Summit Agreement of 1966

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The Summit Agreement of 1966 was a negotiated accord between civil rights leaders and Chicago city officials that aimed to address housing discrimination and other racial injustices highlighted by the Chicago Freedom Movement.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf civil rights accord
political agreement
aimedToAddress de facto segregation in Chicago
discriminatory real estate practices
racial injustices highlighted by the Chicago Freedom Movement
racially restrictive practices in housing
alsoKnownAs Chicago Summit Agreement
Summit Agreement
chronology after major marches in Chicago’s West and Southwest Sides
city Chicago
context Chicago Freedom Movement
country United States
dateSigned 1966-08-26
field civil rights law
housing policy
urban policy
follows Chicago Freedom Movement demonstrations
genre political document
hasConsequence mixed implementation and contested outcomes
hasEffect increased attention to housing discrimination in the United States
public commitments to fair housing measures in Chicago
hasTopic fair housing
municipal policy reform
urban racial inequality
historicalPeriod 1960s
language English
legalStatus non-legislative agreement
location Chicago, Illinois, United States
mainSubject civil rights
housing discrimination
racial justice
racial segregation in housing
negotiatedBy civil rights leaders
negotiatedWith Chicago city officials
participant Chicago Freedom Movement leaders
City of Chicago officials
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mayor Richard J. Daley
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
partOf American civil rights movement
placeOfOrigin Chicago, Illinois
relatedTo civil rights marches in Chicago
open housing campaigns
resultOf negotiations between civil rights leaders and Chicago city officials
signedBy representatives of civil rights organizations
representatives of the City of Chicago
year 1966

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Summit Agreement of 1966 ("Chicago Summit Agreement")
Summit Agreement of 1966 ("Summit Agreement")
alsoKnownAs
Chicago Freedom Movement
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