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The city's previous central library, in Mount Vernon Square, was donated by industrialist Andrew Carnegie and dedicated in 1903.. A 1961 Booz Allen Hamilton report sponsored by the city government found that the library had become inadequate in size and technology, was located in what was now the city's "worst slum", and that "At any hour of the day or night, a collection of derelicts loaf ...
The Chicago Public Library (CPL) is the public library system that serves the City of Chicago in the U.S. state of Illinois.It consists of 81 locations, including a central library, three regional libraries, and branches distributed throughout the city's 77 Community Areas. [5]
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library of the Brevard County Libraries in Melbourne, Florida; Martin Luther King Jr. Library of the Atlanta–Fulton Public Library System in Atlanta; Martin Luther King Jr. Library of the Chicago Public Library in Chicago; Martin Luther King Jr. Branch of ...
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968), civil rights leader, lived at 1550 S. Hamlin Ave. in 1966 while campaigning against housing discrimination in Chicago. [39] Meyer Levin (1905–1981), attorney. He was a childhood resident of North Lawndale. [27]
For the past two decades, the Tippecanoe County Public Library has hosted an annual event celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Library director reflects on hosting MLK Day ...
CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 30: Martin Luther King Jr. III speaks at a rally for progressive mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson at the UIC Forum on March 30, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Johnson is set for a ...
Cicero March is a 1966 short documentary film made by the Chicago-based production company, The Film Group. The film details a civil rights march held on September 4, 1966, in Cicero, Illinois . The film documents Robert Lucas and fellow members of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) as they lead activists through Cicero to protest the city ...
In January 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and nonviolent protest, moved to a small apartment on Chicago's west side. He intended to protest and bring attention to the poor living conditions for blacks in the city in an effort to promote fair housing, as related to real estate and bank ...