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The event Legacies of 1919: The Bughouse Square Debates were held on Saturday July 27, 2019 at the Newberry Library. The Bughouse Square Debates are an annual public forum and celebration of free speech. Chicago residents from all walks of life can make 10-minute soapbox speeches about racism, #MeToo, the first amendment, or anything else. The campion soapboxer receives the Dill Pickle Award.

Photographs by Anne Ryan.

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  1. "Speaking Freely," a cartoon by Anya Davidson for the "Bughouse Square Debates: Legacies of 1919" Chicago 1919 event. Page 1.
  2. Speaking Freely, a cartoon by Anya Davidson for the "Bughouse Square Debates: Legacies of 1919" Chicago 1919 event. Page 2.
  3. Environmental Encroachment Marching Band, the Bughouse Square Debates: Legacies of 1919 event on July 27, 2019, at Washington Square Park. Photograph by Anne Ryan.
  4. Students from Genesis Academy Summer Institute perform, the Bughouse Square Debates: Legacies of 1919 event on July 27, 2019, at Washington Square Park. Photograph by Anne Ryan.
  5. Master of Ceremonies Rick Kogan kicks things off, the Bughouse Square Debates: Legacies of 1919 event on July 27, 2019, at Washington Square Park. Photograph by Anne Ryan.
  6. Mayor Lori Lightfoot is greeted by Newberry President David Spadafora, the Bughouse Square Debates: Legacies of 1919 event on July 27, 2019, at Washington Square Park. Photograph by Anne Ryan.
  7. Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks about the legacy of the 1919 Chicago Race Riots, the Bughouse Square Debates: Legacies of 1919 event on July 27, 2019, at Washington Square Park. Photograph by Anne Ryan.
  8. Mayor Lightfoot presents the John Peter Altgeld Freedom of Speech Award to Derrick Blakley, Bughouse Square Debates: Legacies of 1919. July 27, 2019, Washington Square Park. Photograph by Anne Ryan.
  9. Charles Whitaker and Natalie Y. Moore read from primary sources and discuss race and the media in Chicago. Bughouse Square Debates: Legacies of 1919. July 27, 2019, at Washington Square Park. Photograph by Anne Ryan.
  10. Audience members following the discussion, the Bughouse Square Debates: Legacies of 1919 event on July 27, 2019, at Washington Square Park. Photograph by Anne Ryan.
  11. A question for the speakers, the Bughouse Square Debates: Legacies of 1919 event on July 27, 2019, at Washington Square Park. Photograph by Anne Ryan.
  12. One of the Youth Soapbox speakers, the Bughouse Square Debates: Legacies of 1919 event on July 27, 2019, at Washington Square Park. Photograph by Anne Ryan.
  13. A heckler, the Bughouse Square Debates: Legacies of 1919 event on July 27, 2019, at Washington Square Park. Photograph by Anne Ryan.
  14. The Soapbox Judges, (left to right) Jorge Mujica, Fred Sasaki, and Carolina Macias, the Bughouse Square Debates: Legacies of 1919 event on July 27, 2019, at Washington Square Park. Photograph by Anne Ryan.
  15. Scott Priz, Soapbox Champion and winner of the Dill Pickle Award, the Bughouse Square Debates: Legacies of 1919 event on July 27, 2019, at Washington Square Park. Photograph by Anne Ryan.