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  Before Kamala Harris, there was Carol Moseley Braun

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  As Kamala Harris is named Joe Biden’s running mate, Media Burn turns to the past for a story of another Black female trailblazer — Carol Moseley Braun.

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  Gun violence in Chicago: then as now

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  Walking to school: usually a quick and unmemorable trip. That wasn’t the case for Dantrell Davis on the 13th of October in 1992. Just seven years old at the time, Davis was murdered by a bullet meant for a rival gang member, fired by Anthony Garrett. Just as in 1992, the senseless deaths of dozens of Chicagoans is once again at the top of newsreels. This July, 105 gun deaths occured in Chicago — more than double the total from […]

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  [Howard Zinn raw #64: Staughton Lynd is interviewed about time spent with Zinn in the South]

  Black, Communities, Howard Zinn

  Interview with Staughton Lynd on Freedom Schools, history, Howard Zinn.

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  [Howard Zinn raw #22: Stanley Kutler discusses his opinion of Zinn]

  Howard Zinn

  An interview with historian Stanley Kutler, a contemporary of Howard Zinn. He discusses Howard Zinn, his success, and the discipline of history as a whole.

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  [Howard Zinn raw #18: Zinn lectures students on the choices ahead of them]

  Howard Zinn

  Howard Zinn presents a lecture at St. Michael’s College in Burlington, Vermont. He talks about the importance of learning history and asking questions and the failures of “democracy” in the American political system.

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  [Howard Zinn raw #13: Zinn lectures on America’s relationship with its history]

  Howard Zinn

  Howard Zinn delivers a lecture at Kansas State University on his involvement with social justice movements, the importance of history, and the American government.

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  [Howard Zinn raw #2: initial readings of A People’s History of the United States]

  Howard Zinn

  History teacher Joan Davis leads a discussion with her class at York High School in Elmhurst, IL on Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States.” They discuss their reactions to the book, his purpose behind writing it, and how it has affected their perpsective on American history.

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  [Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 83; Ray Price]

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films

  Footage from the DuSable Museum of African American History. The Kartemquin crew records the beginning of a tour of students entering the museum, then interviews Curator Raymon Price. This tape is part of a documentary about the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s 1992 exhibition Bridges and Boundaries, although they do not directly address DuSable’s relationship to the exhibit in this portion of the interview, and instead just start with some basic information about the museum itself.