Clergy Alliance (Chicago)

CTL-E-1862 · Organization · civil-rights · 1960s

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Chicago clergy coalition; under Rev. William Lambert it led a selective-buying campaign by Black Chicagoans.

Relationships

Greater Mount Hope Baptist Church / Chicago Freedom Movement South Side Action Center — partnered with
The Clergy Alliance partnered with Greater Mount Hope, whose pastor led its selective-buying campaign.

Referenced by

Greater Mount Hope Baptist Church / Chicago Freedom Movement South Side Action Center — partnered with → this record

Sources

Middlebury College — Chicago Freedom Movement Sites

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