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Why Did MLK Move to North Lawndale?

Why Did MLK Move to North Lawndale?

City Cast Chicago

January 11, 202417m 19s

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Show Notes

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated across the country, but his legacy is particularly special to Chicago. In January of 1966, King moved to North Lawndale to work with the Chicago Freedom Movement to raise awareness of dangerous living conditions, housing segregation and discrimination faced by Black Chicagoans. Historian and author Tammy Gibson tells executive producer Simone Alicea about Martin Luther King Jr.’s time in Chicago and the Chicago Freedom Movement’s legacy today. 


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