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  Remembering Harold Washington: Join us at Black Cinema House, February 1st, 2 PM

  Blog

  Harold Washington’s time in office was relatively brief, but he still continues to hold a memorable place in our political history, as the first and only elected African-American mayor of Chicago. Locals remember his thrilling potential as a reformer and the deadlock caused by the “Council Wars” as “the Eddies” (Vrdolyak and Burke) thwarted his every move in the city council. Washington died suddenly on November 25, 1987, shortly after beginning his second term in office.On February 1, South Side […]

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  [Chicago mayoral election 1987]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Harold Washington, Politics

  This news report covers the democratic primary for the 1987 Chicago mayoral election, focusing on the role that race will play in the upcoming elections.

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  [Lawrence Jenco release]

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  The first two news reports cover the release of Reverend Lawrence Jenco, who had been held captive by Islamic terrorists in Beirut for 19 months. The third news segment reports on the Reykjavík Summit, where talks between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev collapsed at the last minute.

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  [Homeless kids in Chicago]

  Chicago

  This news segment reports on the homelessness problem among youth and families in the city of Chicago.

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  [Gary Dotson clemency request]

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  This news report covers the controversy over the Gary Dotson case and his supporters’ attempt to request clemency from Illinois Gov. Thompson.

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  [News compilation: DNC – runner – upsets]

  Harold Washington, Politics

  This video contains two news segments – the first segment covers a local Chicago runner, and the second segment reports on the election of Gus Savage and Harold Washington in the 1980 Democratic primary elections for U.S. Congress.

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  [News compilation: Reagan – DNC – Anchor excerpt – Shelby floods]

  Politics

  This series of news reports covers a variety of stories, including a speech made by Ronald Reagan after the assassination attempt against him, the 1980 Democratic National Convention, Mark Clements being charged with the deaths of four people, and river floods in Shelby, IN.

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  Newshour: phone wars – presidential campaign – Vegas strike – Jesse Jackson

  Black, Communities, Harold Washington, Politics

  This series of four news reports covers a variety of topics, including the fight between competing phone companies after the breakup of the Bell System, the tiring campaigns of the three main Democratic candidates for the 1984 presidential election, a hotel strike in Las Vegas, and Jesse Jackson’s presidential campaign.