Chicago Freedom Movement (1966)
The Chicago Freedom Movement was led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and focused on non-violence while trying to achieve putting a spotlight on housing discrimination. The Chicago Freedom Movement declared its intention to end slums in the city. It organized tenants unions, assumed control of a slum tenement, founded action groups like Operation Breadbasket, and rallied black and white Chicagoans to support its goals.
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African Americans all had struggles during this time period, and the Chicago Freedom Movement had goals to help all African Americans with these struggles. This site explains details about the Chicago Freedom Movement's goals.
This video goes into detail about how the Chicago Freedom Movement made non-violence work.
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