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  War Essay

  Global Village

  Edited segment for The 90’s. An impressionistic view of war shot in Iraq and Jordan shortly after the end of the air and land war. This segment, with an added intro and titles, was aired on The 90’s, episode 308 (The Anti-War Tapes)

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  Image Union, episode 1222

  Andrew Jones, Global Perspectives on War and Peace, Global Village, Image Union

  Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. In December 1989, videomaker Andrew Jones was in Panama, working on a documentary about President Manuel Noriega. On the eve of the interview, the U.S. invaded Panama amid rising tensions between the two countries. The United States had been claiming the Noriega was a drug trafficker and dangerous to America. Jones spends time with the everyday Panamanians as well as Panamanian government officials, and as a result, becomes increasingly suspicious of the portrayal of the invasion by the U.S. government and media. The documentary includes powerful on the ground footage during the U.S. attack.

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  [Chicago Slices raw: Street Musicians]

  Andrew Jones, Black, Chicago, Chicago Slices, Communities, GDDF, NHPRC-2

  STREET MUSICIANS in front of Watertower Place singing “Under the Boardwalk” and “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”

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  [The 90s Election Specials raw: Gus Savage Rally #2]

  1992 Election, Andrew Jones, Black, Chicago, Communities, Politics

  Footage for The 90’s Election Specials. This tape features a continuation of footage of the “Truth Rally” for incumbent Congressman Gus Savage, running for reelection against Mel Reynolds (who ultimately defeats Savage). The rally takes place in the Third Baptist Church on Chicago’s South Side, where Gus Savage eventually makes a scathing speech against Mel Reynolds.

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  Inside North Korea: An African-American’s Journal

  Andrew Jones, Black, Communities, Global Perspectives on War and Peace, Global Village

  Andrew Jones travels to North Korea with a group of African Americans called “People to People” in an effort to learn more about the country. Once there, his mission for the tape becomes dispelling negative American myths about North Korea.

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  Thumbs Across America

  American Way, Andrew Jones, Black, Communities, Video Makers Choice

  Andrew Jones shoots his trip hitchhiking across the country, interviewing people along the way.

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  [Chicago Slices raw: Ed Sadlowski Roast #1]

  Andrew Jones, Black, Chicago, Chicago Slices, Communities, NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  Raw footage for Chicago Slices. This tape features part one of a roast for steelworkers union leader Ed Sadlowski. Friends, family, and co-workers gather at Local 65 Union Hall to celebrate Sadlowski’s retirement. Studs Terkel talks about the Chicago labor history, and the legacy of the union movement.

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  [The 90s Election Specials raw: Gus Savage Rally #3]

  1992 Election, Andrew Jones, Black, Chicago, Communities, Politics

  Footage for The 90’s Election Specials. Continuation of incumbent Congressman Gus Savage’s “Truth Rally,” which takes place at the Third Baptist Church on Chicago’s South Side. He is running for reelection against Mel Reynolds, who ultimately defeats him. Savage gives a very antisemitic speech.