chicago

An account of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, discussing the city before the destructive blaze, and providing details of the investigation into the cause of the fire, the myth of Mrs. O'Leary's cow, and the effects of the disaster on the city and its residents.

Describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.

Profiles the life and achievements of Michelle Obama, discussing her childhood, family, education, relationship with Barack Obama, and role as First Lady.

Briefly profiles the life of Michelle Obama, discussing her childhood, family, career as a lawyer, and role as the First Lady.

A biography of the social worker who defended the oppressed, promoted education for the poor, worked for world peace, and founded Hull House, a settlement house in the industrial slums of Chicago.

Re-creates the events surrounding the 1886 bombing of a Chicago labor rally and the controversial trial and eventual execution of four men accused of the crime.

Explores life in an inner city Chicago housing project discussing the residents' daily encounters with neighborhood violence, drugs, and gangs.

The story of an African-American woman growing up on the south side of Chicago during the turbulent 1960s as she tests the limits of racism.

A pioneering social worker relates her experiences and observations about the settlement house she founded.

Two young men raised in the Chicago ghetto tell what life is like for the residents of the city's housing projects, drawing from hours of interviews they conducted for two National Public Radio documentaries, and provide an on-site account of the death of Eric Morse, a little boy dropped out of a fourteenth-floor window.