The 90’s, episode 309: The Street: Music And People
Episode 309 of the award winning series, The 90’s. This episode is called “THE STREET: MUSIC AND PEOPLE” and features the following segments:
Episode 309 of the award winning series, The 90’s. This episode is called “THE STREET: MUSIC AND PEOPLE” and features the following segments:
This tape features a Channel 7 WLS-TV eyewitness news report on the Chicago senate race debate in 1992.
Documentary about the death of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party. The film started out as a simple portrait of Hampton and features lots of footage of his powerful speeches. However, in 1969, Hampton was murdered in his bed at the Panther headquarters by the Chicago police. The event was extremely controversial as the police and the Black Panthers told drastically different versions of the events. The film became instrumental in proving the Panthers’ story that the police broke in to headquarters without warning and killed Hampton without resistance.
Raw tape for The 90’s election specials. This tape covers the 1992 Illinois Senatorial primary between incumbent Alan Dixon, Carol Moseley Braun, and Al Hofeld. Carol Moseley Braun waits for results and celebrates her win on the primary election night.
Raw footage shot for The 90’s of Nelson Mandela on a tour of Angola.
BRIL BARRETT: Taps and raps simultaneously by the subway for the “Here’s My Story” segment of Chicago Slices. Video is over-exposed.
This episode of Image Union is in honor of International Women’s Day. Works include “Festival De Mujeres” by Eleanor Boyer and Karen Peugh and “La Llaronda” by Nancy de los Santos, Librado Martinez III, Eugene Lisansky, and Jeff Chown.