[Grad_history_students] Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the end of the Korean War

[Judy Ossello]

Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the end of the Korean War

Thursday, July 31, 2003
3:00 =96 4:30 p.m.

Chicago Historical Society
(Clark Street at North Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60614)


=93 Veterans of the =91Forgotten War=92 Share Their Stories, Reflect on =
the
Past, Teach the Present Generation=94

The public program will honor all those who served in the Korean War, with
a focus on the African-American experience.  The program will feature
segments from the recently released documentary Korea: The Unfinished War, =
produced by Minnesota Public Radio=92s documentary unit American RadioWorks=
. (Korea: The Unfinished War will also be broadcasted in Chicago on WBEZ =
91.5 FM at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 27.) The program will also feature =
African-American veterans from the Korean War who will speak about their =
wartime experiences and answer questions.  The Veterans History Project =
will show how veterans and home-front workers can participate in a growing =
collection of veterans=92 stories at the American Folklife Center, Library
of Congress.

Presenters include:

* Lonnie Bunch, President, Chicago Historical Society
* Stephen Smith, Managing Editor, American RadioWorks, the national
documentary unit of Minnesota Public Radio
* Gerald Early, Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters, English and
African and African-American Studies, Washington University, St. Louis;
American RadioWorks consultant=20
* Ellen McCulloch-Lovell, Director, Veterans History Project, American
Folklife Center, Library of Congress
* Chicago Korean War Veterans Curtis Morrow and Nathan Street and others


Questions:  Please call the Chicago Historical Society at 312-642-4600.