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Latino Gang Conference Part 2
Date: 9/27/1993Call Number: CV 163Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
"Latino Gangs and the Media" with panelists Dr. Larry Trujillo, Joseph Rodriguez, Jesus Chuy Varela and Tomas Roman. Panelists bring photo-journalism, grass-roots organizing and personal experience to the discussion.
The End of the Nightstick
Date: 1/1/1993Call Number: V 364Format: VHSProducers: Peter Kuttner, Cyndi Moran, Eric SchollCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
For 20 years in Chicago, the press and authorities turned deaf ears to allegations of brutal interrogations and torture by Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge.
Victims speak out and the film investigates charges of institutional racism, violence and cover-up. It also tells the story of a resistance movement, as local activist groups, including the Task Force to Confront Police Violence, refuse to let testimonies of police violence remain buried.
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