Marquette Park march
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The Marquette Park march was a pivotal 1966 civil rights demonstration in Chicago, led by Martin Luther King Jr. and other activists, that confronted intense white resistance to fair housing and racial integration.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights demonstration
ⓘ
event in the Civil Rights Movement ⓘ protest march ⓘ |
| aim |
to challenge segregated housing patterns in Chicago
ⓘ
to confront northern racism ⓘ to demand open housing ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
hostile counterprotesters
ⓘ
intense white resistance ⓘ violence against marchers ⓘ |
| chronology | 1966 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCause |
discriminatory real estate practices
ⓘ
racial segregation in Chicago housing ⓘ residential segregation ⓘ |
| hasContext |
1960s United States civil rights era
ⓘ
urban racial tensions in Chicago ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
heightened tensions between civil rights activists and local white residents
ⓘ
increased national attention to northern racism ⓘ spotlight on Chicago housing segregation ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Chicago civil rights activists
ⓘ
Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ local fair housing advocates ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
pivotal moment in northern civil rights activism
ⓘ
symbol of struggle for fair housing in the North ⓘ |
| location |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Marquette Park ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
fair housing
ⓘ
housing discrimination ⓘ racial integration ⓘ |
| movement |
Chicago Freedom Movement
ⓘ
American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Movement
|
| notableFor |
King being attacked by rock-throwing crowds
ⓘ
exposing violent resistance to integration in northern cities ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
segregationist groups
ⓘ
white residents of Marquette Park neighborhood ⓘ |
| opposedConcept |
housing discrimination
ⓘ
racial segregation ⓘ |
| partOf | Chicago Freedom Movement ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
James Bevel
ⓘ
Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ Ralph Abernathy ⓘ local Chicago civil rights leaders ⓘ |
| supportedConcept |
civil rights
ⓘ
open housing legislation ⓘ racial equality ⓘ |
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