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Coordinating Council of Community Organizations collection
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
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University of Illinois at Chicago,
801 S. MorganChicago, ILUSA
- Repository Number
- MSCCCO84
- Creator
- Coordinating Council of Community Organizations
- Title
- Coordinating Council of Community Organizations collection
- Dates
- 1965
- Quantity
- 0.5 linear feet.
- Abstract
- The CCCO Collection contains a flyer and a press release related to a 1965 school boycott and march protesting Chicago Superintendent of School, Ben Willis.
- Language of the Material
- English
Administrative Information
Biography/Profile
Founded in Chicago in the early 1960s, the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO) was a civil rights organization dedicated to the reform of public school policy. While inspired by the poor educational opportunities offered to the city's African-American communities, the organization was a broad, bi-racial coalition. The organization' leadership included figures such as Al Raby, who went on to work with Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Chicago Freedom Movement, and among its volunteers was Jesse Jackson, future presidential candidate and founder of Operation PUSH.
Scope and Content
The CCCO Collection contains a flyer and a press release related to a 1965 school boycott and march protesting Chicago Superintendent of School, Ben Willis.
Access Restrictions
Access restrictions -- Available without restriction.
Use/Re-use Restrictions
Use restrictions -- Available without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Coordinating Council of Community Organizations collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Inventory
- Title
- Flyer and press release re: school boycott
- Dates
- 1965-1965