Chicago Freedom Movement

Chicago Freedom Movement

The Chicago Open Housing Movement, also known as the Chicago Freedom Movement, was organized to protest racial disparities in employment and education, as well as housing segregation. The movement comprised a number of protests, marches, and boycotts to draw attention to the various problems that black Chicago citizens faced. King stated his intentions to join the Chicago Freedom Movement on January 7, 1966, and on August 5, 1966, he led a march through a predominantly white area near Marquette Park. Firecrackers, rocks, and bottles were thrown at the protesters. Around 30 individuals were hurt, including King, who took a brick to the head.