{"product_id":"the-chicago-freedom-movement-martin-luther-king-jr-and-civil-rights-activism-in-the-north-hardcover","title":"The Chicago Freedom Movement: Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Rights Activism in the North - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Lou Finley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBernard Jr. Lafayette\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJames R. Jr. Ralph\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix months after the Selma to Montgomery marches and just weeks after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a group from Martin Luther King Jr.'s staff arrived in Chicago, eager to apply his nonviolent approach to social change in a northern city. Once there, King's Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) joined the locally based Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO) to form the Chicago Freedom Movement. The open housing demonstrations they organized eventually resulted in a controversial agreement with Mayor Richard J. Daley and other city leaders, the fallout of which has historically led some to conclude that the movement was largely ineffective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this important volume, an eminent team of scholars and activists offer an alternative assessment of the Chicago Freedom Movement's impact on race relations and social justice, both in the city and across the nation. Building upon recent works, the contributors reexamine the movement and illuminate its lasting contributions in order to challenge conventional perceptions that have underestimated its impressive legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMary Lou Finley\u003c\/b\u003e is a sociologist and professor emeritus at Antioch University Seattle and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eDoing Democracy: the MAP Model for Organizing Social Movements.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard LaFayette Jr., \u003c\/b\u003e former Distinguished Senior Scholar in Residence at Emory University's Candler School of Theology, is the chair of the national board of SCLC, and author of \u003ci\u003eIn Peace and Freedom: My Journey in Selma\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eJames R. Ralph Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e is Rehnquist Professor of American History and Culture at Middlebury College and author of \u003ci\u003eNorthern Protest: Martin Luther King, Jr., Chicago and the Civil Rights Movement\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003ePam Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is a public historian and longtime Chicago consultant who served as a senior press aide to Jesse Jackson in his 1988 presidential campaign and to Barack Obama in his primary campaign for the US Senate. She is Executive Director of the Addie Wyatt Center for Nonviolence Training in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9.1 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47520546390237,"sku":"9780813166506","price":129.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/IJch3D1qSG9780813166506.webp?v=1784181136","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-chicago-freedom-movement-martin-luther-king-jr-and-civil-rights-activism-in-the-north-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}