Four Star Anarchist Organization Internal Education Project History of Anarchism To prepare for this event, we have selected “something to read” and “something to do”. We hope you enjoy this project.

Something to Do prep work instructions You are making a page for a scrapbook. This assignment should take no more than two hours. You can interpret “fi nd out all you can” as a trip to visit and photograph these locations, a google search, or an examination of library and museum archives. You can choose to interview someone, collect artifacts, copy book covers, etc. You do not have to write any new material, but can if you want. For example, if you compare a historical site to present-day, how might the difference be explained? What information is readily available about these sites, events, people and organizations? Did you know about this topic before doing this assignment? Do you want to continue this seek-and-show project? Please bring to the History of Anarchism internal education presentation your notes, recordings, objects and images at- tached to one or two single-sided 8 1/2 x 11 inch pages. An example is provided. Choose one or more of the following and fi nd out all you can:

Free Society Labor Sports Union (circa 1932) The 21 Corporation or Chicago Dutch Hall, 233 111th St. Counter Olympic Games 21 Plan (circa 1977) Stagg Field, University of Chicago Was the plan realized? Who was for it Workmen’s Circle School The Lusk Report and who was against it? Who is Marion 1241 N California Stamps? Find and contact a person The Sands (circa 1852) involved with the Committee for a Co- alition to Stop the Chicago 21 Plan. A Berkman Aid Fund (circa 1958) What is that area known as now? 2422 N Halsted The Bread Riots The “Bored of Education” Mural What was the critical issue? What was What is at the location now (2040 W International Workingmen’s Greenshaw)? Who were the artists? Association the temperature that day? How many people were involved? How was Marie Burton involved? Where Maximillian Olay is the mural now?

2038 W Potomac (1911) 16th & Halsted, July 26, 1877 What is there now? Is there a plaque 2377 W Monroe and its relation to Chicago residents What is there now? Is there a plaque Voltairine deCleyre, Annie & Jake marking the spot? What would you write on a marker? marking this spot? What would you Livshis & Gussie Denenberg write on a marker? Unemployed March of 1915 R. M. Yampolsky SDS’s Economic Research and Action 1258 Independence Blvd (1930) Who was involved? What happened? What makes this event worth remem- Project bering? What did this project do? Where was it Solidarity Bookstore (circa 1964) located? West Side Auditorium Dill Pickle Club Site of the Thanksgiving day funeral of Hard Times conference 817 1/2 N Clark Joseph Hillstrom (Joe Hill). What organizations initiated this 10 Tooker Place What is there now? (Racine & Taylor) project and what was the goal? What (alley entrance, off Dearborn) Find out about the lore of “Joe Hill’s happened? “Step high, stoop low and leave your ashes.” Perform a ditty from Joe Hill’s dignity outside!” Song Book (strictly optional, strongly encouraged). RebeccaRebecca MMirriamirriam YampolskiYampolski

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My meetings are suppressed in Chicago being able to speak in Chicago, Becky Yampolsky brought word that Dr. Ben L. Reitman had offered us a vacant store he was using for gatherings of unemployed I should have gone to a hotel, but was and . We could hold our meetings certain that I would not be admitted. there, he had said, and he also asked to Fortunately, two Russian-American girls see me to discuss the matter. In the press came to invite me. One of them, Dr. Re- accounts of the unemployed parade in becca Yampolsky, I knew through corre- Chicago, Reitman had been mentioned spondence. Her apartment consisted of as the man who had led the march and an offi ce and a living-room, she informed who had been among those beaten by me, but she would be glad to share the the police. I was curious to meet him. latter with me. I accepted eagerly. At Yampolsky’s I met William Nathanson, a young student active with the Yiddish b. 1882 d. 1984 anarchist movement. He offered to help I am arrested but maintain order Chicago anarchist and physician. Yam- in anything I might decide to undertake. polsy was an organizer of the Edelstadt His comradely spirt and Becky’s hospi- Group and an early advocate of birth tality soon made me forget the madhouse control. She treated Emma Goldman’s I had escaped. I found our comrades already in her sudden illness in 1908 and arranged, offi ce, discussing in what manner the with , for the use of the authorities and reporters had learned College Hall. Yampolsky was a that I would be present at the gathering. graduate of the University of Illinois I meet Ben Reitman I sensed that they were suspecting Reit- medical school, member of the Chicago Science Club, and the man. I felt indignant, but said nothing; I companion of William Nathanson, MD. expected he would soon come and speak for himself. But the night wore on and the Census register,register, April 9, 1930 When I had almost given up hope of

1258 S. Independence Blvd. empty lot at 3318 Douglas is the former site of Dr. Yampolski’s medical practice Rebecca’sRebecca’s residence