There are few Chicago historical figures whose life and work speak to the current moment more than Ida B. Wells, the 19th century investigative journalist, civil rights leader, and passionate suffragi...
For three decades, the film canisters sat undisturbed in a cellar beneath the Swedish National Broadcasting Company. Inside was roll after roll of startlingly fresh and candid 16mm footage shot in ...
The full recording of a Dec. 8, 2020 virtual meeting, attended by Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, and civil rights leaders, which was obtained by The Intercept. Read the story here: http...
Race and Society in Nazi Germany and the US: From Swastika to Jim Crow examined the encounter between Jewish refugee professors who escaped Nazi Germany and their African American colleagues and st...
All black porters were referred to as George because they worked for owner George Pullman. More racism occurred in the payment of low wages to the workers.
One in this series of irregularly scheduled in-depth reports. This program focuses on the lives of nine families living in a dilapidated tenement on Chicago's south . One in this series of irr...