Media Burn Archive – World War II

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[Howard Zinn raw #15: Archival footage and images, from WWII]

Howard Zinn

Archival footage of WWII and still photographs of child laborers. Continue reading →
[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 82]

1996-01-24 / African American, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films

Kartemquin Films interviews Morrie Fred, Director of the Spertus Museum of Judaica, about their 1992 exhibition Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries. The interview takes place after the exhibition has been finished and on display in the museum, and Fred discusses the risks involved in doing a gallery exhibition about potentially controversial issues. Continue reading →
[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 37; Othello Anderson]

1994-03-13 / African American, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films

Othello Anderson—co-curator of the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s 1994 “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings” exhibition—talks to Kartemquin Films about a myriad of topics; including why he decided to participate in the show, his relationship with WWII physicist Dr. Lester Skaggs, and Black–Jewish relations. Continue reading →
In Our Own Hands: The Hidden Story of the Jewish Brigade in World War II

1998-01-01 / Chicago, Viewers Choice

Documentary about the only all-Jewish fighting unit during WWII. Continue reading →
Know Your Enemy – Japan

American Way, Global Perspectives on War and Peace, Politics

Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. A WWII U.S. War Department orientation film using racist, anti-Japanese propaganda techniques. The film gives a brief history of Japan, and an overview of Japanese social, military, and political culture, with the ultimate goal of explaining that the whole Japanese culture is designed to create soldiers bent on world domination. It uses typical War Department technique of narration over newsreel and stock footage, and dramatic re-enactments. Continue reading →
Herbert Hoover: An American Adventure.

1992-1-1 / Uncategorized

A PBS documentary about Herbert Hoover. It begins with his early Quaker childhood in Iowa, and follows his career as a mining engineer in Australia and China. It continues through WW I, as Hoover moves into public service, heading the food relief operations in Europe, where he became known as “The Great Humanitarian.” It follows his 1928 Election as president, and his tumultuous time in office after the 1929 stock market crash, and during the great depression. It concludes on Hoover’s resumption of a humanitarian role as he, again, heads food relief in Europe following WW II. The story is told using narration over vintage footage and still photos. Continue reading →
Image Union, episode 307

1980-09-02 / Chicago, Image Union

Episode of Image Union from September 1980, featuring a documentary about the 1980 Chicago firemen’s strike and an experimental film about Japanese internment during World War II. Continue reading →
Bookmark, episode 203

1989-12-21 / American Way, Chicago, Global Perspectives on War and Peace, NHPRC, Studs Terkel

Host Lewis Lapham conducts a round table discussion with oral historian Studs Terkel and author Paul Fussell on the subject of World War II. Fussell had just written a book about WWII entitled Wartime. Continue reading →