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Jubilee Video: Around the World
3:57
Organizers illustrated some of the era's cultural stereotypes during the 1957 Jubilee.
Jubilee Video: Paint by Numbers
2:00
For the 1960 Jubilee, participants follow instructions to paint a patriotic portrait.
Jubilee Video: Ford Fairlane Giveaway
1:41
In this 1960 Jubilee video, unexpected four-wheeled prizes inspire mania.
Philippe Petit, High Wire Artist
6:27
High wire artist Philippe Petit discusses his walk between the Twin Towers.
Carol Willis, Architectural Historian
6:57
An interview with architectural historian Carol Willis for New York: Center of the World.
Chicago's Grain Elevators
1:38
In the 19th century, the grain elevator was a revolutionary technology.
Reversing the River
1:40
To solve city's water supply & sewage disposal problems, the Chicago River was reversed.
Lynching in Mississippi
1:12
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Lynching was a danger African-American men faced in the South.
Jim Crow in Mississippi
0:51
The opening minutes of a 1960 film by a pro-segregation commission in Mississippi.
The World Learns of Emmett Till
1:02
Photos of Till were published in newspapers and magazines.
The Great Migration: From Mississippi to Chicago
1:15
In the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of African-Americans moved North.
Emmett Till, a Sacrificial Lamb
1:06
The sad story of Emmett Till spurred the Civil Rights movement.
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