Chicago Freedom Movement activated (January 1966)

CTL-E-1680 · Event · other · 1960s

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The SCLC and the CCCO formally activate the Chicago Freedom Movement; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. moves into a West Side apartment to dramatize the campaign to end slums.

Notes

RELP39 new supporting entity.

Relationships

City of Chicago — held at
The Chicago Freedom Movement was activated in Chicago, Illinois in January 1966.

Referenced by

Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO) — organized → this record
West Side Organization — organized → this record

Sources

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