Ask Geoffrey: Who Were Joe Hill and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn?
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Geoffrey Baer digs into a specific chapter of Chicago’s radical political history.
Since Chicago’s early days, anarchists, labor agitators and political radicals of all stripes have passed through the city’s streets and union halls. In the early 20th century that included a legendary songwriter – and the subject of one of his most famous songs. Geoffrey Baer explains.
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Ask Geoffrey: Who Were Joe Hill and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn?
Clip: 8/28/2019 | 5m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Since Chicago’s early days, anarchists, labor agitators and political radicals of all stripes have passed through the city’s streets and union halls. In the early 20th century that included a legendary songwriter – and the subject of one of his most famous songs. Geoffrey Baer explains.
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