Richard J. Daley discussing civil rights
Capa, Cornell, Magnum PhotosView Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoMayor Richard J. Daley seated with a group of African American ministers discussing civil rights. Transcribed from back of photo: Cornell Capa, 196 Magnum Photos, 72 West 45th Street, N.Y.C. 36
Union workers at civil rights rally
View Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoView of a crowd at a civil rights rally. A number of signs with UAW in large letters are visible.
Woman with a sign reading Where Are White Civil Rights?
Haun, Declan, 1937-1994 (photographer)View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumA counter-demonstrator makes a rude face and holds up a sign reading: Where Are White Civil Rights? at an Open Housing March in the Bogan neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, 1966.
Addie Wyatt
View Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoPortrait of civil rights activist Addie L. Wyatt.
Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks from a car
View Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoMartin Luther King, Jr. speaks from a car to a crowd assembled along a neighborhood street.
Bayard Rustin
View Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoPortrait of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin. Available as negative
I WAS THERE: Ronald S. Miller
Miller, Ronald S, Johnson, Gary T, Alter, PeterView Full Item in Chicago History MuseumRonald S. Miller was born in 1931 and grew up in Chicago's Albany Park community, the son of a fur shop owner. Mr. Miller discussed his extensive career as an attorney. He developed the firm of Miller…
The Reverend Calvin Morris speaking
View Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoRev. Calvin Morris The Reverend Calvin Morris speaking. Morris served as Jesse Jackson's lieutenant in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)'s Operation Breadbasket. Available as negativ…
Marion Henley
View Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoMarion Henley of the Chicago Urban League.
Thelma Hill
View Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoMrs. Thelma Hill, of Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) Thelma Hill (center) clasps hands with two unidentified men. A poster on the wall behind her reads "Support Your Urban League - 1971 M…
Chicago Urban League Women's Division Meeting
View Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoMeeting of the Women's Division of the Chicago Urban League. Available as negative
Arnita Boswell and others
View Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoActivist and educator Arnita Y. Boswell (second from right) with a group of women. Available as negative
Preparing for the launch of the Englewood Community Congress
H. A. Martin PhotographyView Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoPreparing for the launch of the Englewood Community Congress are, left to right: Otis Flynn, John Hall, Marion Henley, the Reverend Howard Tuite, Tim Black, Robert Henley, Jr., Hattie Hill, unidentifi…
Alderman Leon Despres
Fisher, VoriesView Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoPortrait of 5th Ward Democratic Alderman and civil rights activist Leon Despres. Available as negative
Dempsey J. Travis
Seymour, MauriceView Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoPortrait of real estate entrepreneur and civil rights activist Dempsey J. Travis. Available as negative
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Bernard LaFayette at street rally
View Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoCrowd gathered on a street to hear speakers: Martin Luther King, Jr. is on the platform, second from the left; Bernard LaFayette is on King's left.
C. T. Vivian speaking
View Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoCivil rights leader and educator Reverend Dr. C. T. Vivian speaks at a microphone. Available as negative
Employment Rally
View Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoA crowd of people rally outside on a plaza, holding signs calling for jobs and equal rights.
Employment Rally (man with cigarette)
View Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoA crowd of people march along a sidewalk holding signs calling for jobs and equal rights.
FORTY BLOCKS: Carl and Barbara Ellis
Ellis, Carl Edward, Ellis, Barbara Wooten, Breakthrough Film CrewView Full Item in Chicago History MuseumBreakthrough Urban Ministries, a community based organization that provides social services on Chicago's West Side, and the Chicago History Museum collaborated on this oral history project. The Museum…