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The Inheritance of Politics and the Politics of Inheritance: A Local Reader on the Legacy of 1968 in Chicago
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Hidden History
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An article and two interviews with key contributors to this important local culture and politics zine from the 1960s
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Interview with Bernie Farber, Seed contributor
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Interview with Abe Peck, Seed Contributor
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The Chicago Journalism Review 1968-1975
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A partial listing
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and The Free Speech Rights of High School Students
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There is a new archive of Leftist and progressive journals and magazines in Chicago, learn all about them here.
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Special Project: Student/Teacher Collaborations with AREA
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Students Writing Local History
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Students Writing Local History
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Students Writing Local History
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Students Writing Local History
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Students Writing Local History
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Students Writing Local History
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Students Writing Local History
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Students Writing Local History
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Students Writing Local History
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Students Writing Local History
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Students Writing Local History
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Two movement veterans reflect on their student days and on their role in the SDS
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This document was originally published in a catalog for the group in the 1980s and contains several manifesto-like statements on their goals and ideas.
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Edna Togba discusses the history of this important Chicago art group from the late ‘60s with one of its original members
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An ambitious research project where interviews are conducted with witnesses to the riots that ensued following MLK’s assasination
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Then & Now: Legacy
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This discussion highlights the work of different archivists and historians who have worked to make visible the hidden histories of Chicago. with Faheem Majeed, Sherry Williams, Michelle Puetz, and Estelle Carol
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Interview with Michael Staudenmaier focusing on the relationship between a social movement organization and an activist historian who researches them.
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An interview with Eric Tang about the evolution of the generation of ‘68 and what it’s transition into the NFP sector means for movements in general.
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How come the ghost of the ‘60s continues to rear its head every time there is a presidential election and when will it stop?
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A public school teacher addresses her attempt to teach the history of 1960s movements in the classroom for the first time.
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This hypothetical approach to history asks us to imagine the legacy of protests against the ‘68 DNC in a new light.
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A performance group reflects on their approach to embody historical speeches and documentaries from the late 1960s and early ‘70s.
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A site-specific performance made especially for this issue of AREA.
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A review and document of the recently initiated Reenact ‘68 performance which took place in Grant Park on the 40th anniversary of the DNC protests.
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This commentary on the phenomenon of re-enactments addresses critical questions that anyone interested in commemorating history should consider.
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Documentation and reflections on a year-long performance project addressing the concepts of revolution and social change.
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Using the April 1968 Oral History Project as a springboard, this mapping project shows one man’s version of a people’s atlas of Chicago.
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This fall the Puerto Rican Young Lords held an event commemorating their work in Chicago which began 40 years ago.
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Reflections and documentation on a recent exhibition about art, politics and public space in 1968
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Exhibition review of recent re-showing of art from 1968 at DePaul University
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Intergenerationality
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Reflections from an artist and thinker who was born in 1968 about the moment of his
birth year and the phenomenon of distinct branded generations. -
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An ambitious series of interviews about generations, identity politics and labor with Chicago based organizers and activists who were active in the era preceding 1968.
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Intergenerational Dialogue
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Explore the connection between James Brown, roller skating in the ‘80s and west-side politics.
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Mark Shipley, 27, and Michael Thompson, 60, both participate in the Chicago Honey Co-op. They decided to interview each other as an exploration of friendship across generations.
