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  • Boris Ross #1

    Boris Ross #1

    Shot for Communications for Change’s “Documenting Social History: Chicago’s Elderly Speak” oral history series. Boris Ross, an immigrant from the Soviet Union, describes his experiences as a union organizer in Chicago during the 1920s.

  • Charles Velsek discusses life as a hobo

    Charles Velsek discusses life as a hobo

    Shot for Communications for Change’s “Documenting Social History: Chicago’s Elderly Speak” oral history series. In this video, Charles Velsek talks about his experiences living as a hobo in the 1920s.

  • Charles Velsek discusses the IWW

    Charles Velsek discusses the IWW

    Shot for Communications for Change’s “Documenting Social History: Chicago’s Elderly Speak” oral history series. Charles Velsek, a member of the IWW, talks about his experiences as a radical union member in the 1920s and throughout the Great Depression.

  • Documenting Social History: Chicago’s Elderly Speak–Eastland Tragedy

    Documenting Social History: Chicago’s Elderly Speak–Eastland Tragedy

    This video includes two oral history interviews with people related to the Eastland tragedy which occurred July 24, 1915: one a survivor and one the daughter of a survivor. The passenger ship sunk in the Chicago River, killing 844 people, making it the most deadly event in Chicago history. This video was recorded in June of 1976 as part of a class at Chicago City Colleges.

  • A Few Old People Talk

    A Few Old People Talk

    A piece created by Communications for Change’s Documenting Social History Project. Numerous older people speak about their lives to various younger interviewers in hopes to bridge the communication gap from generation to generation.

 
 
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