Some 15 years after the Chicago Freedom Movement of 1966, public housing remained a serious problem for the city's African American community. In one case, 14,000 people lived in a single block.

to serve as his base for the following year. Vintage Chicago Tribune: The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. leads ‘the first significant freedom movement in the North’ Subscribe to the free Vintage ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 26, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...