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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In 1966 Father [[William Hogan]], served as recording secretary of the [[Coordinating Council of Community Organizations]], the group that, together with [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]]'s [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]] , formed the Chicago Freedom Movement , which led the massive civil disobedience direct action campaign of the summer of 1966 in Chicago. | + | In 1966 Father [[William Hogan]], a [[Communist Party USA]] supporter, served as recording secretary of the [[Coordinating Council of Community Organizations]], the group that, together with [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]]'s [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]], formed the Chicago Freedom Movement, which led the massive civil disobedience direct action campaign of the summer of 1966 in Chicago. |
| − | Hogan said that while King was "first among equals," the composition of the CFM staff was exceptional and reflected the scope of the movement: [[James Bevel]], [[C.T. Vivian]], [[Al Sampson]], [[James Orange]], [[Jesse Jackson]] and [[Andrew Young]], who went on to become mayor of Atlanta and later U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. | + | Hogan said that while King was "first among equals," the composition of the CFM staff was exceptional and reflected the scope of the movement: [[James Bevel]], [[C. T. Vivian]], [[Al Sampson]], [[James Orange]], [[Jesse Jackson]] and [[Andrew Young]], who went on to become mayor of Atlanta and later U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. |
According to Hogan..."All were veterans of major battles in the South," he said, adding that key players from Chicago included [[Edwin Berry]] of the [[Urban League]], [[Bob Lucas]] of [[CORE]] and [[Carl Fuqua]] of the [[NAACP]]. | According to Hogan..."All were veterans of major battles in the South," he said, adding that key players from Chicago included [[Edwin Berry]] of the [[Urban League]], [[Bob Lucas]] of [[CORE]] and [[Carl Fuqua]] of the [[NAACP]]. | ||
| − | "In addition to traditional civil rights organizations, CFM included representatives from the religious and liberal communities. Some of the unions affiliated with AFL-CIO Industrial Union Department provided staff assistance.<ref>http://communistpartyillinois.blogspot.com/2010/01/chicago-freedom-movement-summer-1966.html</ref> | + | "In addition to traditional civil rights organizations, CFM included representatives from the religious and liberal communities. Some of the unions affiliated with [[AFL-CIO]] Industrial Union Department provided staff assistance.<ref>http://communistpartyillinois.blogspot.com/2010/01/chicago-freedom-movement-summer-1966.html</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | [[Category:Chicago]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:35, 14 July 2010
Chicago Freedom Movement
History
In 1966 Father William Hogan, a Communist Party USA supporter, served as recording secretary of the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations, the group that, together with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Southern Christian Leadership Conference, formed the Chicago Freedom Movement, which led the massive civil disobedience direct action campaign of the summer of 1966 in Chicago.
Hogan said that while King was "first among equals," the composition of the CFM staff was exceptional and reflected the scope of the movement: James Bevel, C. T. Vivian, Al Sampson, James Orange, Jesse Jackson and Andrew Young, who went on to become mayor of Atlanta and later U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
According to Hogan..."All were veterans of major battles in the South," he said, adding that key players from Chicago included Edwin Berry of the Urban League, Bob Lucas of CORE and Carl Fuqua of the NAACP.
"In addition to traditional civil rights organizations, CFM included representatives from the religious and liberal communities. Some of the unions affiliated with AFL-CIO Industrial Union Department provided staff assistance.[1]