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New Online Archive Makes Former Mayor’s Speeches Available
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The Chicago Public Library has digitized scores of speeches by Harold Washington.
Despite Harold Washington’s reputation as a gifted orator, precious few audio recordings exist of speeches made by the groundbreaking reformer who served as mayor of Chicago from 1983 until his sudden death in 1987. The Chicago Public Library has now digitized scores of the former mayor’s written speeches.
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Chicago Tonight: Black Voices is a local public television program presented by WTTW
Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
New Online Archive Makes Former Mayor’s Speeches Available
Clip: 4/18/2021 | 2m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
Despite Harold Washington’s reputation as a gifted orator, precious few audio recordings exist of speeches made by the groundbreaking reformer who served as mayor of Chicago from 1983 until his sudden death in 1987. The Chicago Public Library has now digitized scores of the former mayor’s written speeches.
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