Chicago Freedom Movement
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The Chicago Freedom Movement was a major mid-1960s campaign led by Martin Luther King Jr. and local activists to challenge racial segregation and discriminatory housing practices in Chicago.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights campaign
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fair housing campaign → social movement → |
| aimedAt |
ending de facto segregation
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improving living conditions in Black neighborhoods → securing open housing guarantees → |
| basedOn |
nonviolence philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr.
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| country |
United States
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| endTime |
1967
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| hasKeyEvent |
1966 Chicago open housing marches
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Marquette Park march → Soldier Field rally in 1966 → Summit Agreement of 1966 → |
| hasLeader |
Al Raby
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James Bevel → Martin Luther King Jr. → |
| hasLocation |
Chicago
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| hasPart |
marches into all‑white neighborhoods
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negotiations with City of Chicago officials → open housing campaign in Chicago → |
| hasParticipant |
Coordinating Council of Community Organizations
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference → |
| hasSlogan |
open housing
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| influenced |
Fair Housing Act of 1968
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| inspiredBy |
Civil Rights Movement
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Southern desegregation campaigns → |
| mainFocus |
challenging discriminatory housing practices
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ending racial segregation in housing → expanding civil rights to northern cities → |
| notableFor |
bringing civil rights struggle to a major northern city
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highlighting de facto segregation outside the South → |
| opposedBy |
Chicago real estate interests
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Richard J. Daley → segregationist neighborhood groups → |
| opposes |
discriminatory real estate practices
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racial segregation in Chicago → redlining → |
| partOf |
United States Civil Rights Movement
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| result |
Summit Agreement between civil rights leaders and Chicago officials
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increased national attention to northern segregation → influence on later fair housing legislation → |
| startTime |
1965
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| usesMethod |
boycotts
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marches → nonviolent direct action → open housing marches → rallies → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Summit Agreement of 1966
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context |
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Summit Agreement of 1966
("Chicago Freedom Movement demonstrations")
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follows |
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American civil rights movement
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hasPart |
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Marquette Park march
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movement |
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SCLC
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notableCampaign |
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James Bevel
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participantIn |
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Marquette Park march
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partOf |