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In Focus: The Chicago Freedom Movement and the Fight for Fair Housing

March 04, 2021 - June 20, 2021

In Focus: The Chicago Freedom Movement and the Fight for Fair Housing, historical photo by Bernard Kleina courtesy of Elmhurst Art Museum

Location

Elmhurst Art Museum

150 S Cottage Hill Ave.

Elmhurst, IL

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Description

Using historical and current photographs, this exhibition reflects responses to fair housing in the Chicagoland area, including the 1965-67 Chicago Freedom Movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Event Cost: Free with timed admission

Event Times: March 4-June 20, 2021

Additional Information

Website: https://www.elmhurstartmuseum.org/exhibitions/in-focus-the-chicago-freedom-movement-the-fight-for-fair-housing/

Age recommendation: Late Elementary (4-5), Parents only, Teens, Tweens

Neighborhood: North/Northwest Suburbs

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