Events

A Luta Continua / The Struggle Continues

Saturday, October 22, 2011, 1:00 -5:00 PM

The DuSable Museum of African American History

740 East 56th Place

For information about the evnet, call: (630) 829-6248

Note: Unfortunately, we are not able to take any more reservations. The venue has reached full capacity. Please feel free to visit the exhibit at the DuSable after the 22nd.

Remember, Learn, Preserve! The History of the Civil Rights Movement in Chicago, 1960-1965 & The Role of the Chicago Area Friends of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (CAFSNCC) in:

  • Supporting the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC) in the South: Fighting Against Segregation & for the Rights of Blacks to Vote,
  • Fighting Against Segregation ,Political Marginalization in Chicago
  • Organizing the First Major School Boycott in Chicago, October 22, 1963, Ousting , the then Superintendent of Schools Benjamin Willis the Willis Wagons & Initiating the Ongoing Fight for the Right to Equal, Quality, Education.
See the Exhibit of the Oral History & Video Archive Available to the Public at the Carter G. Woodson Library, Chicago, Illinois!
Participate in an Afternoon with, Comedian, Public Intellectual and Social Activist, Dick Gregory –Telling His Story of Involvement in the Movement!

Hear the SNCC Freedom Singers Perform & Explain the Music of the Movement!
Tell the Story of Your Involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, 1960-1965!