Responses to the Skokie Plan, 1966

Throughout 1966, Skokie moved forward with its plan to promote fair housing. The Skokie Human Relations Commission (SHRC) engaged directly with the general public and real estate agents to encourage changes in attitude towards people of color in Skokie. Some strategies utilized by Skokie leaders may appear odd in today's world, such as creating a list of every Black family in Skokie, but the overall goal of achieving integration and diversity in Skokie remained clear. Much of the reports captured by the Commission relate directly to home sale data over the year 1966.

Skokie Human Relations Commission Report to Board of Trustees on Sale of Homes in Skokie, November 1965

Report by the SHRC indicating home sale trends in 1965 and making recommendations to promote fair housing for 1966. View full item.

Human Relations Commission letter to home sellers

Letter enclosed in "Your Home and Skokie's Future" booklet for Skokie residents intending to sell their homes, encouraging them to engage in fair housing practices in conjunction with their realtors. View full item.

Letter from Albert J. Smith to Skokie residents, circa 1966

Letter from the mayor to Skokie residents accompanying "Your Home and Skokie's Future," describing the booklet's contents and encouraging them to act in accordance with fair housing. View full item.

List of Black families living in Skokie from about 1961-1967. View full item.

Written statement of the North Suburban Organization for Fair Housing on the Skokie Plan

Statement critiquing the Skokie Plan and advocating for more explicit fair housing legislation. View full item.

Report on home sales in vicinity of negro families in northern suburbs, March 1967

Report describing the rate of sale for northern suburban homes containing Black families in 1966. Includes attachment showing the change in language in real estate listings after the Skokie Plan was implemented. View full item.