Elliot Linzer is an alumnus of Queens College and a long-time resident of Queens. In this interview, he talks mainly about his political work as a student at Queens College, his work in the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and his participation in the civil rights and war resistance movements. He covers his years at The New School and the CUNY Graduate Center, where he studied sociology. Toward the end of the interview, Linzer speaks briefly about his childhood and background in Rosedale, and how the neighborhood he lives in now , College Point, looks today.