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    Chicago History Podcast

    Stories from history of the Greatest City in the World – Chicago. The places, events, and the people behind it all.

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    Episode 305 - Assassination of Chicago Mayor Carter H. Harrison, The Jun 12, 2021
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    He was "the common's man's mayor" who served five terms and was loved by many. Sadly, the bullet of a disturbed man changed history forever for Carter H. Harrison and the city of Chicago.
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    Episode 304 - Division Street Riots of 1966, The Jun 05, 2021
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    In 1966, Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley announced that the first week of June would be known as “Puerto Rican Week.” One day after the celebrations ended, an incident near Division Street and Damen Avenue set off three days of upheaval between local Puerto Rican residents and Chicago police. This is the story of the Division Street Riots of 1966.
    National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture
    3015 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622
    https://nmprac.org/
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    Bossa of Margie by MusicLFiles
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    Verano Sensual by Kevin MacLeod
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    No Frills Cumbia by Kevin MacLeod
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    Episode 303 - Chicago Steel and the 1937 Memorial Day Massacre May 29, 2021
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    It was an industry that at one time employed 700,000 workers, including 200,000 here in the Chicago area. Italians, Poles, Mexicans, African Americans, and others willing to put in a long and sometimes dangerous day’s work found good pay and a career working at the steel mills. Then gradually, it went away… but not before one fateful Memorial Day protest turned deadly.
    YouTube Short: Chicago's U.S. Steel South Works and Steelworker's Park (Then and Now)
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    PBS: Memorial Day Massacre: Workers Die, Film Buried https://www.pbs.org/video/memorial-day-massacre-workers-die-film-buried-3hzo89/
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    Chicago Lakeside: Imagine (with Bill Kurtis)
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    Episode 302 - Chicago History Podcast At The Movies - Backdraft (30th Anniversary) May 22, 2021
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    In this episode I'm joined by Kelli Marshall, host of Chicago Movie Tours (chicagomovietours.com) and screenwriter Gregory Widen (Backdraft, Highlander, The Prophecy) to discuss the 30th anniversary of Backdraft (1991).
    Shot here in Chicago in 1990 and released on May 24, 1991, Backdraft set the tone for firefighting movies and TV shows and was a huge boost for Chicago film production in the early 90s.
    YouTube version of the full interview:
    https://youtu.be/ydO4ZQamdFw
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    EXTRAS - Chicago's Original Chinatown 1870-1912 May 18, 2021
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    An extended EXTRAS episode with a few more stories I was not able to include in the Chicago's Original Chinatown 1870-1912 episode. Please listen to the main episode first.
    WARNING: This episode contains stories of violence, including some we would refer to now as hate crimes. Parental guidance is suggested as well as for sensitive listeners to skip this one.
    #ChicagoHistory #ChineseAmericans #AsianAmericans #ChicagoChinese #TranscontinentalRailroad #AAPI #AAPIHeritageMonth
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    Chinese Chicago: Race, Transnational Migration, and Community Since 1870 by Huping Ling
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    Images of America: Chinese in Chicago 1870-1945 by Chuimei Ho
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    Yellow Peril! An Archive of Anti-Asian Fear by John Kuo Wei Tchen
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    The Chinese and The Iron Road: Building The Transcontinental Railroad by Gordon H. Chang
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    Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built The Transcontinental Railroad by Gordon H. Chang
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    Episode 301 - Chicago's Original Chinatown 1870-1912 May 15, 2021
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    Chicago's Chinatown at Cermak and Wentworth is a vibrant community and a big part of Chicago's history. But what about the original Chinatown based in the south loop? And how did the earliest Chinese immigrants make their way to Chicago?
    #ChicagoHistory #ChineseAmericans #AsianAmericans #ChicagoChinese #TranscontinentalRailroad #AAPI #AAPIHeritageMonth
    For More Info About The Topics Discussed In This Episode (your purchase of anything through these links helps benefit the show):
    Chinese Chicago: Race, Transnational Migration, and Community Since 1870 by Huping Ling
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    Images of America: Chinese in Chicago 1870-1945 by Chuimei Ho
    https://amzn.to/3tHKk6r
    Yellow Peril! An Archive of Anti-Asian Fear by John Kuo Wei Tchen
    https://amzn.to/33AWmnu
    The Chinese and The Iron Road: Building The Transcontinental Railroad by Gordon H. Chang
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    Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built The Transcontinental Railroad by Gordon H. Chang
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    The Opium Wars: A History From Beginning To End - History of China Series
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    Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks@gmail.com) and on https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjks/
    Some Music Courtesy of Fesliyan Studios (https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/)
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    EXTRAS - Episode 205 - Our Lady of the Angels Fire / Tragedy May 08, 2021
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    Here are some extras from episode 205 of the podcast. As always, be sure to listen to the full-length episode before enjoying this.
    PARENTAL GUIDANCE IS SUGGESTED. This episode deals with fire and the death of children and teachers.
    #ChicagoHistory #ChicagoFires #OurLadyOfTheAngels
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    EXTRAS - Episode 109 - Blues Brothers, The - 40th Anniversary May 01, 2021
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    More from the vault - here are some extras that didn't make the cut of episode 109 about The Blues Brothers for the 40th anniversary of the film last year. If you haven't listened to episode 109, check that one out first and then come back here for this one. Enjoy.
    #ChicagoHistory #ChicagoMusic #TheBluesBrothers #JohnBelushi #DanAykroyd #ArethaFranklin #DonPorcher #AndyHaban #WildernessRoad #ChristopherGuest #NigelTufnel #DavidSoul #JohnTravolta

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    EXTRAS - Episode 212 - School By Radio: The 1937 Polio Outbreak in Chicago Apr 24, 2021
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    BONUS MATERIAL! Here are a few more things from Episode 212 - School By Radio: The 1937 Polio Outbreak in Chicago that were not included in the original episode. Enjoy!

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    EXTRAS - Episode 108 - Wanda Stopa, The Brainiest Murderess EXTRAS Apr 22, 2021
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    BONUS EPISODE! Here are some extras for episode 108, including a connection to Ernest Hemingway. As always with bonus material, have a listen to the original episode first otherwise these extras may not make much sense.
    Was she a good girl gone bad, as some news reports would have you believe, or was Wanda Stopa a naïve, lovestruck woman taken advantage of by an older man and driven to murder?
    #ChicagoHistory #ChicagoMurder #Hemingway #ErnestHemingway #Towertown #ThreeArtsClub #ArtInstitute
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    Ernest's Way: An International Journey Through Hemingway's Life by Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
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    Ernest Hemingway: Selected Letters 1971-1961 edited by Carlos Baker
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