Did All Chicagoans Support The Civil War?
The story of Irish-American draft resisters, African-Americans who defied the odds to fight, and women who found ways to support the war.
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WBEZ’s Curious City series is an ongoing news experiment at WBEZ, online and on the radio dial around Chicago at 91.5 FM. Its mission is to include the public in editorial decision-making, make journalism more transparent and strengthen multimedia coverage about Chicago, the surrounding region and its people (past or present).
Curious City airs on Thursdays during All Things Considered on WBEZ
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Curious City received 255 submissions for the contest. Here’s who you chose as the winner.
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Listen — 23:17A Different Perspective On Curious City’s Story About The Walnut Room
Listener Joyce Miller Bean shares her family’s experience of racism and discrimination when visiting Marshall Field’s in the ‘50s and ‘60s.
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Maybe you find them annoying or maybe not, but one thing is certain: Chicago’s got a lot of them. So we’re taking on your geese questions.
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Listen — 11:07How A Department Store Became Part Of Chicago’s Christmas Traditions
From the Walnut Room restaurant to its window displays, Marshall Field’s figured out how to draw in the crowds during the holiday.
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Listen — 14:40The Radical Existence Of Lucy Parsons, The ‘Goddess Of Anarchy’
She was known for her fiery rhetoric and anarchist beliefs, but labor activist Lucy Parsons wasn’t exactly who she claimed to be.
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Listen — 19:09A Most Unusual School Year: Part II
As we continue our series on education, we hear what it’s been like to be a junior in high school and a freshman in college during the pandemic.
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Listen — 20:16What Some Chicagoans Are Most Thankful For In 2020
Celebrations may look a little different this year, but we asked Curious City question askers and experts about one Thanksgiving tradition.
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Listen — 3:34Your Questions About COVID-19 Exposure At Work, Answered
As COVID-19 cases surge, Chicago area workers have questions and concerns about their safety in the workplace.
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