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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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  [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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  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.

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  [Chicago City Council meeting 1983]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Harold Washington, Politics

  Reporter Elizabeth Brackett attends a Chicago city council meeting, where she speaks to Jim Houlihan, who was sent the meeting to represent Congressman Harold Washington.

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  [WGN news compilation]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Harold Washington, Politics

  This is a compilation of news reports from WGN on a variety of topics, including local Chicago news as well as national news stories.

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  [Harold Washington’s Funeral]

  Bill Stamets, Black, Chicago, Chicago Politics, Communities, Harold Washington

  Footage of Chicago Mayor Harold Washington’s funeral and procession.

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  [Stamets Footage of Special Events, 1982-4]

  Bill Stamets, Chicago, Harold Washington

  01:00 Shots of performers at the 1982 Chicago Kool Jazz Festival. 02:10 Willie Dixon takes the stage at the Chicago Blues Festival. 03:10 A man reclining on a picnic blanket in Grant Park reminisces about seeing Muddy Waters perform in 1969. “He had everybody dancing in the aisles and on the grass and on the benches. They wouldn’t let him go home. It was way after midnight.” 09:08 White Sox fans celebrate a Western Division championship win in 1983. 14:15 […]

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  Excerpts: Primary Visibility – Iowa & Its Presidents – The Super-8 Chronicles of Harold Washington

  Bill Stamets, Chicago, Chicago Politics, Harold Washington, Politics

  Samples of Bill Stamets’ political campaign footage. Includes “Primary Visibility,” footage of the 1992 New Hampshire primary shot for THE 90’s; a brief excerpt of “Iowa & Its Presidents,” about the 1988 Caucus; and another excerpt from “The Super-8 Chronicles of Harold Washington” (aka Chicago Politics: A Theatre of Power”). The latter two were as aired on Image Union.