AfriCOBRA

AfriCOBRA members describe the artistic philosophy of the group. (2m 24s)

Lorraine Hansberry

The true story behind Lorraine Hansberry's play "A Raisin in the Sun." (6m 4s)

Carol Moseley-Braun

Carol Moseley-Braun remembers Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. (4m 55s)

Black Theater

Meet four of Chicago's most celebrated African-American theater stage artists. (7m 45s)

Black Panthers

The story behind the killing of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton. (11m 27s)

Advertising Black Pride

Tom Burrell is credited with revolutionizing the image of African Americans in television. (2m 15s)

Legendary DJ Frankie Knuckles

Legendary DJ Frankie Knuckles tells the history of The Warehouse. (2m 45s)

John Rogers: African American Entrepreneurs

John Rogers describes the history of African American entrepreneurs in Chicago. (1m 25s)

J. Ivy: Dr. King

Hip Hop poet J. Ivy was inspired by the eloquence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1m 51s)

Jerry Butler: Civil Rights

Jerry Butler explains why musicians got involved in the civil rights movement. (1m 52s)

Jerry Butler: Barack Obama

Jerry Butler says that Barack Obama, the man, should not be thought of as a movement. (49s)

Did the blues change in Chicago?

Soul singer Jerry Butler weighs in on the question, "Did the blues change in Chicago?" (2m 35s)

Chaka Kahn: The Band Rufus

Chaka Kahn talks about her early days performing and joining the Chicago band, Rufus. (3m 5s)

Chaka Kahn: Stevie Wonder

Chaka Kahn recalls requesting a "different" song from Stevie Wonder. (2m 18s)

Chaka Kahn: Fred Hampton

Chaka Kahn recalls befriending Fred Hampton and participation in the Black Power movement. (1m 53s)

Adam Green: Bronzeville

Adam Green explains why residents remember Bronzeville with pride and deep fondness. (2m 4s)

Lalah Hathaway: Soul Music

Lalah Hathaway, daughter of singer Donny Hathaway, talks about Chicago style soul music. (2m 4s)

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Chaka Kahn talks about performing with her first musical group, The Crystalettes. (2m 20s)

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Carol Moseley-Braun tells how Dr. Richard Eells helped a runaway slaves escape. (3m 52s)

Carol Moseley-Braun: Fred Hampton

Carol Moseley-Braun describes getting to know Fred Hampton during their college years. (2m 51s)

A master of disguise

John Johnson became a master of disguise to purchase buildings from white owners. (4m 9s)

King brought change to Chicago

Lerone Bennett, talks about how Dr. King's tactics to confront northern racism. (3m 9s)

Blues legend Koko Taylor

The "Queen of the Blues," Koko Taylor. (1m 6s)

Bessie Coleman

Pioneering aviatrix Bessie Coleman becomes the first African American pilot. (1m 41s)

Before Jazz was Ragtime

Reginald Robinson, ragtime pianist, plays "Heliotrope Bouquet." (52s)

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The determination Annie Olive, and the women of the DeSaible Memorial Society. (52s)

Blacks worked at the Fair

Dr. Christopher Reed discusses black workers at the World's Fair. (1m 44s)

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Dr. Christopher Reed on the importance of black speakers at the World's Fair. (3m)

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Remembering the night Barack Obama won the Iowa caucuses in the 2008. (1m 53s)

King's Crusade was successful

Rev. Jesse Jackson describes the many victories of the Chicago Freedom Movement. (2m 25s)

A transformational moment

Carol Moseley-Braun calls Obama's election a transformational moment in American history. (1m 31s)

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Artist sculptor Marion Perkins's life, beliefs, and art are explored. (2m 41s)

Jerry Butler: Harold Washington

Cook County Commissioner Jerry Butler remembers Harold Washington. (3m)

Dr. Margaret Burroughs, co-founder SSCAC

Dr. Margaret Burroughs talks about he South Side Community Center's early years. (1m 23s)

Don't count Obama out

Journalist Monroe Anderson learned not to count Obama out in impossible elections. (1m 36s)

Did the FBI murder Fred Hampton?

Jeffrey Haas, author of "The Assassination of Fred Hampton..." (9m 9s)

Chicago's best kept secret

Lerone Bennett exposes Chicago's best kept secret. (2m 6s)

Chicago named after a sneeze?

Margaret Burroughs reads her essay on the wild frontier in which DuSable lived. (1m 48s)

Carol Moseley-Braun: Harold Washington

Former U.S. Senator Carol Moseley-Braun remembers Harold Washington. (2m 32s)

Awed by Bronzeville

Susan Cayton Woodson remembers the thrill of arriving in Bronzeville for the first time. (46s)

Dr. King's Chicago Crusade

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The story of Dr. Martin Luther King's Chicago's Freedom Movement. (4m 10s)