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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chicago Freedom Movement canonical | 7 |
| Chicago Freedom Movement demonstrations | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights campaign
ⓘ
fair housing campaign ⓘ social movement ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
ending de facto segregation
ⓘ
improving living conditions in Black neighborhoods ⓘ securing open housing guarantees ⓘ |
| basedOn | nonviolence philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1967 ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
1966 Chicago open housing marches
ⓘ
Marquette Park march ⓘ Soldier Field rally in 1966 ⓘ Summit Agreement of 1966 ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
Al Raby
ⓘ
James Bevel ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| hasPart |
marches into all‑white neighborhoods
ⓘ
negotiations with City of Chicago officials ⓘ open housing campaign in Chicago ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Coordinating Council of Community Organizations
ⓘ
Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ |
| hasSlogan | open housing ⓘ |
| influenced | Fair Housing Act of 1968 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Movement
Southern desegregation campaigns ⓘ |
| mainFocus |
challenging discriminatory housing practices
ⓘ
ending racial segregation in housing ⓘ expanding civil rights to northern cities ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bringing civil rights struggle to a major northern city
ⓘ
highlighting de facto segregation outside the South ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Chicago real estate interests
ⓘ
Richard J. Daley ⓘ segregationist neighborhood groups ⓘ |
| opposes |
discriminatory real estate practices
ⓘ
racial segregation in Chicago ⓘ redlining ⓘ |
| partOf |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Civil Rights Movement
|
| result |
Summit Agreement between civil rights leaders and Chicago officials
ⓘ
increased national attention to northern segregation ⓘ influence on later fair housing legislation ⓘ |
| startTime | 1965 ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
boycotts
ⓘ
marches ⓘ nonviolent direct action ⓘ open housing marches ⓘ rallies ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chicago Freedom Movement demonstrations