The 1963 Chicago Public Schools BoycottMain MenuChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: The Segregated CityThe use of "redlining" in Chicago by the FHA created a systemically racially segregated city.Chapter 3: Chicago School SegregationCPS superintendent Ben Willis changed the borders of the school districts to avoid integration, which allowed him to increase the budget and resources in white schools, and neglect Black schools.Chapter 4: Willis Wagons"Aluminum mobile school units” – in other words, trailers – were placed on the playgrounds and parking lots of African American schools as a permanent solution to overcrowdingChapter 5: The Englewood Parent ProtestAs objection to Willis' Wagons grew, one group of parents organized to hold protests at the planned site of a new school.Chapter 6: The BoycottAfter the Illinois Board of Education refused Willis' resignation, community organizers across Chicago knew that it was time for drastic action; they planned and executed a citywide student strike.Chapter 7: The Second BoycottChapter 8: The LegacyAfter the 1963 demonstrations, one of the most important take-aways from them was the precedent set by student activism.About the Exhibit
The 1963 Chicago Public Schools Boycott
12020-08-13T16:22:45+00:00Kate Flynn7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6154Learn about the the pivotal citywide boycott of Chicago's schools in 1963, as told in a documentary film made by Chicago-based Kartemquin Films.splash2020-10-19T21:17:31+00:00Kate Flynn7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6
12020-10-19T21:11:34+00:00Kate Flynn7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6Chapter 2: The Segregated City1The use of "redlining" in Chicago by the FHA created a systemically racially segregated city.plain2020-10-19T21:11:34+00:00Kate Flynn7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6
12020-10-19T21:11:34+00:00Kate Flynn7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6Chapter 3: Chicago School Segregation1CPS superintendent Ben Willis changed the borders of the school districts to avoid integration, which allowed him to increase the budget and resources in white schools, and neglect Black schools.plain2020-10-19T21:11:34+00:00Kate Flynn7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6
12020-10-19T21:11:34+00:00Kate Flynn7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6Chapter 4: Willis Wagons1"Aluminum mobile school units” – in other words, trailers – were placed on the playgrounds and parking lots of African American schools as a permanent solution to overcrowdingplain2020-10-19T21:11:34+00:00Kate Flynn7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6
12020-10-19T21:11:34+00:00Kate Flynn7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6Chapter 5: The Englewood Parent Protest1As objection to Willis' Wagons grew, one group of parents organized to hold protests at the planned site of a new school.plain2020-10-19T21:11:34+00:00Kate Flynn7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6
12020-10-19T21:11:35+00:00Kate Flynn7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6Chapter 6: The Boycott1After the Illinois Board of Education refused Willis' resignation, community organizers across Chicago knew that it was time for drastic action; they planned and executed a citywide student strike.plain2020-10-19T21:11:35+00:00Kate Flynn7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6
12020-10-19T21:11:35+00:00Kate Flynn7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6Chapter 7: The Second Boycott1plain2020-10-19T21:11:35+00:00Kate Flynn7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6
12020-10-19T21:11:35+00:00Kate Flynn7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6Chapter 8: The Legacy1After the 1963 demonstrations, one of the most important take-aways from them was the precedent set by student activism.plain2020-10-19T21:11:35+00:00Kate Flynn7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6
12020-10-19T21:11:34+00:00Kate Flynn7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6About the Exhibit1plain10562020-10-19T21:11:34+00:00Kate Flynn7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6
