60 years after MLK protested in Marquette Park, marchers carry on his legacy
<p>Bernice King looked out into the crowd of rain ponchos and umbrellas Saturday morning, echoing the calls of her father, who stood in the same spot 60 years before.</p><p>The Rev. and other activists marched to Marquette Park in August 1966 to protest redlining and housing discrimination that spread in Chicago in the decades after droves of Black people moved north and settled in the city during the Great Migration.
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Sixty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. marched in Marquette Park to protest unfair housing laws in Chicago. He and other activists faced angry crowds who threw rocks and Molotov cocktails. On Saturday, his daughter Bernice King stood in the same park, speaking to a crowd wearing rain ponchos and umbrellas. The march honored his legacy and called for continued action against housing discrimination.
Why it matters
The event shows that the struggle for fair housing is still relevant today. Remembering past protests helps new generations understand and continue the fight for equality.
- Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
- He was a civil rights leader who protested housing discrimination in Chicago in 1966.
- What did marchers face in 1966?
- They were met with angry white mobs who threw rocks and Molotov cocktails.
- Who spoke at the recent march?
- Bernice King, Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter, spoke to the crowd.
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60 years after MLK protested in Marquette Park, marchers carry on his legacy
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