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Studs Terkel comments and presents Fiesta: a Chicago Happening ; part 1
Aug. 23, 1969
Terkel interviews Jose "Cha Cha" Jiménez during a social gathering. He also interviews Brian McCutcheon of the 43rd Ward.
Rev. George Morey and Jim Osborne continue their discussion with Studs Terkel about the War on Poverty; part 2
Jul. 29, 1966
Interview with Rev. Georg Morey and Jim Lee Osborne. They discuss Jim's work and involvement with the War on Poverty and the reason the Chicago Commission fired him after the War on Poverty conference in Washington, DC.
Interviewing Chicago political activists Leon Despres, Dick Simpson and Nancy Jefferson
Feb. 9, 1977
Discussing the Inspiration Cafe with Lisa Nigro
1980
The Inspiration Cafe provides meals for the homeless in a restaurant-like setting.
Discussing police programs in public housing projects with Renault Robinson, founder of the Afro-American Police League in Chicago and Chicago Housing Authority board member
Jun. 20, 1979
Andrea Rozran, Alex Polikoff, and Dick Simpson discuss "Chicago: An Agenda for Change" ; part 5
Oct. 14, 1974
Chicago: An Agenda for Change with Andrea Rozran, Alex Polikoff, and Dick Simpson; part 5 of 5. The participants discuss the topic "Freedom of Information" and the city government in Chicago.