[Howard Zinn raw #76: Same event, different perspective, as #74]
Howard Zinn speaking at Campos High School. Continue reading
Howard Zinn speaking at Campos High School. Continue reading
Oscar Chase discusses Howard Zinn and their activities with SNCC. Continue reading
This news report covers the 1984 mayoral race in Selma, AL. The two candidates are Rev. Frederick Reese, a black politician who fought for voting rights in the 1960s, and Joe Smitherman, the incumbent mayor of Selma. Continue reading
Footage from the 1992 presidential election, including fights by white supremacist candidates to get on the ballot in Illinois, a Richard M. Daley press conference, and primary election night at the Illinois headquarters for the Paul Tsongas campaign. Continue reading
On election day 1986, Mayor Harold Washington casts his vote, talks about the future of the Democratic Party in Chicago, urges citizens to vote, and joins Jesse Jackson at a campaign event. Continue reading
News broadcast of the 1987 Democratic Mayoral Primary for Chicago. This footage also contains B-roll of Harold Washington and Jane Byrne rallying voters. Continue reading
It’s likely that millions of eligible voters will choose not to go to the polls next Tuesday. In 2008, voter turnout was estimated at only 63%, and that was the highest since 1960. Trying to understand the reasons for this American phenomenon, John Callaway and Tom Weinberg interviewed non-voters from around the country in 1996. As our videos so often do, it still rings true today. Watch the full documentary None of the Above.
Raw footage for the award-winning series The 90’s. Videomaker Eddie Becker travels to White House Park to document a debate between a group of protesters and other people who were merely passing by the demonstration. One passerby and former Biddeford, Maine mayoral candidate, Rory Holland, addresses the group. (Holland was later charged with murder in the gunning down of two Biddeford residents in June of 2009.) Continue reading