Saturday 21 June 2008
Today we went on a guided tour titled" Chicago's labor Trail" . Our guide was Jeff Helgeson, a historian of race and labor in 20th century Chicago.. He took us to the labor neighborhood to understand Chicago's history as an Urban-industrial center for the US.The visit included "The Electric Labor Union". The inside walls of the building were richly painted with scenery of labor and their movements in forming unions. we also stopped at gigantic Murals ( Large pictures of labor ) that were painted on the walls of the neighborhood. They were really fascinating . After that we visited the AMY ( The American Christian youth ) building and later the " South Side community Art Center" which is a center for African American artists. There was an art gallery and photos gallery. The visit ended with a visit of the "Hay Market" monument, which
commemorates the protest of the labor against the government. We couldn't get off the bus because of the rain!!
Chicago is a strange city!The weather is unexpected. It pours with rain then the sun shines and then it rains !!!
Today we went on a guided tour titled" Chicago's labor Trail" . Our guide was Jeff Helgeson, a historian of race and labor in 20th century Chicago.. He took us to the labor neighborhood to understand Chicago's history as an Urban-industrial center for the US.The visit included "The Electric Labor Union". The inside walls of the building were richly painted with scenery of labor and their movements in forming unions. we also stopped at gigantic Murals ( Large pictures of labor ) that were painted on the walls of the neighborhood. They were really fascinating . After that we visited the AMY ( The American Christian youth ) building and later the " South Side community Art Center" which is a center for African American artists. There was an art gallery and photos gallery. The visit ended with a visit of the "Hay Market" monument, which
commemorates the protest of the labor against the government. We couldn't get off the bus because of the rain!!
Chicago is a strange city!The weather is unexpected. It pours with rain then the sun shines and then it rains !!!
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