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African American Police League (Chicago, Ill.) records

In 1968, five Black Chicago police officers founded the Afro-American Patrolmen's League (AAPL; renamed the Afro-American Police League in 1979 and later, the African American Police League), with the stated purpose of establishing a greater degree of professionalism in law enforcement, to elevate the image of the African American police person in the African American community, and to eliminate police

Dates: 1961-1988,   |   Extent: 213.75 linear ft. (332 boxes processed).; 1 oversize folder.; 1 sound cassette. (Original).; Film reels. (Original).
Archives: Chicago History Museum

Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities records, part 1

Correspondence, financial statements, fundraising items, annual reports, audio recordings, by-laws, historical information, memoranda, minutes, reports, newspaper clippings, newsletters, legal documents, and fliers of the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities, LCMOC, relative to its efforts to eliminate racial discrimination in housing in the Chicago area. The collection also contains demographic data on communities in Chicago and the metropolitan area. The

Dates: 1954-1988,   |   Extent: 288 linear ft.; 3 open-reel sound recordings.; 47 audio cassettes. (Originals).; 47 audio cassettes. (Listening copies).
Archives: Chicago History Museum