Footage shot by Bill Stamets for the City 2000 project that aimed to document the City of Chicago in the year 2000. The first section tapes place at a reparations hearing at the Chicago City Council, and the second half documents a Justice for Janitors SEIU local #1 strike rally. Continue reading
A film by Tom Palazzolo and Mark Rance documenting neo-Nazi activity in the Marquette Park neighborhood of Chicago on August 21, 1976. The day marked one of many conflicts between black civil rights marchers and white supremacist neighborhood groups who were mobilizing to prevent black residents from moving into the neighborhood. Continue reading
Composite of several news reports by Carol Marin investigating mob ties to Chicago’s first ward politicians. Continue reading
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Several reports on the 1983 Chicago mayoral election by Carol Marin and produced by Don Moseley. Continue reading
On May 30, 1937, Memorial Day, Chicago police opened fire on unarmed workers demonstrating against Republic Steel in one of the bloodiest events in our nation’s labor union history. Earlier in the year the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) had worked out a union deal with U.S. Steel, which workers had hoped would push the smaller steel companies to recognize their own unions. Instead, many of the smaller steel companies fought bitterly against union organization. That Memorial Day, the workers … Continue reading
Raw footage inside the UIC Pavilion before/after Trump postponed his March 11, 2016, rally in Chicago. Continue reading
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A brief look at Barack Obama’s life and political career up until his campaign for US Senate. Continue reading