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Multimedia from the Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots Opening Event

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The Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots Opening Event, held on February 23, 2019, at DuSable Museum of African American History, began with a dramatic multimedia presentation about the history of the riots, with Jabari Chiphe playing the role of Eugene Williams and Robin Williams narrating. Then audience members had the opportunity to join in breakout conversations led by experts in a variety of topics: housing, policing, media, a young adult reading and discussion, a video booth where participants recorded their own families' migration stories, and more. The afternoon concluded with a poetry reading by acclaimed Chicago poet Eve L. Ewing from her new book of poems about the 1919 riots.

Photographs by Bradley Murray Photography.

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  1. "Talking Towards the Future," a cartoon by Anya Davidson for the opening of Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots. Page 1.
  2. "Talking Towards the Future," a cartoon by Anya Davidson for the opening of Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots. Page 2.
  3. The Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots Opening Event on February 23, 2019, at DuSable Museum of African American History.
  4. Jabari Chiphe as Eugene Williams, at the Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots Opening Event on February 23, 2019, at DuSable Museum of African American History.
  5. Robin Robinson emcees the Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots Opening Event on February 23, 2019, at DuSable Museum of African American History.
  6. Eve Ewing reads from Chicago 1919, her new book of poetry, at the Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots Opening Event on February 23, 2019, at DuSable Museum of African American History.
  7. Q&A period, the Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots Opening Event on February 23, 2019, at DuSable Museum of African American History.
  8. Audience at the Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots Opening Event on February 23, 2019, at DuSable Museum of African American History.
  9. Pondering a breakout session, the Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots Opening Event on February 23, 2019, at DuSable Museum of African American History.
  10. Lee Bey leads a breakout session on Migration and Housing, the Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots Opening Event on February 23, 2019, at DuSable Museum of African American History.
  11. Christopher Benson leads a breakout session on Media and Race, the Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots Opening Event on February 23, 2019, at DuSable Museum of African American History.
  12. Pondering a breakout session, the Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots Opening Event on February 23, 2019, at DuSable Museum of African American History.
  13. Armand Gonzalzles discusses the exhibit, Two Colored Women in the US Expeditionary Forces: The Story of Kathryn Johnson, at the Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots Opening Event on February 23, 2019, DuSable Museum of African American History.
  14. Ms. Juanita Mitchell, 107, recorded her memories of hiding during the riots in 1919, at the Video Booth at the Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots Opening Event on February 23, 2019, DuSable Museum of African American History.
  15. Video of the Opening Event