CFM40 - Fulfilling the Dream

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2005-01-30T08:53:13Z

Bernard LaFayette, Jr., was the first of the leading southern civil rights activists to turn to organizing in Chicago. In 1964, he was recruited to work for the Chicago office of the American Friends Service Committee. He began working on the city’s West Side and energized local residents to mobilize against lead poisoning. LaFayette’s presence in Chicago was decisive in luring James Bevel to Chicago in 1965 as program director for the West Side Christian Parish. LaFayette and Bevel a ..... Read more » More Profiles »

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2005-02-01T11:46:02Z

In late November, Edward Holmgren was appointed the executive director of the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities, the new organization created by the Summit Agreement to advance the cause of equal opportunity in housing.

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2005-03-30T02:07:37Z

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2006-01-20T03:49:01Z

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 →