Illinois HR 679: MEMORIAL-A. LYNN SCOTT PEARSON

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HR0679LRB104 20769 ECR 34275 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to commemorate the 60th anniversary of 

4the Marquette Park March in Chicago; and

5 WHEREAS, August 5, 2026 marks the 60th anniversary of the 

6historic 1966 march through Marquette Park, a pivotal chapter 

7in the civil rights movement and the Chicago Freedom Movement 

8led by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Albert Raby; and

9 WHEREAS, Working with a coalition of civil rights 

10organizations known as the Coordinating Council of Community 

11Organizations (CCCO), educator and activist Albert Raby 

12invited Dr. King to move to Chicago to help launch the Chicago 

13Freedom Movement, a campaign to expand the Southern Christian 

14Leadership Conference's (SCLC) civil rights activities from 

15the South to northern cities; and

16 WHEREAS, Groundwork for the Chicago Freedom Movement began 

17in the summer of 1965 when Dr. King was invited by civil rights 

18activists to Chicago to help lead a demonstration against de 

19facto segregation in education, housing, and employment; and

20 WHEREAS, In consultation with the SCLC, the CCCO decided 

21this campaign should be geared specifically at achieving fair 

HR0679- 2 -LRB104 20769 ECR 34275 r

1housing practices; and

2 WHEREAS, In January 1966, Dr. King moved into a 

3third-floor apartment in the North Lawndale neighborhood of 

4Chicago's West Side to draw international attention to the 

5systemic disinvestment facing Northern urban centers, 

6including shabby and dilapidated housing; and

7 WHEREAS, Throughout the spring and summer of 1966, Dr. 

8King helped the campaign gain momentum through demonstrations 

9and marches, even as he fa