Oral history collection (Chicago History Museum)
Read transcripts of and listen to oral history interviews conducted by the Studs Terkel Center for Oral History of the Chicago History Museum.
More About This Collection
Creator
Breakthrough Film Crew
Alter, Peter
Bivins, Joy
Grannan, Jill
Russick, John
Egbert, Catrien
Long, Tim
Mitchel, Yasmin
Yaros, Craig
Domienik, Lynnea
Askar, Mona
Hudzik, Maribeth
Moomey, Kristin
Naylor, Megan
Ohlson, Walter H.
Wright, Brandon
Caldwell, William
Johnson, Gary T.
Licata, Haley
Contributor to Resource
Breakthrough Urban Ministries (Chicago, Ill.)
Date of Original
2008/2019
Subject
Interviews
Oral history
Political science
Elections
Riots
Democratic National Convention (1968 : Chicago, Ill.)
Cold War
Neighborhoods
Community development
Social services
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Gentrification
Communism
Conrad Hilton Hotel (Chicago, Ill.)
Education
Islamophobia
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
World War, 1939-1945
Civil rights
Emigration and immigration
Refugees
Community centers
Discrimination
Parks
Revolutions
Urban renewal
People
Elijah Muhammad, 1897-1975
Muhammad, Clara, 1898-1972
Obama, Barack
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965
Location
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, East Garfield Park, 41.88087, -87.70283
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Grant Park, 41.87948, -87.61894
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park, 41.9217, -87.64783
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, West Side, 41.8542, -87.66561
Medium
oral histories (literary works)
Type
StillImage
Sound
Text
Description
Read transcripts of and listen to oral history interviews conducted by the Studs Terkel Center for Oral History of the Chicago History Museum. Founded in 2005, the center carries forward the legacy of well-known actor, DJ, oral historian, journalist, and writer Studs Terkel. Through its work with community partners, the center uses history in general and oral history in particular as an empowering tool of social justice and civil rights to understand ourselves and our communities.
Language
eng
Contributing Institution
Chicago History Museum
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