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  Dave Meggysey, tape 2

  Chicago, Kartemquin Films, Roots of Video, Sports

  A talk entitled “The Radical Transformation of Sport in America” by Dave Meggyesy. It took place at a Rising Up Angry outreach program called Friends of Angry held at Holy Covenant United Methodist Church at 2747 N. Wilton Ave in Chicago. Rising Up Angry was a youth revolutionary activist group in the 1960s and 1970s. Meggysey was an American football player turned union organizer and author of Out Of Their League, an autobiographical look at football that was critical of the sport’s dehumanizing aspects and pro-capitalist values. In this tape, Meggyesy gives specific examples of the ways in which he feels organized sports in America dehumanize people, and also answers some questions from the audience.

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  Salt of the Earth vs Chambers

  Chicago, Kartemquin Films, Outside Agitators, Roots of Video

  This video documents a post-screening discussion with Virginia Jencks about the 1954 film “Salt of the Earth.” Jencks was a labor leader who played herself in the film. It portrays a real-life strike that occurred at Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico and most of the roles in the film were played by the real life miners and union organizers. The film was directed by Herbert Biberman, who was blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), and it was not shown for many years after its completion.

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  Dave Meggyesy, tape 3

  Chicago, Kartemquin Films, Roots of Video, Sports

  A talk entitled “The Radical Transformation of Sport in America” by Dave Meggyesy. It took place at a Rising Up Angry outreach program called Friends of Angry held at Holy Covenant United Methodist Church at 2747 N. Wilton Ave in Chicago. Rising Up Angry was a youth revolutionary activist group in the 1960s and 1970s. Meggysey was an American football player turned union organizer and author of Out Of Their League, an autobiographical look at football that was critical of the sport’s dehumanizing aspects and pro-capitalist values. This tape is from the end of the talk, where Meggysey answers questions from the audience.

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  Dave Meggyesy, tape 1

  Chicago, Kartemquin Films, Roots of Video, Sports

  A talk entitled “The Radical Transformation of Sport in America” by Dave Meggyesy. It took place at a Rising Up Angry outreach program called Friends of Angry held at Holy Covenant United Methodist Church at 2747 N. Wilton Ave in Chicago. Rising Up Angry was a youth revolutionary activist group in the 1960s and 1970s. Meggysey was an American football player turned union organizer and author of Out Of Their League, an autobiographical look at football that was critical of the sport’s dehumanizing aspects and pro-capitalist values. This tape features the beginning of Meggyesy’s talk, which focuses on his discussion of the dehumanizing value systems that are implicit and explicit within football.

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  Bessye Robin

  Chicago, Communications for Change, Guerrilla TV, Roots of Video

  An interview with Bessye Robin as part of Documenting Social History, an oral history project produced by Communications for Change with students at City Colleges of Chicago.

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  Eulalia Burke

  Chicago, Communications for Change, Guerrilla TV, Roots of Video

  Interview with Eulalia Burke as part of Documenting Social History, an oral history project produced by Communications for Change with students at City Colleges of Chicago.

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  Elaine Place, Loop College

  Chicago, Communications for Change, Guerrilla TV, Roots of Video

  Tape documenting community organizing for housing issues in Chicago, focused on ensuring that the low income residents of Elaine Place, a street in Lakeview, can remain in their homes despite new housing developments.

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  Tenants Action, Loop College

  Chicago, Communications for Change, Roots of Video

  Footage of a housing protest in Chicago.