WTTW: Harold Washington’s Speeches Can’t Be Heard, But Now They Can At
Least Be Read
<https://news.wttw.com/2021/04/13/harold-washington-speeches-digitized-chicago-public-library>.
“Despite Harold Washington’s reputation as a gifted orator, precious few
audio recordings exist of speeches made by the groundbreaking reformer,
who served as mayor of Chicago from 1983 until his sudden death in 1987.
The Chicago Public Library has now filled a gap in Washington’s legacy
by digitizing scores of the mayor’s written speeches, available to the
public in a searchable online collection, library officials announced
this week.”
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Paul T. Jackson
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