Lessons from the 1963 Boycott
Published: October 14, 2013
Lessons from the 1963 Boycott
Tuesday, October 22nd, 6-8 p.m.
Free, open to the public
The DuSable Museum of African American History
740 East 56th Place
Chicago, Illinois
Join us on the 50th anniversary of the 1963 Boycott of Chicago Public Schools, when an estimated 250,000 Chicagoans - mostly CPS students - protested segregation and inequality. The evening features a debut screening of in-progress documentary '63 Boycott from Kartemquin Films (The Interrupters), a panel discussion with education activists from then and now, and a spoken word performance by Malcolm London of Young Chicago Authors.
The panel includes:
Karen Lewis, President of the Chicago Teachers Union;
Rosie Simpson, 63 Boycott leader;
Fannie Rushing, one of the young organizers of the 1963 Boycott;
Elizabeth Todd-Breland, a historian at University of Illinois in Chicago;
and Jasson Perez of Black Youth Project.
Light refreshments will be served.
On Sunday, October 20th, there will also be an interactive teach-in organized by Education for Liberation Network, Teachers for Social Justice, and Chicago Teachers Union Black Caucus with a screening of a short clip from the upcoming documentary '63 Boycott and a chance to talk with boycott organizers and participants in a series of small group discussions at Lawndale Community Church, 3827 W. Ogden Ave. Childcare and Spanish interpretation will be provided at the teach-in.
Co- Sponsored by
Kartemquin Films, Chicago Teachers Union, Education for Liberation Network, the DuSable Museum of African American History, the Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture at the University of Chicago, Crossroads Fund, Grassroots Collaborative, Young Chicago Authors, Chicago Grassroots Curriculum Taskforce, Human Rights Program at University of Chicago, Chicago Freedom School, Teachers for Social Justice, Teaching for Change, Zinn Education Project, Chicago Area Women's History Council, Black Youth Project, Save Our Schools