Al Raby

CTL-E-1428 · Person · activist · 1960s

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Chicago civil rights leader; convenor of the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO); worked with Rev. Arthur M. Brazier in Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1966 Chicago campaign.

Relationships

• Chicago Freedom Movement — affiliated with
  Al Raby was a leader of the 1966 Chicago Freedom Movement, leading the July 29, 1966 open-housing march.
• Coordinating Council of Community Organizations — affiliated with
  Al Raby was convenor of the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations.
• Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO) — affiliated with
  Albert Raby was a member of Teachers for Integrated Schools, selected as their delegate to the CCCO, appointed convenor, then co-chairman.
• Freedom Day School Boycott — initiated
  Chicago activist Albert Raby was among the organizers who built the Freedom Day coalition.

Referenced by

• Bishop Arthur M. Brazier — collaborated with → this record
• Chicago Freedom Movement (1966) — related to → this record
• Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO) — led by → this record

Sources

• The HistoryMakers finding aid A2005_003 (Arthur M. Brazier)
• CTL-DR-PLACE-001 w3-institutions research (2026-09-28)

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