by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today August 5, 2023 Aug. 5, 1966 Chicago Freedom Movement march down South Kedzie Avenue. Martin Luther King Jr. and others from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference marched through Marquette Park in Chicago, protesting racial discrimination in housing. Chicago activist Al Raby had invited King and the SCLC to join them in their protest to urge fair housing for residents. The marchers were met by about 700 white counter-protesters.
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