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The Chicago Freedom Movement: Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Rights Activism in the North. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813166506. Garb, Margaret (2014). Freedom's Ballot: African American Political Struggles in Chicago from Abolition to the Great Migration. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226136066.
On July 23, 1977, 20 to 30 black members inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy attempted to march into Marquette Park after an April bombing of three houses in the neighborhood that were owned by blacks. The police did not allow them to march into the neighborhood, declaring it too dangerous; when several entered anyway, they were arrested.
The 1968 Chicago riots, in the United States, were sparked in part by the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Rioting and looting followed, with people flooding out onto the streets of major cities, primarily in black urban areas. [1] Over 100 major U.S. cities experienced disturbances, resulting in roughly $50 million in damage.
OpEd: Dr. Martin Luther King’s powerful words pierced the souls of the 10,000 peaceful protesters who marched to the steps of the Kentucky State Capitol 60 years ago.
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 ...
Today, our daughter, the only grandchild of Dr. King, like all women, has fewer rights than the day she was born 15 years ago. We have been told that women cannot have control of their own bodies .
Tony Bennett's civil rights activism is an essential part of his legacy, and he viewed his entrance into the civil rights movement as a crucial chapter in his life.
The 1966 Chicago West Side riots occurred between July 12 and 15 in Chicago, Illinois. After police arrested a man who was wanted for armed robbery, black residents took to the streets in anger and looted and burned various stores throughout the West Side until the arrival of 1,200 National Guardsmen on July 15. Violence quickly subsided and ...