Contents
Collection Access
1601 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60614
Seminarians Organized for Racial Justice records
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Seminarians Organized for Racial Justice records
- Identifier
- BMRC.CHM.SORJ
- Repository
- Chicago History Museum
- Language
- English
- Size
- 1.0 Linear feet
- Dates
- 1968-1974
- Creator
- Seminarians Organized for Racial Justice
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, newsletters, reports, memos, and history of Seminarians Organized for Racial Justice (SORJ), a Chicago-area group organized in 1968 to eliminate racism, promote Catholic Church ties with affirmative action businesses, and construction of low-income housing for minorities in Arlington Heights. Most of the newsletters discuss "Project Equality," an attempt to raise awareness from within the dioceses on SORJ’s activities. Box 1 includes a container list.
Processing Information note
This collection was surveyed as part of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium's Survey Initiative on 2010 June 1 by Lisa Calahan and Andrew Steadham.