By Bernard LaFayette, Jr. (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Although the most well-publicized focus of the Chicago Freedom Movement was the Open Housing Campaign, a parallel “End-the-Slums” campaign raised the issue of housing and health in a combined research and advocacy campaign. This campaign focused on the condition of slum housing in the area, where … [Read more...] about “The End-the-Slums Movement” by Bernard Lafayette, Jr. (May-June 2006 P&R Issue)
poverty and race
“Katrina’s Blueprint for Ending Poverty” by Lance Hill (May-June 2006 P&R Issue)
By Lance Hill (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) There is an old saying, “When you stumble, dig for gold.” When we encounter adversity, we seldom have the presence of mind to learn from it, although we generally learn more in life from our mistakes than from our successes. Hurricane Katrina was a monumental stumble that nearly landed us into an abyss. It scattered … [Read more...] about “Katrina’s Blueprint for Ending Poverty” by Lance Hill (May-June 2006 P&R Issue)
“Assessing the Chicago Freedom Movement” by James Ralph (May-June 2006 P&R Issue)
By James Ralph (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The Chicago Freedom Movement was the most ambitious civil rights mobilization ever launched in the North. The product of an alliance of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO—a coalition of Chicago civil rights groups), the Chicago Freedom … [Read more...] about “Assessing the Chicago Freedom Movement” by James Ralph (May-June 2006 P&R Issue)
“Success and the Chicago Freedom Movement” by Mary Lou Finley (May-June 2006 P&R Issue)
By Mary Lou Finley (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Housing segregation still persists in Chicago, and by some measures poverty has even worsened in the 40 years since Martin Luther King, Jr. moved into a slum apartment on Chicago’s West Side in January 1966 as a profound statement of support for the poor. Yet to conclude that the movement was, as one historian … [Read more...] about “Success and the Chicago Freedom Movement” by Mary Lou Finley (May-June 2006 P&R Issue)
“Needed Element: Laws Prohibiting Source of Income Discrimination” by Libby Perl (January-February 2005 P&R Issue)
By Libby Perl (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) I agree with the premise of Alexander Polikoff’s proposal that housing vouchers are the best way to attack concentrations of poverty and segregation in urban communities. Yet Polikoff’s worthy program is likely to fail unless the law governing housing vouchers is changed. As voucher law exists in most communities, … [Read more...] about “Needed Element: Laws Prohibiting Source of Income Discrimination” by Libby Perl (January-February 2005 P&R Issue)
