Nicholas von Hoffman

CTL-E-1429 · Person · other · 1960s

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Organizer who built the (Temporary) Woodlawn Organization for Saul Alinsky's Industrial Areas Foundation.

Relationships

The Woodlawn Organization — founded
Nicholas von Hoffman organized the (Temporary) Woodlawn Organization for Saul Alinsky's Industrial Areas Foundation.

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The Woodlawn Organization — founded by → this record

Sources

readkong/Wasielewski article on the 63rd St. "L" demolition
The HistoryMakers finding aid A2005_003 (Arthur M. Brazier)

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