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  [Jane Byrne’s Easter at Cabrini raw #4]

  Black, Chicago, Chicago Politics, Communities, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Voices of Cabrini

  Raw footage of Jane Byrne’s Easter Celebration at Cabrini Green in 1981. This tape features a brief performance by a cover band after Mayor Byrne had already left.

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  [Jane Byrne’s Easter at Cabrini, Lilly’s edit]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Outside Agitators, Viewers Choice, Voices of Cabrini

  Lilly Ollinger’s rough edit of Mayor Jane Byrne’s Easter Celebration at Cabrini. Byrne had moved in to Cabrini Green in an effort to clean up crime. Has interviews with Cabrini Green residents and Jesse White about Byrne’s move. Also has explanatory voiceover. Timecode onscreen. Shot for “Ambassadors of Cabrini.”

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  [Jane Byrne’s Easter at Cabrini, Weinberg / Finerty edit]

  Black, Chicago, Chicago Politics, CLIR, Communities, Guerrilla Television, Politics, Tom Weinberg, Viewers Choice, Voices of Cabrini

  Tom Weinberg and Tom Finerty’s edit of Jane Byrne’s Easter Celebration at Cabrini Green. Shot for “Ambassadors of Cabrini.” Footage of an Easter celebration held by Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne at Cabrini Green, where she was temporarily living at the time. The tape begins with Byrne trying to lead the crowd in religious songs. However, after a short period of footage of Byrne’s official program, the camera turns to a large group of protesters (presumably Cabrini Green residents) who are angry at Byrne for her policies towards African-Americans, shouting, “We need jobs, not eggs!” In a widely publicized PR stunt, Byrne had briefly taken up residence in Cabrini Green, the notorious housing project. The protesters are almost immediately beaten by the police and taken to jail. The remainder of the tape is the crew’s attempt to understand what happened and locate the jailed demonstrators.

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  [Chicago Slices raw: City Hall]

  Black, Chicago, Chicago Politics, Chicago Slices, Communities, GDDF, NHPRC-2

  Shots of a Chicago City Council meeting. Seen on the tape are Ed Burke, Dick Mell, William Beavers, Dorothy Tillman, and Mayor Richard M. Daley. Also, Mayor Daley calls the Mayor of Phoenix for a bet on who will win the NBA Championship games: Chicago Bulls or Phoenix Suns.