Congress of Racial Equality, Chicago Chapter records, 1956-1966.

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Congress of Racial Equality, Chicago Chapter records, 1956-1966.

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Correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, press releases, articles, newspaper clippings, maps, brochures and booklets, advertisements, newsletters, testimonials, and other administrative documents of the Congress of Racial Equality, Chicago Chapter (CORE); plus papers from CORE's national office and local branches in various regions of the United States; the Chicago Urban League; the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations; and other civil rights organizations. Topics include segregation in Chicago public schools, discrimination in employment and housing, and voter rights. Includes items by Chicago Theological Seminary (1964 Mar. 12), Richard J. Daley (1961 Dec. 15), Everett McKinley Dirksen (1966, Jan. 24, Feb. 9, Apr. 21), Paul H. Douglas (1966 Jan. 20, Feb. 7), Edward Moore Kennedy (1966 Feb. 3), and Benjamin C. Willis (1963 Nov. 29; 1965 Dec. 13; 1966 Mar. 8). Box 1 contains correspondence, meeting minutes, general administrative materials, and materials regarding school segregation. Box 2 contains materials regarding school segregation. Box 3 contains materials regarding employment and housing discrimination and general files. Box 4 contains general files.

1.5 linear ft. (4 boxes)

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