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Chicago Campaign invites Dr. King to Lead Demonstrations
Albert Raby, leader of the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO), asked the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to join them in a fair housing campaign in Chicago. -
Jesse Jackson to lead Operation Breadbasket
Operation Breadbasket targeted companies that operated in predominantly black areas, but refused to hire black employees. -
Announcement of Chicago Freedom Movement
Dr. King and the SCLC announced plans for a Chicago Freedom Movement, which meant an expansion of their activism to a Northern city. -
Violence on March at Marquette Park
Demonstrators were met with racially-fueled violence. Bottles and bricks were thrown at demonstrators, with even Dr. King being hit in the head with a rock. -
Agreement between Dr. King, Housing Authority, and Mortgage Banker's Association
The Mayor of Chicago, Richard Daley, wanted to being an end to the demonstrations. An agreement between Dr. King, the Chicago Housing Authority, and the Mortgage Bankers Association agreed to make mortgages available, regardless of race or neighborhood, and to build public housing in predominantly white areas.