OTL #1,023: The history of Chicagoland through bricks, The South Side speaks out against a microelectronics park
About this episode
The episode explores the history of Chicagoland through bricks and discusses community opposition to a new microelectronics park on the South Side.
Mike Stephen learns how bricks tell the history of Chicagoland with Will Quam , author of the new book Fire and Clay: How Bricks Reveal the Hidden History of Chicago , and then chats with Akele Spencer, a resident of the South Side and member of Southside Together , about his opposition to a new microelectronics park being built in his community.
People in this episode
Host: Mike Stephen
Guests: Will Quam, Akele Spencer
Topics covered
- history
- community activism
- urban development
- microelectronics
- bricks
- Chicago
Keywords
- Chicagoland
- bricks
- microelectronics park
- South Side
- community activism
- Will Quam
- Akele Spencer
- urban history
- Fire and Clay
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Southside Together
Books & works: Fire and Clay: How Bricks Reveal the Hidden History of Chicago
Places: Chicagoland, South Side
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