These curated resource lists coincide with the order of the topic ideas listed in the Chicago Metro History Fair (formerly CMHEC) NHD 2017 theme-related topic ideas. The links lead to resources from the Primary Source Nexus and the Library of Congress (LOC.gov) unless otherwise noted. Note: U.S. historic newspaper coverage is from 1789-1922 unless otherwise noted.
Albert Parsons Inside/Outside Politics
- Albert Parsons anarchist historic newspaper coverage
- International Working People’s Association historic newspaper coverage
- The Autobiography of Albert Parsons 1877 via University of Missouri Kansas City
- Testimony of Albert Parsons in the Haymarket Trial August 9, 1886 via University of Missouri Kansas City
- Primary Source Learning: Chicago Anarchists & the Haymarket Affair
Uncovering the Murder of Fred Hampton
- Civil Rights oral histories mentioning Fred Hampton (click on the results links)
- Black Panthers and Fred Hampton background & links to primary & secondary sources People’s Law Office
Democratic National Convention (DNC) of 1968
- Democratic National Convention photos & cartoons
- Subversive involvement in disruption of 1968 Democratic Party National Convention Ninetieth Congress Hearings held Oct. 1 1968
- Pat Paulsen for President Hope for America online exhibition, Political Humor
- Entertainment at the “Chicago Seven” Trial Hope for America online exhibition, Causes and Controversies
- 1968 Democratic Convention: The Bosses Strike Back Smithsonian Magazine August 2008
- 1968 Democratic National Convention Newsreel footage from 1968 C-Span posted August 19, 1996
Citizen Muhammad Ali primary source set
Abner Mikva House legislation sponsored or cosponsored by Abner J. Mikva
Clarence Darrow background & primary sources
Paul Robeson in Chicago primary sources
Robert McCormick’s Fight for a Free Press
- Robert R. McCormick historic newspaper coverage
- McCormick Tribune historic newspaper coverage
- The Life and Times of Colonel Robert R. McCormick First Division Museum at Cantigny
- Robert R. McCormick Foundation history
Miranda rights
- Miranda v. Arizona online exhibit Law Library of Congress
- Miranda rights primary sources & background
- Expanding Civil Rights: Miranda v. Arizona (1966) PBS
- Facts and Case Summary – Miranda v. Arizona United States Courts
Hull House Riot
- Hull House Riot 1915 historic newspaper coverage
- “Police Club ‘Unemployed’ in Riot at Hull House” New York World (January 18, 1915) accessed from Urban Experience In Chicago: Hull-House and Its Neighborhoods, 1889-1963 University of Illinois Chicago
The Economy for Whom: Gold vs Silver: the Bimetallism
- Bimetallism primary sources
- Bimetallism newspaper articles from New York Journal and Related Titles, 1896 to 1899 (click on results links)
- Bimetallism historic newspaper coverage
- The History of Bimetallism in the United States 1896
- Free Silver/Silverite resources
Henry Demarest Lloyd: Gadfly
- Henry Demarest Lloyd historic newspaper coverage
- Story of a Great Monopoly by H.D. Lloyd The Atlantic Monthly Volume 0047, Issue 281, March 1881
- Lords of Industry by Henry D. Lloyd The North American Review Volume 0138, Issue 331, June 1884
- Excerpt from Henry Demarest Lloyd Wealth against Commonwealth 1894 accessed from American History from Revolution to Reconstruction and Beyond University of Groningen
- Wealth Against Commonwealth Henry Demarest Lloyd 1899
- Trusts from Various Standpoints New York Journal March 16, 1897
- Henry Demarest Lloyd brief bio Encyclopædia Britannica
AMA’s Fight to defeat national health care
- American Medical Association health care historic newspaper coverage through 1922
- Coolidge Speech: Address . . . at the Annual Session of the American Medical Association 1927
- President Truman’s Proposed Health Program (includes related resources) Harry S. Truman Library & Museum
- 69 years ago, a president pitches his idea for national health care presentation by Morlie L. Wang, MD MPH John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital, Chicago July 4, 2016
- Fruits of Victory March 16, 1949 political cartoon
- I help to support the establishments I have mentioned; they cost enough, and those who are badly off must go there November 29, 1961 political cartoon (scroll to access)
- A Brief History: Universal Health Care Efforts in the US Physicians for a National Health Care Program
- How the AMA Scared Us Away From ‘Socialized Medicine’ and Prepared Us For Obamacare Chicago Magazine October 19, 2012
New Deal for Workers: Public Employment to Build the Economy
- Today in History: The New Deal background & primary sources
- Today in History: Works Progress Administration background & primary sources
Ending Black Codes, Recognizing African-American Citizenship
- Illinois Black laws historic newspaper coverage
- Black codes Illinois: historic newspaper coverage
- Black codes: historic newspaper coverage
Cairo’s Civil Rights Era
Margaret Burroughs
- Interview with Dr. Margaret Burroughs: founder of DuSable Museum and art historian 1977
- The Black Arts Movement The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom online exhibition
For Public Support of the Arts—WPA
- Today in History: Works Progress Administration background & primary sources
- WPA Chicago primary source set
- WPA Illinois primary source set
More NHD 2017 CMHEC topic ideas (Illinois / Chicago focus)
NHD 2017 topic ideas (U.S., European, & World History)
NHD 2017: Selecting a Topic for a History Project
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