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• The Battle For Napoleon Hollow

  1982-02-01 / Chicago Collection

  Carol Marin special report on a controversy over the building of a bridge and highway through Napoleon Hollow in Pittsfield, IL. Continue reading →

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  [Howard Zinn raw #5]

  1999-05-06 / Howard Zinn

  Students at Sonoma State University discuss their admiration for Howard Zinn and what his approach to history has to offer for teachers looking to better engage students. SSU students canvass and rally in support of the student strike. Two SSU students discuss Howard Zinn on their drive to San Francisco to pick him up from his hotel. Continue reading →

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  A Gary Tape

  1971-09-16 / Chicago Collection, Kartemquin Films, Outside Agitators, Roots of Video

  An organizing workshop led by activist Staughton Lynd at Indiana University Northwest on 9-16-71 to discuss organizing around tax policy and investigating grocery pricing in Illinois and Indiana. A month earlier, President Richard Nixon had issued an executive order freezing wages for 90 days. In response, supermarkets were pressured to suspend price increases, although this group felt they were not adhering to this promise. Continue reading →

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  Salt of the Earth vs Chambers

  Chicago Collection, Kartemquin Films, Outside Agitators, Roots of Video

  This video documents a post-screening discussion with Virginia Jencks about the 1954 film “Salt of the Earth.” Jencks was a labor leader who played herself in the film. It portrays a real-life strike that occurred at Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico and most of the roles in the film were played by the real life miners and union organizers. The film was directed by Herbert Biberman, who was blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), and it was not shown for many years after its completion. Continue reading →

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  The Legacy of Chernobyl

  May 2, 2016 at 5:05 pm / Blog, Chicago Collection, Chicago Slices

  “I can see war. I cannot see radiation. I look around one day and I am dead.” —Dick Gregory, 1979 Illinois is a state of nuclear renown. The first ever atomic chain reaction took place at the University of Chicago in 1942. In 1960 the nation’s first full-scale, privately financed nuclear power plant, Dresden Generating Station, opened in northern Illinois. Today, Illinois continues to be the number one nuclear power producer in the U.S. and a nexus of the debate around … Continue reading →

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  [Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 1; John Pitman Weber]

  1994-02-11 / Chicago Collection, Kartemquin Films

  In this 1994 trip to artist John Pitman Weber’s studio, a group of filmmakers from Kartemquin Films talk with Weber about his work, his life, and Jewish involvement in the Civil Rights movement. Continue reading →

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  [Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn]

  1996-08-08 / Chicago Collection, Outside Agitators

  Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn reflect on their radical activism as members of the Weathermen, a militant anti-war movement active throughout the 1970s, and talk about their current efforts for reform in Chicago. Continue reading →

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  Minneapolis Operation Rescue

  1993-01-01 / Bill Stamets, Chicago Collection

  Footage of a pro-life event featuring Randall Terry. Terry talks about the impending “moral anarchy” of the nation and his opinions on the importance of God. Continue reading →