Chicago History Podcast

Send us a textBONUS EPISODE! The response to episode 224 about the Cicero Race Riots of 1951 has been so strong I decided to record a few extra stories that didn’t make the final script. If you haven’t listened to the full episode yet, please do so otherwise these extras might not make much sense. Enjoy.Support the show

Send us a textIt is a suburb on the outskirts of Chicago with ties to Al Capone, manufacturing, and in the 1950’s was the site of three days of chaos, sparked by an African American family trying to legally move into an apartment building in the all-white city. This is the story of the Cicero Race Riots of 1951.NOTE: This episode deals with racial violence, the destruction of personal property, and a few words to denote African Americans that were used in publications of the day that are no longer politically correct, but to be fair to the reporting of the stories are important for context. Listen accordingly. #ChicagoHistory #ChicagoSuburbs #CiceroIL #RaceRiots #CiceroRaceRiots #1951 #HaveryClarkJr #NationalGuard #FiskUniversityCheck out Dilla - The Urban Historian on TikTok and Instagram @6figga_dillaAdditional reading on this subject (any purchase through these links will help benefit the show):The Promised Land: The Great Black Migration and How It Changed America by Nicholas Lemannhttps://amzn.to/2Pvzum5The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of  America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkersonhttps://amzn.to/3fMatgVImages of America: Cicero - The First Suburb West by Betty Carlson Kayhttps://amzn.to/3fLN5jLImages of America: Cicero Revisited by Douglas Deuchlerhttps://amzn.to/3dCOwyqWant to help support the show? Buy Me A Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryLove the podcast? Leave us a review!https://lovethepodcast.com/chicagohistorypodChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com):https://www.chicagohistorypod.comhttps://www.facebook.com/ChicagoHistoryPod/https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks At gmail.com) and at https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjksSupport the show

Send us a textHe came from humble beginnings and worked his way up to become mayor of the greatest city in the world before the bullet from a madman changed history. This is the story of Mayor Anton Cermak.#ChicagoHistory #ChicagoPolitics #AntonCermak #CzechAmerican #WorldFairsMayor #FDR #FranklinDelanoRoosevelt #AlCapone #Zangara #Assassination #AttemptedAssassination Newsreel Footage Showing Cermak and Zangara:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHi7YlLS5MkAssassination of Anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago: A Review of His Postinjury Medical Care, Ahttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7297642/Want to help support the show? Buy Me A Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryLove the podcast? Leave us a review!https://lovethepodcast.com/chicagohistorypodChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod@gmail.com):https://www.chicagohistorypod.comhttps://www.facebook.com/ChicagoHistoryPod/https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks@gmail.com) and at https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjksSupport the show

Send us a textShe grew up in a small town in Illinois in the late 1800s and became known worldwide as an activist, reformer, and winner of a Nobel Peace Prize. This is the story of Jane Addams and Hull House.Want to help support the show? Buy Me A Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryArt for this episode courtesy of Becky - https://www.instagram.com/bhillgie/Virtual Tours of Hull House:https://www.hullhousemuseum.org/Additional Reading and Items Related to the Subjects Covered (any purchase through the links below may help support the podcast at no cost to you):Books:Citizen: Jane Addams and The Struggle for Democracy by Louise W. Knighthttps://amzn.to/31cuCUVJane Addams: Spirit in Action by Louise W. Knighthttps://amzn.to/2Qp3WhCAmerican Heroine: The Life and Legend of Jane Addams by Allen F. Davishttps://amzn.to/3d6D3XATwenty Years at Hull House by Jane Addamshttps://amzn.to/39gxlBkChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com):https://www.chicagohistorypod.comhttps://www.facebook.com/ChicagoHistoryPod/https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com)Support the show

Send us a textIt was a Civil War prison in Richmond, VA, housing thousands of Union soldiers captured during that war. After the war, someone thought the building would make a good tourist attraction in… Chicago. This is the story of the Libby Prison War Museum.Additional Reading and Items Related to the Subjects Covered (your purchase may help support the podcast):Books:Civil War: An Illustrated History, The by Geoffrey C. Wardhttps://amzn.to/3f3tYBzCivil War: The Story of the War with Maps, The by David Detweilerhttps://amzn.to/3lwRzeYLibby Prison Breakout: The Daring Escape From The Notorious Civil War Prison by Joseph Wheelanhttps://amzn.to/30YZ3OpWant to help support the show? Buy Me A Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com):https://www.chicagohistorypod.comhttps://www.facebook.com/ChicagoHistoryPod/https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com) and at https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjksSupport the show

Send us a textA preacher who drove snakes out of Ireland, dyeing the river green, and a hefty amount of backroom politics – episode 220 of the Chicago History Podcast looks at St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago.#ChicagoHistory #ChicagoIrish #StPatricksDayAdditional Reading and Items Related to the Subjects Covered (your purchase may help support the podcast):Books:Irish Chicago (Images of America):https://amzn.to/30GaU3CChicago's Historic Irish Pubs (Images of America):https://amzn.to/2OPedDbMaking The Irish American: History and Heritage of the Irish in the United States by J.J. Lee:https://amzn.to/3cthcsWLittle Green Book of Irish Wisdom, The:https://amzn.to/30ENoUYClothing:Chicago Flag Irish Shamrock T-Shirt:https://amzn.to/38w7OneChicago Southside Irish Flag T-Shirt:https://amzn.to/2PUFWTjIrish Chicago Flag T-Shirt:https://amzn.to/3vlyDV6Want to help support the show? Buy Me A Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryLove the podcast? Leave us a review!https://lovethepodcast.com/chicagohistorypodChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod@gmail.com):https://www.chicagohistorypod.comhttps://www.facebook.com/ChicagoHistoryPod/https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks@gmail.com) and at https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjksSupport the show

Send us a textHe was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but when this Chicago-born department store heir died mysteriously at the age of 20, things really got weird. Montgomery Ward Thorne in this episode.#ChicagoHistory #MontgomeryWard #MysteriousDeath #Wards #DepartmentStoresWant to help support the show? Buy Me A Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com):https://www.chicagohistorypod.comhttps://www.facebook.com/ChicagoHistoryPod/https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com)Support the show

Send us a textShe graduated high school in La Grange, IL at 14 and received her BS from the University of Chicago at 18. She then became a key figure in the development of atomic energy before the age of 23. In this episode we talk about physicist Leona Woods Libby, and then catch up with Chicago Detours founder Amanda Scotese to discuss Women's History Month.#WomensHistoryMonth #Physicists #AtomicEnergy #ManhattanProject #EnricoFermiChicago Detours:https://www.chicagodetours.comNOTE: We use the word "Badass" in this episode, as in "Badass Women." If you or someone listening with you will be offended by that, our apologies -  you may want to switch to something else after the Leona Woods story.Want to help support the show? Buy Me A Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryLove the podcast? Leave us a review!https://lovethepodcast.com/chicagohistorypodChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod@gmail.com):https://www.chicagohistorypod.comhttps://www.facebook.com/ChicagoHistoryPod/https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks@gmail.com) and at https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjksSupport the show

Send us a textThe Beatles were one of the biggest bands of the 1960s and a HUUUUGE presence here in Chicago. Author John F, Lyons joins me to talk about his new book Joy and Fear: The Beatles, Chicago, and the 1960s, available now wherever you buy books (link below).#ChicagoHistory #ChicagoAuthors #TheBeatles #TheBeatlesInChicago #HardDaysNight #ComiskeyBuy the book here (the sale of this book may benefit this show):Joy and Fear: The Beatles, Chicago, and the 1960s by John F. Lyonshttps://amzn.to/2NcJfUsWant another way to help support my efforts? Buy Me A Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryLove the podcast? Leave us a review!https://lovethepodcast.com/chicagohistorypodChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod@gmail.com):https://www.chicagohistorypod.comhttps://www.facebook.com/ChicagoHistoryPod/https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks@gmail.com) and at https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjksSupport the show

Send us a textIn 1939, Chicago was the site of the production of the Antarctic Snow Cruiser, a 37-ton rolling laboratory with ten-foot-tall tires designed for research at the South Pole. From concept to launch, there were... a few problems.Want to help support the podcast? Buy Me A Coffee (please)!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryLove the podcast? Leave us a review!https://lovethepodcast.com/chicagohistorypodParks of Chicago:The City in a Garden: A History of Chicago's Parks, Second Edition by Julia Bachrachhttps://amzn.to/2MT5v5UChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod@gmail.com):https://www.chicagohistorypod.comhttps://www.facebook.com/ChicagoHistoryPod/https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com) and at https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjks/Support the show