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Andrew Rossmeissl @ Tue, 2005-01-18 03:14

In 1965, the country’s most effective civil rights leaders joined forces in Chicago to attempt the first civil rights campaign in a large Northern city. Focusing on open housing, the movement enlisted thousands of people to march through Chicago’s streets and into its real estate offices. This site chronicles the people, organizations, and events that formed the movement, and brings together a vast collection of movement material. 2006 Commemoration · Historical overview · Timeline · More →

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Andrew Rossmeissl @ Fri, 2005-01-28 02:25


Tony Henry Tony Henry was a critical figure in the organizing of the Chicago Freedom Movement on the West Side. He was a highly regarded field officer for the American Friends Service Committee during the 1960s. He died in January 2008 and the Houston Chronicle carried the following obituary: ANTHONY RAY HENRY, 69 of Houston, passed away January 9, 2008. He was born August 14, 1938 to Lawrence Gene and Autry Thomas Henry. Anthony was saved at an early age and baptized at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. .....
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Andrew Rossmeissl @ Fri, 2005-01-28 02:23

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The Chicago Freedom Movement sought to find a new focus with the conclusion of the open-housing marches. This goal proved elusive. Martin Luther King, Jr., and other civil rights leaders were concerned that the local government officials and agencies were not actively working on the mandates of the Summit Agreement.

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