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 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
Although the first march received a great amount of attention, it did not succeed in its main stated goal: convince the school board to cut Willis loose. In response, a second march was planned in 1964. Many of the same groups participated in this one; however, organizers would later agree that the second march gained less momentum than the first due in part to other causes like the movement against the Vietnam War siphoning off activist energy.
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12020-08-13T16:22:45+00:00Kate Flynn7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6The 1963 Chicago Public Schools BoycottKate Flynn4Learn 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
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12020-10-19T21:11:35+00:00Chapter 71An excerpt from the 2017 Kartemquin Films documentary, ‘63 Boycott.plain2020-10-19T21:11:35+00:00Kartemquin Films
12020-10-19T21:11:35+00:00Freedom Day II leaflet1During the Second Boycott, news clippings, flyers, posters, tv coverages, etc. were used to inform the nation of the ongoing protests.plain2020-10-19T21:11:35+00:00cgp_harsh_200602_003_006_003.jpgThe copyright and related rights status of this Item has been reviewed by the organization that has made the Item available, but the organization was unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the Item. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. (http://rightsstatements.org/page/UND/1.0/?language=en)Chicago Public Library, Chicago SNCC History Project Archives
