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   In July of 1966 , after almost a year of "study", Martin Luther King began experimenting with the techniques he had developed in Mississippi and Alabama in Chicago. That "experiment" became known as the "Chicago Freedom Movement". View the short video provided, and then review the materials listed below as you prepare for your presentation.  

Demands of the Chicago Freedom Movement

On July 10, 1966 Dr. King placed a list of demands on the door of the Chicago City Hall in order to gain leverage with city leaders.

Real Estate Boards and Brokers

  1. Public statements that all listings will be available on a nondiscriminatory basis.

Banks and Savings Institutions

  1. Public statements of a nondiscriminatory mortgage policy so that loans will be available to any qualified borrower without regard to the racial composition of the area.

The Mayor and City Council

  1. Publication of headcounts of whites, Negroes and Latin Americans for all city departments and for all firms from which city purchases are made.
  2. Revocation of contracts with firms that do not have a full scale fair employment practice.
  3. Creation of a citizens review board for grievances against police brutality and false arrests or stops and seizures.
  4. Ordinance giving ready access to the names of owners and investors for all slum properties.
  5. A saturation program of increased garbage collection, street cleaning, and building inspection services in the slum properties.

Political Parties

  1. The requirement that precinct captains be residents of their precincts.

Chicago Housing Authority and the Chicago Dwelling Association

  1. Program to rehabilitate present public housing including such items as locked lobbies, restrooms in recreation areas, increased police protection and child care centers on every third floor.
  2. Program to increase vastly the supply of low-cost housing on a scattered basis for both low and middle income families.

Business

  1. Basic headcounts, including white, Negro and Latin American, by job classification and income level, made public.
  2. Racial steps to upgrade and to integrate all departments, all levels of employments.
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