and We the People. We share his words on addiction, police brutality, housing insecurity, activism, and even more. As the title of our podcast suggests, we attempt to put Roy Hayes’ Oral History Testimony that was submitted to the John J Wilcox Jr. Archive into a larger historical context. It is well paired with our Hosts Violet and Fidel, as well as clips from their interview with Archivist John Anderies. Roy Hayes’ oral history, / leads our host on a journey through the historical record surrounding People with Aids, specifically those who contracted the disease due to drug use. Utilizing a variety of sources, stretching from those in recov ...