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60 Years of Housing Activism: MLK Jr. & the Chicago Freedom Movement
Posted by Andy1917
Content: It’s been exactly 60 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his family moved to the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, with a sharp focus on a discriminatory and unaffordable housing crisis. A stellar panel of journalists, scholars, activists and stakeholders reflect on this legacy, and where the city finds itself at the milestone anniversary. Featuring Jonathan Eig, author of King: A Life, UChicago Associate Professor of History Adam Green and Ayesha Jaco, Executive Director of West Side United. Moderated by Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School. Register here: https://iop.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/iop/event.jsp?event=16208&
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Date/Time: Feb. 19, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
Location: University of Chicago, Ida Noyes Hall, Cloister Club, 1212 E. 59th St, Chicago
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