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‘We had no idea we would see history repeat itself’: Chicago Freedom Movement exhibit highlights parallels to racial justice protests in 2020 ...
King wanted fair housing in Chicago; Daley wanted the black leader’s nonviolent demonstrations to end, as the hatred displayed by southwest-side whites was tarnishing the city’s image.
Martin Luther King Jr. fought racism and housing discrimination during the Chicago Freedom Movement. With member station WBEZ, Michel Martin explores the movement's impact 50 years later.
The summer of 1966, when the Chicago Freedom Movement kicked into high gear, will long be remembered as the time of civil rights marches into hostile ...
In early 1966, King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference announced plans for the Chicago Freedom Movement, an expansion of their civil rights campaign..
A few minutes ago, we talked about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Chicago Freedom Movement. Well, earlier this week, we were in Chicago for an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of King ...
Thomas discussed King’s partnership with Chicago teacher and activist Al Raby, who together formed the Chicago Freedom Movement in 1965 to advocate for fair housing in Black communities.
The 50501 movement could build a national protest strategy in Chicago by pushing for legal safeguards against the rising threat of surveillance, writes one lawyer.
Eight Places You Need to Visit and Understand Chicago’s Black Freedom Struggle Go to Montgomery, Alabama today and markers to the civil rights movement ...
I'm in Chicago, leading a discussion that reflects on King's time in the city. The conversation features community members who experienced the the Chicago Freedom Movement firsthand, and a new ...
A few minutes ago, we talked about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Chicago Freedom Movement. Well, earlier this week, we were in Chicago for an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of King ...
Martin Luther King Jr.'s hoped to combat racism and housing discrimination during the Chicago Freedom Movement. But fifty years later, did the movement have the impact he hoped it would?