Chicago Freedom Movement

CTL-E-1432 · Organization · civil-rights · 1966

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The 1966 Chicago open-housing campaign of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations; Greater Mount Hope Baptist Church served as its South Side Action Center.

Relationships

Greater Mount Hope Baptist Church / Chicago Freedom Movement South Side Action Center — partnered with
The Chicago Freedom Movement partnered with Greater Mount Hope as its South Side Action Center.
West Side Organization — partnered with
The Chicago Freedom Movement organization partnered with the WSO among its collaborating Chicago organizations.

Referenced by

Al Raby — affiliated with → this record
Chicago Conference on Religion and Race — partnered with → this record
Greater Mount Hope Baptist Church / Chicago Freedom Movement South Side Action Center — member of → this record
Greater Mount Hope Baptist Church / Chicago Freedom Movement South Side Action Center — partnered with → this record
Martin Luther King Jr. — affiliated with → this record
West Side Organization — member of → this record

Sources

Middlebury College: Chicago Freedom Movement sites archive
Wikipedia: Marquette Park rallies

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