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  Revisiting the Scene: Quentin Young’s Chicago

  Chicago Politics, Judy Hoffman, Outside Agitators, Politics

  Quentin Young, a notable Chicago physician and activist, visits various Chicago sites important to his personal history of political activism, providing the context for each site as he does so. Throughout the course of the video, Young visits Valois Restaurant in Hyde Park, the site of the 1937 Memorial Day massacre, Bughouse Square, 1515 S Hamlin, the John Alexander Logan Monument, Federal Plaza, Cook County Hospital, Michael Reese Medical Center, and Daley Plaza.

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  Searching for the Mountaintop

  Blog

  The power of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life—his clarion oratory skill, his burning prophetic demand for racial and economic justice—tremors through the consciousness of our society today. Yet the urgency of his message and radical call to action, it could be said, proved not just from the transformative clarity of his vision but in the way this vision defied the proximity of death’s shadow. “Each morning as I brush my teeth and wash my face,” King would say, according […]

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  [Howard Zinn raw #76: Same event, different perspective, as #74]

  Communities, Howard Zinn, Latinx

  Howard Zinn speaking at Campos High School.

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  The March

  Black, Outside Agitators

  “The March” is a documentary by filmmaker James Blue (1930-1980) about the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in August of 1963. Blue filmed participants as they prepared for the March on Washington in their home cities, followed them as they traveled to Washington, and recorded some of the events on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Note: this is a partial version of the film that does not include Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech.

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  [Howard Zinn raw #41: Bits and pieces from interviews and newsreels over the years]

  Howard Zinn

  Newsreel and stock footage pertaining to the Vietnam War, the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

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  [Howard Zinn raw #40: Various bits from newsreels over the years]

  Howard Zinn

  Assortment of newsreel footage on the Vietnam War.

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  [Howard Zinn raw #33: Oscar Chase discusses Zinn’s impact and their relationship]

  Howard Zinn

  Oscar Chase discusses Howard Zinn and their activities with SNCC.

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  [Howard Zinn raw #30: Marilyn Young speaks about her relationship with Zinn and his ideas]

  Howard Zinn

  Marilyn Young discusses Howard Zinn, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the anti-war movement.