Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spent a significant amount of time in Chicago fighting City Hall, school segregation, open-housing issues and backlash from whites throughout the city.
One of King’s biggest impacts was the Chicago Freedom Movement, which fought against deplorable conditions that blacks were forced to live in because of housing segregation. And that fight helped bring about the Fair Housing Act, which was enacted on April 11, 1968 — less than a week after King’s assassination.
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His legacy lives on with the Martin Luther King Fair Housing Exhibit Center, which highlights that fight.
As people across the nation honor him on Monday, here’s a look back his Chicago visits:
King’s 1966 Housing March in Gage Park:
His “Street Sweeper” speech, which he gave April 9, 1967 at New Covenant Baptist Church:
Despite getting into foul trouble, which limited him to just six minutes in the second half, Shannon finished with 29 points, five rebounds and two assists.
The incident occurred about 3:40 p.m. near Minooka. The horse was successfully placed back into the trailer, and the highway reopened about 40 minutes later. No injuries were reported.