Ed Paschke: The Artist Behind the Mask
The WTTW Journal documentary on Chicago artist Ed Paschke. Host Marty Robinson and narrator Ken Nordine explore the contrasts and contradictions of Ed Paschke’s life. Continue reading
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Neighbor Ladies
In the 1950’s white Americans were fleeing inner cities, spurred on by a legal but unscrupulous real estate technique known as blockbusting. In places such as the Mount Airy neighborhoods in Philadelphia, PA, real estate companies would identify a majority white neighborhood and purposely sell a house to an African American. The agents would then blanket the neighborhood with flyers or even make phone calls to white homeowners alerting them to the ‘changing’ nature of the neighborhood, encouraging them to sell immediately before house prices dropped. The result of this was panic selling. Entire neighborhoods could be flipped in less than a month, creating racial distrust while lining the pockets of real estate agents and companies. Neighbor Ladies shares the stories and strategies of community activists and regular people who decided to organize and fight back against the system. Continue reading
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[Slave reparations hearing at Chicago City Council – Justice for Janitors SEIU local #1 strike rally]
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
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The Tattooed Lady of Riverview
Tom Palazzolo documents “The Tattooed Lady of Riverview,” part of the freak show in the waning days of Chicago’s Riverview amusement park. Continue reading
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Marquette Park I
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
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Labor Day – East Chicago
Tom Palazzolo’s documentary of Labor Day festivities in the blue-collar East Side of Chicago. Organized by the East Side Lions Club, Labor Day’s 1978 celebrations included amateur boxing, clowns and the crowning of Miss East Side 1978 from among her subjects. Continue reading
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[The 90’s Election Specials raw: Bob Kerrey at Finkl Steel]
Raw footage shot for The 90’s Election Specials. Bob Kerry campaigns at Finkl Steel in Chicago. Tour, speech, hard hats, hot metal. Continue reading
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[The 90’s Election Specials raw: Dan Quayle]
Raw footage for the The 90’s Election Specials. Continued from 10556, Jerry Brown/Dan Quayle. American Bar Association, litigation, Fairmont Hotel. Continue reading