Here Are 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Events You Can Check …
3 days ago · MLK Day events at the Chicago History Museum include a film screening in the museum’s historic auditorium. Credit: Provided/Chicago History Museum Martin Luther King Jr. Day Family Event at the Chicago History Museum . 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday, Jan. 20. Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St.
The legacy of Martin Luther King in Chicago: "to fight on, …
1 day ago · TikTok historian Shermann Dilla Thomas leads a bus tour of Martin Luther King sites on the West Side of Chicago Jan. 13. To the right, a WTTW camera captures him for a later program, to the left ...
Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
11 hours ago · Dear members of the Northwestern community, This year, as we honor the enduring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we reflect on his profound impact both nationally and here in the Chicago area. Dr. King’s leadership during the Chicago Freedom Movement in 1966 brought the fight for civil rights to the Midwest, addressing critical issues such as housing …
Chicago Campaign | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and …
On 7 January 1966, Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) announced plans for the Chicago Freedom Movement, a campaign that marked the expansion of their civil rights activities from the South to northern cities.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1966 Chicago Campaign
Jul 25, 2016 · In August 1966, the Chicago Freedom Movement, Martin Luther King’s campaign to break the grip of segregation, reached its violent culmination. Fifty years on, the struggle …
Chicago Freedom Movement - Wikipedia
The Chicago Freedom Movement, also known as the Chicago open housing movement, was led by Martin Luther King Jr., James Bevel [1] [2] and Al Raby. It was supported by the Chicago-based Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
MLK commemoration spotlights Chicago housing and segregation
Jan 6, 2025 · MLK 2025 Keynote Event: “Dilla” Thomas in conversation with Natalie Moore Galvin Recital Hall, 70 Arts Circle Drive. A proud lifelong resident of Chicago’s South Side, Shermann “Dilla” Thomas founded Chicago Mahogany Tours to provide tours that allow him to share Chicago’s neighborhood history, architecture and culture with visitors ...
Chapter 28: Chicago Campaign - The Martin Luther King, Jr., …
Our primary objective was to bring about the unconditional surrender of forces dedicated to the creation and maintenance of slums and ultimately to make slums a moral and financial liability upon the whole community.
Chicago Freedom Movement (1965–1967) - Blackpast
Aug 31, 2016 · The Chicago Freedom Movement, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., James Bevel, and Al Raby, was created to challenge systemic racial segregation and discrimination in Chicago and its suburbs.
Martin Luther King, Jr., in Chicago - Encyclopedia of Chicago
During the first decade of his public career, Martin Luther King often visited Chicago to build support for the black freedom struggle. But in the summer of 1965, the nature of King's connection to Chicago changed.