Chicago is know for what some call "rough and tumble politics". Alyssa talks with friend from college and former coworker John Zinn about Chicago's first incident of civil unrest.
Digressions include:
An ATM in a porn shop.
Dive Bars
The first time Alyssa was pickpocketed.
Alyssa going to a bathhouse to ask for directions.
Drag Queens
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Show Notes:
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/703.html
The Rise of the Chicago Police Department: Class and Conflict, 1850-1894 (Working Class in American History). by Sam Mitrani
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtgYYd-s4Yw&ab_channel=ChicagoBrewseum
https://www.timeout.com/chicago/bars/most-legendary-dive-bars-in-chicago
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