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At Home in Skokie
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<p>Skokie, Illinois, is a thriving, diverse suburban community of 67,824 (U.S. Census 2020). Much of the housing stock is composed of single-family dwellings, with a healthy mixture of apartments and increasingly, condominiums. Skokie’s earliest settlers were farmers and homesteaders, and their homes were mostly large cabins and farmhouses. There was little industrial development in those early days and population growth was slow. At the turn of the twentieth century, about 500 people lived in Skokie, then called Niles Center.</p>
<p>Skokie’s first housing boom was stimulated by the development of rapid transit and good roads into Chicago in the 1920s. Land speculators saw the possibility of developing the area for apartment buildings with easy access to the city center, and many subdivisions, streets, sidewalks, and utilities were laid out. The population of Skokie was 763 in 1920; by 1930 it was 5,007. The onset of the Great Depression brought all this hopeful activity to a halt; thousands of lots were abandoned and some were eventually used again as farmland.</p>
<p>After World War II, many of these titles were cleared and lot sizes were revised to provide for single-family homes with 40-55 foot frontages. This second housing boom was the definitive one for Skokie; postwar prosperity, population growth, and the rise of the automobile created demand for the kind of single-family housing Skokie was in a position to supply. Skokie’s population in 1940 was 7,172; by 1950 it was 14,752. Once again, transportation was a factor in growth: the Edens Expressway, which opened in 1951, provided a major route to the city for burgeoning automobile traffic from the suburbs.</p>
<p>This part of the story is not unique to Skokie; many formerly rural communities grew into suburbs in the 1940s and 1950s. The development of the suburb and the automobile, the growth in homeownership and geographic mobility, are all extremely important parts of the mid-century American experience, and the histories of individual communities contribute to our understanding of broad historic trends.</p>
<p>Histories of <a href="http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/pfpl/search/">planned communities like Park Forest</a> have found a place in the Illinois Digital Archives, and Sears homes have been documented in the <a href="http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/newgailbord01/search/searchterm/Sears%2C%20Roebuck%20and%20Company/field/organi/mode/exact/conn/and">Elgin Sears House Research Project</a> from Gail Borden Public Library. The Thomas Ford Memorial Library, in partnership with Western Springs Historical Society, has digitized photographs of <a href="http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/tfm/search/">historically significant homes</a> in Western Springs.</p>
<p><u>References</u></p>
<p>Beaudette, E. Palma. <em>Niles Township, Niles Center, Morton Grove, Niles Village, and Tessville</em>. Chicago, 1916</p>
<p>Jackson, Kenneth T. <em>Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States</em>. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985.</p>
<p><em>Local Community Fact Book: Chicago Metropolitan Area</em>. Chicago: University of Illinois at Chicago, 1995.</p>
<p>Martinson, Tom. <em>American Dreamscape: The Pursuit of Happiness in Postwar Suburbia</em>. New York: Carroll & Graf, 2000.</p>
<p>United States. Census Bureau. <em>Census 2000 American Fact Finder, Skokie Village, Illinois Fact Sheet</em>. Washington: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020.</p>
<p>Whittingham, Richard. <em>Skokie, 1888-1988: A Centennial History</em>. Skokie: Village of Skokie, 1988.</p>
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Zoning Map of the Village of Skokie, 1952
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This 1952 zoning map shows what can be developed in different areas of Skokie, Illinois. The different categories are: single family, two family , multiple dwelling, commercial, business, light industry, heavy industry, and regional shopping district. Also indicated on the map is the proposed Edens expressway, which had not yet been completed.
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1952
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zoning maps
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
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YOUR
SKOKIE
.REPORT
No. 2
1978
MAYOR'S RESPONSE TO
COURT RULING
The IROORZLQJ is the WH[Wof Mayor Albert J. Smith's statement to the media on Thursday,
February 23, 19?8. It ZDV GHOLYHUHGin response to the Federal District· Court 'l'UZing that
certain Skokie ordinances ZHUH unconstitutional, and, therefore, FRXOG not be used to prevent a proposed march by the National Socialist (Na]i) Party of America.
Good afternoon. Another step in the legal process has been taken. However, it is
far from the final step as far as the Village of Skokie is concerned. We strongly disagree with today's decision. We are morally, ethically and legally bound to take every
recourse at our disposal to have Judge Decker's decision reversed.
We will appeal. To do less would mean this Village's government is not representing
the views and feelings of virtually every Skokie resident, Catholic, Protestant and Jew
alike. And, yes, we will ask the courts to forestall any demonstration pending the outcome of our appeal.
We are convinced that a ruling in our favor would strengthen rather than weaken the
First Amendment which is meant to protect rights. It is unfortunate that today's decision
ignores the First Amendment rights of thousands, in favor of the alleged rights of a few.
As we all know, not all speech is protected by the First Amendment. If there was
ever a perfect example of the type of speech which should not be protected, it is the
doctrine of Nazism which preaches hatred and violence because of a person's race or
national origin. This is the real purpose of the proposed Nazi demonstration in Skokie,
not a.test of our founding fathers' wisdom, The courts must not be blind to the uniqueness of the Village of Skokie. The courts must not be blind to recorded history. The
courts must not be blind to the rights of the citizens of Skokie to be protected from
racial slurs.
The letters, calls and conments that I get from citizens of Skokie are matched in
number and opinion by those I get from across the nation.
What Nazism represents is repugnant not just to the SHRSOH�of Skokie, to the people
of Illinois, but to virtually every United States citizen and free people everywhere.
Nazism has affected people of every creed and national origin and insults the dignity of
human beings.
�MAYOR'S
RE6PONSE Continued
. Skokie 1s representative of thousands of American communities, a village of decent
families, good' homes, good schools and, yes, good government. It is a stable community
for investment and continues to attract new business and industry. Public health care
is second to none. Skokie residents boast of a great municipal park and recreational
program. Skokians are among the most law-abiding citizens. The Village has one of the
lowest crime rates of any suburb.
It is unfortunate that the Nazis have selected Skokie as a target community, but in
one way, some good has resulted. I see an unprecedented unity of opinion among all of our
residents, regardless of religious belief. This attitude has created a bond which typifies the feelings that must have existed when our founding fathers were molding our nation.
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Attempted Nazi March in Skokie, 1977 and 1978, Digital Collection
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<p>During the late 1970s, a small group of neo-Nazis based in Chicago attempted to hold a rally in the Village of Skokie, Illinois, a community that was known to have a large Jewish population. Local officials resisted the group’s efforts through by passing a series of ordinances aimed at preventing demonstrations or parades by hate groups. The ordinances were ultimately overturned following a series of state and federal lawsuits because they infringed on the group’s First Amendment rights and the neo-Nazis were issued a permit to demonstrate in Skokie. However, instead of facing the growing number of organized counter-demonstrators, the group held rallies in Federal Plaza and in Marquette Park in Chicago. <br /><br />Visit <a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Skokie Public Library's online exhibit</a> to see the events as they unfolded. The library's digital collection, seen here, includes newspaper articles, editorials, recordings from the Skokie Village Board of Trustees meetings, a memoir written by a local clergywoman, and two documentary films.</p>
<p>For further information, you can find more resources in the library. If you have questions or comments send us an <a title="email Skokie Public Library" href="mailto:tellus@skokielibrary.info">email </a>or call us at 847-673-3733.</p>
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<h3><a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Attempted Nazi March in Skokie online exhibit</a></h3>
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Skokie History
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Skokie Public Library
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Your Skokie Report, 1978, No. 2
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Mayor's Response to Court Ruling
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Smith, Albert J., 1915-1993
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Text from Skokie Mayor Albert J. Smith's media statement on Thursday, February 23, 1978, regarding the federal district court ruling that three of Skokie's ordinances are unconstitutional.
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1978-02
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
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Original item from the Smith Collection, Skokie Historical Society
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Skokie Historical Society, 2004.002.080
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Village of Skokie, Illinois
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eng
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1970s (1970-1979)
from the Mayor Al Smith Collection
press releases
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Fair Housing in Skokie, 1961-1971 Digital Archive
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<p><span style="font-weight:400;">This digital collection consists primarily of documents from Skokie’s Human Relations Commission (SHRC) and its efforts in the 1960s to ensure open, non-discriminatory housing policies in Skokie during a time in which Black people in Illinois, and in the country at large, were fighting to have their civil rights upheld. </span></p>
<p><b>Historical Background:</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Beginning in the summer of 1965, the North Shore Summer Project (NSSP) assessed the willingness of homeowners in ten suburban Chicago “North Shore” communities to rent or sell their properties to any potential buyer, regardless of race or ethnicity, highlighting the need for progressive action in Skokie to ensure that real estate brokers were not discriminating against potential home-buyers on the basis of race.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The Skokie Human Relations Commission (SHRC) was established in 1961 with a mission to promote discrimination-free housing in Skokie. The “Skokie Plan,” a public awareness campaign begun in 1965, was the SHRC’s attempt to avoid the need to codify fair housing law in Skokie. The promotional effort was deemed successful in educating citizens about fair housing, but ultimately, a legal remedy was necessary to guard against nondiscriminatory real estate practices. The Skokie Fair Housing Ordinance was passed by the SHRC on October 1st, 1967, and then by the Skokie Board of Trustees on October 9th, 1967. It was enacted into law on January 1st, 1968.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Prior to this, in 1963 Chicago became the first city in Illinois to pass a fair housing ordinance during a time when only 3 cities and 12 states had fair housing laws. Although fair housing laws were proposed in the Illinois legislature over a period of several years, none were ever passed. This lack of a statewide ordinance made the efforts of small, local communities like Skokie all the more important.</span></p>
<span style="font-weight:400;">The federal government passed the </span><a href="https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2671375?urlappend=%3Bseq=1"><span style="font-weight:400;">Fair Housing Act</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;"> in April of 1968, which made discriminatory housing practices illegal across the nation beginning in January of 1970. Though the passage of a federal law was a significant stride forward for equitable housing, the necessity to provide equitable and fair housing persists and now encompasses a wide range of issues including age, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, and sexuality. These records from the SHRC and the Skokie Fair Housing Ordinance can be used to gain a better understanding of where the fight for fair housing began and where it might go in the future.<br /><br /></span><b>Scope and Content of this digital collection:</b>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Skokie’s collection contains correspondence, reports, minutes, promotional materials, pamphlets, statements, and other pertinent documents created by the Skokie Human Relations Commission (SHRC) during the process of drafting and enacting the Skokie Fair Housing Ordinance of 1967. The records span the approximate years of 1961-1971. Many are the personal papers of Donald P. Perille, late co-Chairman of the SHRC and member of the Skokie Board of Trustees, who generously donated his papers for this project, while other documents were donated from the Village to the Skokie Historical Society. The original documents now belong to the Skokie Heritage Museum.</span></p>
<b>Online Exhibit:<br /><br /></b><span style="font-weight:400;">Our </span><a href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/skokie-fair-housing-1961-1971/skokie-fair-housing"><span style="font-weight:400;">online exhibit</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;"> walks you through selected documents from this digital collection and tells the story of the establishment of the Skokie Human Relations Commission and its successful effort to enact a fair housing ordinance in Skokie.</span>
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<a href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/skokie-fair-housing-1961-1971/skokie-fair-housing">Fair Housing in Skokie, 1961-1971</a> online exhibit
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1960s (1960-1969); 1970s (1970-1979)
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Your Housing Rights in Skokie, October 1970
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Skokie Human Relations Commission
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Summary of housing rights and a complaint form, "Issued as a public service by Skokie Human Relations Commission"
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1970-10
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http://www.geonames.org/4911600/skokie.html
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Skokie (Ill.)
Fair housing
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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No copyright - United States</a> http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Fair Housing in Skokie, 1961-1971
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SFHp_0085; SFHs_0106
Skokie Historical Society 1986.008.013; Don P. Perille papers 2016.020.085
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Original materials part of the collection of Skokie Historical Society (<a href="http://www.skokiehistory.org/">http://www.skokiehistory.org/</a>)
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Skokie Public Library
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eng
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1970s (1970-1979)
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paper
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2 pages
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PDF
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1970s (1970-1979)
fair housing
Fair Housing Ordinance
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Fair Housing in Skokie, 1961-1971 Digital Archive
Abstract
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<p><span style="font-weight:400;">This digital collection consists primarily of documents from Skokie’s Human Relations Commission (SHRC) and its efforts in the 1960s to ensure open, non-discriminatory housing policies in Skokie during a time in which Black people in Illinois, and in the country at large, were fighting to have their civil rights upheld. </span></p>
<p><b>Historical Background:</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Beginning in the summer of 1965, the North Shore Summer Project (NSSP) assessed the willingness of homeowners in ten suburban Chicago “North Shore” communities to rent or sell their properties to any potential buyer, regardless of race or ethnicity, highlighting the need for progressive action in Skokie to ensure that real estate brokers were not discriminating against potential home-buyers on the basis of race.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The Skokie Human Relations Commission (SHRC) was established in 1961 with a mission to promote discrimination-free housing in Skokie. The “Skokie Plan,” a public awareness campaign begun in 1965, was the SHRC’s attempt to avoid the need to codify fair housing law in Skokie. The promotional effort was deemed successful in educating citizens about fair housing, but ultimately, a legal remedy was necessary to guard against nondiscriminatory real estate practices. The Skokie Fair Housing Ordinance was passed by the SHRC on October 1st, 1967, and then by the Skokie Board of Trustees on October 9th, 1967. It was enacted into law on January 1st, 1968.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Prior to this, in 1963 Chicago became the first city in Illinois to pass a fair housing ordinance during a time when only 3 cities and 12 states had fair housing laws. Although fair housing laws were proposed in the Illinois legislature over a period of several years, none were ever passed. This lack of a statewide ordinance made the efforts of small, local communities like Skokie all the more important.</span></p>
<span style="font-weight:400;">The federal government passed the </span><a href="https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2671375?urlappend=%3Bseq=1"><span style="font-weight:400;">Fair Housing Act</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;"> in April of 1968, which made discriminatory housing practices illegal across the nation beginning in January of 1970. Though the passage of a federal law was a significant stride forward for equitable housing, the necessity to provide equitable and fair housing persists and now encompasses a wide range of issues including age, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, and sexuality. These records from the SHRC and the Skokie Fair Housing Ordinance can be used to gain a better understanding of where the fight for fair housing began and where it might go in the future.<br /><br /></span><b>Scope and Content of this digital collection:</b>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Skokie’s collection contains correspondence, reports, minutes, promotional materials, pamphlets, statements, and other pertinent documents created by the Skokie Human Relations Commission (SHRC) during the process of drafting and enacting the Skokie Fair Housing Ordinance of 1967. The records span the approximate years of 1961-1971. Many are the personal papers of Donald P. Perille, late co-Chairman of the SHRC and member of the Skokie Board of Trustees, who generously donated his papers for this project, while other documents were donated from the Village to the Skokie Historical Society. The original documents now belong to the Skokie Heritage Museum.</span></p>
<b>Online Exhibit:<br /><br /></b><span style="font-weight:400;">Our </span><a href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/skokie-fair-housing-1961-1971/skokie-fair-housing"><span style="font-weight:400;">online exhibit</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;"> walks you through selected documents from this digital collection and tells the story of the establishment of the Skokie Human Relations Commission and its successful effort to enact a fair housing ordinance in Skokie.</span>
Relation
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<a href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/skokie-fair-housing-1961-1971/skokie-fair-housing">Fair Housing in Skokie, 1961-1971</a> online exhibit
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1960s (1960-1969); 1970s (1970-1979)
Text
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Title
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Your Home and Skokie's Future, February 1966
Creator
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Skokie Human Relations Commission
Description
An account of the resource
Pamphlet with attached 1-page letter from Skokie, Illinois Mayor, Albert Smith explaining the Village's housing policy, under which, "every home sale would be handled in a non-discriminatory basis unless the real estate broker was instructed otherwise, in writing, by the seller. While the home seller thus retains complete freedom of action regarding the sale of his home, it is hoped that most sellers will follow the course recommended by the Commission and permit non-discriminatory sale."
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1966-02
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http://www.geonames.org/4911600/skokie.html
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Skokie (Ill.)
Fair housing
Local government--Illinois
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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No copyright - United States</a> http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Fair Housing in Skokie, 1961-1971
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SFHp_0082
2016.020.082
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Smith, Albert J. (1915-1993)
Village of Skokie Board of Trustees
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From the collection of Donald P. Perille (1928-2016) now part of the collection of the Skokie Historical Society (<a href="http://www.skokiehistory.org/">http://www.skokiehistory.org/</a>)
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Skokie Public Library
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eng
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1960s (1960-1969)
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paper
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11 pages
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PDF
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Text
1960s (1960-1969)
Don Perille papers
fair housing
integration
Skokie Plan
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Fair Housing in Skokie, 1961-1971 Digital Archive
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">This digital collection consists primarily of documents from Skokie’s Human Relations Commission (SHRC) and its efforts in the 1960s to ensure open, non-discriminatory housing policies in Skokie during a time in which Black people in Illinois, and in the country at large, were fighting to have their civil rights upheld. </span></p>
<p><b>Historical Background:</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Beginning in the summer of 1965, the North Shore Summer Project (NSSP) assessed the willingness of homeowners in ten suburban Chicago “North Shore” communities to rent or sell their properties to any potential buyer, regardless of race or ethnicity, highlighting the need for progressive action in Skokie to ensure that real estate brokers were not discriminating against potential home-buyers on the basis of race.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The Skokie Human Relations Commission (SHRC) was established in 1961 with a mission to promote discrimination-free housing in Skokie. The “Skokie Plan,” a public awareness campaign begun in 1965, was the SHRC’s attempt to avoid the need to codify fair housing law in Skokie. The promotional effort was deemed successful in educating citizens about fair housing, but ultimately, a legal remedy was necessary to guard against nondiscriminatory real estate practices. The Skokie Fair Housing Ordinance was passed by the SHRC on October 1st, 1967, and then by the Skokie Board of Trustees on October 9th, 1967. It was enacted into law on January 1st, 1968.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Prior to this, in 1963 Chicago became the first city in Illinois to pass a fair housing ordinance during a time when only 3 cities and 12 states had fair housing laws. Although fair housing laws were proposed in the Illinois legislature over a period of several years, none were ever passed. This lack of a statewide ordinance made the efforts of small, local communities like Skokie all the more important.</span></p>
<span style="font-weight:400;">The federal government passed the </span><a href="https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2671375?urlappend=%3Bseq=1"><span style="font-weight:400;">Fair Housing Act</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;"> in April of 1968, which made discriminatory housing practices illegal across the nation beginning in January of 1970. Though the passage of a federal law was a significant stride forward for equitable housing, the necessity to provide equitable and fair housing persists and now encompasses a wide range of issues including age, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, and sexuality. These records from the SHRC and the Skokie Fair Housing Ordinance can be used to gain a better understanding of where the fight for fair housing began and where it might go in the future.<br /><br /></span><b>Scope and Content of this digital collection:</b>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Skokie’s collection contains correspondence, reports, minutes, promotional materials, pamphlets, statements, and other pertinent documents created by the Skokie Human Relations Commission (SHRC) during the process of drafting and enacting the Skokie Fair Housing Ordinance of 1967. The records span the approximate years of 1961-1971. Many are the personal papers of Donald P. Perille, late co-Chairman of the SHRC and member of the Skokie Board of Trustees, who generously donated his papers for this project, while other documents were donated from the Village to the Skokie Historical Society. The original documents now belong to the Skokie Heritage Museum.</span></p>
<b>Online Exhibit:<br /><br /></b><span style="font-weight:400;">Our </span><a href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/skokie-fair-housing-1961-1971/skokie-fair-housing"><span style="font-weight:400;">online exhibit</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;"> walks you through selected documents from this digital collection and tells the story of the establishment of the Skokie Human Relations Commission and its successful effort to enact a fair housing ordinance in Skokie.</span>
Relation
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<a href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/skokie-fair-housing-1961-1971/skokie-fair-housing">Fair Housing in Skokie, 1961-1971</a> online exhibit
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1960s (1960-1969); 1970s (1970-1979)
Text
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Your Home and Skokie's Future booklet, Second Printing
Creator
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Skokie Human Relations Commission
Abstract
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A pamphlet mailed to Skokie, Illinois, residents to educate them on the Skokie Human Relations Commission's (SHRC) recommendations relating to minority-group housing. Offers a history and a declaration of Skokie's attitude towards integrated housing. This second printing is modified from the original version published in February 1966.
Date
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1966-06
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http://www.geonames.org/4911600/skokie.html
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Skokie (Ill.). Board of Trustees
Fair housing
Rights
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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No copyright - United States</a> http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Fair Housing in Skokie, 1961-1971
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SFHs_0112
Skokie Heritage Museum 1999.023.044 [Copy 2] and 2016.020.083 [Copy 1]
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Original materials part of the collection of the <a href="https://www.skokieparks.org/skokie-heritage-museum/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Skokie Heritage Museum</a>.
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Skokie Public Library
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eng
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1960s (1960-1969)
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paper
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18 pages
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PDF
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Text
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Xavery Wojtkiewicz Greenhouses
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Beaudette, E. Palma
Publisher
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Holland Press, Chicago, Illinois
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Image of the greenhouses of Xavery Wojtkiewicz from page 113 of Niles Township: Niles Center, Morton Grove, Niles Village, Tessville book.
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Wojtkiewicz, Xavery
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English
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1916
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1880s (1880-1889); 1890s (1890-1899); 1900s (1900-1909); 1910s (1910-1919)
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Niles, Illinois
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Image
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JPG
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books
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No Copyright - United States http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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E. Palma Beaudette, Niles Township: Niles Center, Morton Grove, Niles Village, Tessville, 2120
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
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SHS_Beaudette_p113a.jpg
businesses
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Xavery Wojtkiewicz Advertisement
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Beaudette, E. Palma
Publisher
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Holland Press, Chicago, Illinois
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Advertisement for Xavery Wojtkiewicz Florist and Decorator in Niles, Illinois, from page 142 of Niles Township: Niles Center, Morton Grove, Niles Village, Tessville book.
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English
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1916
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1880s (1880-1889); 1890s (1890-1899); 1900s (1900-1909); 1910s (1910-1919)
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Niles, Illinois
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Image
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Fair Housing in Skokie, 1961-1971 Digital Archive
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<p><span style="font-weight:400;">This digital collection consists primarily of documents from Skokie’s Human Relations Commission (SHRC) and its efforts in the 1960s to ensure open, non-discriminatory housing policies in Skokie during a time in which Black people in Illinois, and in the country at large, were fighting to have their civil rights upheld. </span></p>
<p><b>Historical Background:</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Beginning in the summer of 1965, the North Shore Summer Project (NSSP) assessed the willingness of homeowners in ten suburban Chicago “North Shore” communities to rent or sell their properties to any potential buyer, regardless of race or ethnicity, highlighting the need for progressive action in Skokie to ensure that real estate brokers were not discriminating against potential home-buyers on the basis of race.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The Skokie Human Relations Commission (SHRC) was established in 1961 with a mission to promote discrimination-free housing in Skokie. The “Skokie Plan,” a public awareness campaign begun in 1965, was the SHRC’s attempt to avoid the need to codify fair housing law in Skokie. The promotional effort was deemed successful in educating citizens about fair housing, but ultimately, a legal remedy was necessary to guard against nondiscriminatory real estate practices. The Skokie Fair Housing Ordinance was passed by the SHRC on October 1st, 1967, and then by the Skokie Board of Trustees on October 9th, 1967. It was enacted into law on January 1st, 1968.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Prior to this, in 1963 Chicago became the first city in Illinois to pass a fair housing ordinance during a time when only 3 cities and 12 states had fair housing laws. Although fair housing laws were proposed in the Illinois legislature over a period of several years, none were ever passed. This lack of a statewide ordinance made the efforts of small, local communities like Skokie all the more important.</span></p>
<span style="font-weight:400;">The federal government passed the </span><a href="https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2671375?urlappend=%3Bseq=1"><span style="font-weight:400;">Fair Housing Act</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;"> in April of 1968, which made discriminatory housing practices illegal across the nation beginning in January of 1970. Though the passage of a federal law was a significant stride forward for equitable housing, the necessity to provide equitable and fair housing persists and now encompasses a wide range of issues including age, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, and sexuality. These records from the SHRC and the Skokie Fair Housing Ordinance can be used to gain a better understanding of where the fight for fair housing began and where it might go in the future.<br /><br /></span><b>Scope and Content of this digital collection:</b>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Skokie’s collection contains correspondence, reports, minutes, promotional materials, pamphlets, statements, and other pertinent documents created by the Skokie Human Relations Commission (SHRC) during the process of drafting and enacting the Skokie Fair Housing Ordinance of 1967. The records span the approximate years of 1961-1971. Many are the personal papers of Donald P. Perille, late co-Chairman of the SHRC and member of the Skokie Board of Trustees, who generously donated his papers for this project, while other documents were donated from the Village to the Skokie Historical Society. The original documents now belong to the Skokie Heritage Museum.</span></p>
<b>Online Exhibit:<br /><br /></b><span style="font-weight:400;">Our </span><a href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/skokie-fair-housing-1961-1971/skokie-fair-housing"><span style="font-weight:400;">online exhibit</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;"> walks you through selected documents from this digital collection and tells the story of the establishment of the Skokie Human Relations Commission and its successful effort to enact a fair housing ordinance in Skokie.</span>
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Written statement of the North Suburban Organization for Fair Housing on the Skokie Plan
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North Suburban Organization for Fair Housing
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Photocopy of written statement critiquing the Skokie Plan and advocating for more explicit fair housing legislation. Includes handwritten notes.
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1966-11
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http://www.geonames.org/4911600/skokie.html
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Skokie (Ill.)
Fair housing
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North Suburban Organization for Fair Housing
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Fair Housing in Skokie, 1961-1971
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2016.020.043
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From the collection of Donald P. Perille (1928-2016) now part of the collection of the <a href="http://www.skokiehistory.org/">Skokie Historical Society</a> (http://www.skokiehistory.org/)
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Skokie Public Library
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eng
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1960s (1960-1969)
Don Perille papers
fair housing
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North Suburban Organization for Fair Housing
Skokie Plan
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NATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS
P. O. BOX 5505
ARLINGTON. VA.
22205
MIDWEST DISTRICT
& CHICAGO UNIT:
P. O. BOX 5865
CHICAGO, ILL.
60680
THE INVASION BEGINS!
Tn recent years the general public in the Chicago area have heard very little
about the Party. With few men and very little in the way of money, the Chicago
Unit has had to operate almost as a guerilla organization, using hit and run
tactics. Tn many neighborhoods our men would distribute hundreds of thousands
of leaflets and copies of the WHITE POWER newspaper on street corners and from
door to dcor, Many people were reached this way.
^ii-** Storm Troopers, usually unannounced would march publicly, in full uniform,
rr would travel about in one of the Party's WHITE POWER buses. Much was accomplished this way.
All of this was done only to help prepare our unit for the real move. Just as
it takes years for an army to prepare for an invasion so it takes years for a
political organization to prepare to shift into the mass movement stage.
The time has come for the Chicago Unit to start its invasion.
Our men, located in other parts of the country, have learned from cold, hard
experience that the only way for the Party to be successful in an area is to
reach the people.
Across the country our men hold White Power rallies, inarches, and most importantly of all, operate out of headquarters.
Doing these things they publicly
show the people what they stand for, and establish themselves in a place where
they can be reached by the people. In this way the Organisation in these ar»=as
are not dependent on the news media for its survival. And lets face it - the
Jewish controlled news media will always make an unfavorable report concerning
the Party, if they bother to make any report at all.
So with the unselfish sacrifice from local sympathizers and our Commander Matt
Koehl, the Chicago Unit has purchased a building and has opened it as both an
N3 Bookstore and as a headquarters for activities in the Midwest area.
Obtaining this building was another big step in pushing the Party toward, the
mass movement stage. But its only a start, only a beach head in our political
invasion. ve still have a long way to go. In order to continue our work we
n»ed not only your financial support but also your time and energy. -Tith YOUR
help, and. the STEEL rflLL that we have inherited as "WHITE MEN, there 3s no
limit to what we can do.
WHITE FO-J3R!
MAYOR SMITH
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Attempted Nazi March in Skokie, 1977 and 1978, Digital Collection
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<p>During the late 1970s, a small group of neo-Nazis based in Chicago attempted to hold a rally in the Village of Skokie, Illinois, a community that was known to have a large Jewish population. Local officials resisted the group’s efforts through by passing a series of ordinances aimed at preventing demonstrations or parades by hate groups. The ordinances were ultimately overturned following a series of state and federal lawsuits because they infringed on the group’s First Amendment rights and the neo-Nazis were issued a permit to demonstrate in Skokie. However, instead of facing the growing number of organized counter-demonstrators, the group held rallies in Federal Plaza and in Marquette Park in Chicago. <br /><br />Visit <a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Skokie Public Library's online exhibit</a> to see the events as they unfolded. The library's digital collection, seen here, includes newspaper articles, editorials, recordings from the Skokie Village Board of Trustees meetings, a memoir written by a local clergywoman, and two documentary films.</p>
<p>For further information, you can find more resources in the library. If you have questions or comments send us an <a title="email Skokie Public Library" href="mailto:tellus@skokielibrary.info">email </a>or call us at 847-673-3733.</p>
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Skokie History
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Skokie Public Library
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Written statement from the National Socialist White People's Party
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National Socialist White People's Party
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Typewritten statement from the National Socialist White People's Party that opens with: 'The Invasion Begins!'. The statement suggests the ways the Chicago unit of the National Socialist (Nazi) Party are reaching people through leaflets, marches, and demonstrations. It discusses the purchase of a building to be a bookstore and the Midwest headquarters by Commander Matt Koehl. This document is also an appeal for financial support.
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1/12/1978
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America -- Messages
Koehl, Matt
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2004.012.028.pdf
Skokie Historical Society - Smith Collection - 2004.012.028
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eng
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1970s (1970-1979)
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Original item from the Smith Collection of the Skokie Historical Society
from the Mayor Al Smith Collection
key documents
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Would consider handling Skokie Nazi appeal: Nizer
three Skokie ordinance that
By Pamela Warrick
Louis Nizer, the celebrated
attorney for astronauts, screen
stars and politicians, says he
would consider going to court
to help stop Nazis from marching in Skokie.
In an interview with The
Sun-Times, Nizer said he
would be “very interested” in
handling Skokie’s appeal of the
court ruling last month that
opened the way for a Nazi
march.
“If my schedule permits,
and it may,” Nizer said, “I
would be very interested in
taking the appeal. There are
legal remedies (available) to
enjoin (the Nazi group) from
carrying out their plans in this
village.”
Nizer, who is Jewish, told a
gathering at the Chicago Bar
Assn. on Tuesday that he believes it was “very wrong” for
the courts to permit the
planned march to be carried
LOUIS NIZER
U.S. District Court Judge
Bernard M. Decker, who issued the ruling that cleared
the way for the march, was in
the audience and spoke after
Nizer's remarks.
“I’d like to explain (my) dedecision to you sometime,”
Decker told Nizer. “You don’t
understand. . . . You
must
see those village ordinances.”
Decker, who struck down
would have banned Nazi types
of demonstrations, promised to
send Nizer a copy of his 55page Feb. 23 opinion in the
case. Last Friday, Decker ordered a “cooling-off period” of
45 days for any march, delaying the proposed April 20
March.
Although Nizer said he has
not been approached formally
by any officials of the village,
which already has a team of
attorneys preparing an appeal
to Decker’s decision, Nizer
said some Chicago lawyers
had urged him to consider taking the case.
Nizer also said he probably
would not charge a fee for the
Skokie case, saying “There
are some causes I undertake
because my heart is in it.”
Skokie Mayor Albert J.
Smith could not be reached for
comment on the matter, nor
could any of the attorneys involved in the case.
Decker ruled that Skokie or-
dinances restricting public
demonstrations and marches
violate the First Amendment
guarantee of freedom of
speech and public assembly
and the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee of equal protection of the laws for all persons.
But, Nizer said Tuesday,
“ N o constitutional prerogative
is written in holy script . . . If
we can stop someone from
yelling ‘fire!' in a crowded
movie theater, we can stop the
Nazi march through Skokie.
The principle is the same - to
prevent a riot.”
Nizer, 72, has had some experience with Nazi demonstrations in his 48 years as a trial
lawyer. He has been a friend
of many Presidents and bigcity mayors and said he once
was asked by New York City’s
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia
what to do with a request by
Nazis in the 1940s to stage a
rally at Madison Square Garden.
“I told the mayor he should
refuse them,” said Nizer, “and
for the same reasons they
should be stopped in Skokie to protect the public peace.”
But LaGuardia ignored Ni-
zer's advice. Instead, Nizer
has written in his latest book,
LaGuardia “called in the commissioner of police and asked
how many Jewish police officers were on the force.”
Nazis
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<p>During the late 1970s, a small group of neo-Nazis based in Chicago attempted to hold a rally in the Village of Skokie, Illinois, a community that was known to have a large Jewish population. Local officials resisted the group’s efforts through by passing a series of ordinances aimed at preventing demonstrations or parades by hate groups. The ordinances were ultimately overturned following a series of state and federal lawsuits because they infringed on the group’s First Amendment rights and the neo-Nazis were issued a permit to demonstrate in Skokie. However, instead of facing the growing number of organized counter-demonstrators, the group held rallies in Federal Plaza and in Marquette Park in Chicago. <br /><br />Visit <a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Skokie Public Library's online exhibit</a> to see the events as they unfolded. The library's digital collection, seen here, includes newspaper articles, editorials, recordings from the Skokie Village Board of Trustees meetings, a memoir written by a local clergywoman, and two documentary films.</p>
<p>For further information, you can find more resources in the library. If you have questions or comments send us an <a title="email Skokie Public Library" href="mailto:tellus@skokielibrary.info">email </a>or call us at 847-673-3733.</p>
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Skokie History
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Skokie Public Library
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Would consider handling Skokie Nazi appeal: Nizer
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Warrick, Pamela
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Prominent attorney, Louis Nizer sys that he is "very interested" in handling Skokie's appeal of a court ruling allowing a Nazi (National Socialist Party of America) march in the Village.
Date
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3/23/1978
Subject
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
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Chicago Sun-Times, Thursday, March 23, 1978, Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL
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©Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL
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cst780323a.pdf
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eng
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1970s (1970-1979)
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Skokie Public Library, Reference Department
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At Home in Skokie
Description
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<p>Skokie, Illinois, is a thriving, diverse suburban community of 67,824 (U.S. Census 2020). Much of the housing stock is composed of single-family dwellings, with a healthy mixture of apartments and increasingly, condominiums. Skokie’s earliest settlers were farmers and homesteaders, and their homes were mostly large cabins and farmhouses. There was little industrial development in those early days and population growth was slow. At the turn of the twentieth century, about 500 people lived in Skokie, then called Niles Center.</p>
<p>Skokie’s first housing boom was stimulated by the development of rapid transit and good roads into Chicago in the 1920s. Land speculators saw the possibility of developing the area for apartment buildings with easy access to the city center, and many subdivisions, streets, sidewalks, and utilities were laid out. The population of Skokie was 763 in 1920; by 1930 it was 5,007. The onset of the Great Depression brought all this hopeful activity to a halt; thousands of lots were abandoned and some were eventually used again as farmland.</p>
<p>After World War II, many of these titles were cleared and lot sizes were revised to provide for single-family homes with 40-55 foot frontages. This second housing boom was the definitive one for Skokie; postwar prosperity, population growth, and the rise of the automobile created demand for the kind of single-family housing Skokie was in a position to supply. Skokie’s population in 1940 was 7,172; by 1950 it was 14,752. Once again, transportation was a factor in growth: the Edens Expressway, which opened in 1951, provided a major route to the city for burgeoning automobile traffic from the suburbs.</p>
<p>This part of the story is not unique to Skokie; many formerly rural communities grew into suburbs in the 1940s and 1950s. The development of the suburb and the automobile, the growth in homeownership and geographic mobility, are all extremely important parts of the mid-century American experience, and the histories of individual communities contribute to our understanding of broad historic trends.</p>
<p>Histories of <a href="http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/pfpl/search/">planned communities like Park Forest</a> have found a place in the Illinois Digital Archives, and Sears homes have been documented in the <a href="http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/newgailbord01/search/searchterm/Sears%2C%20Roebuck%20and%20Company/field/organi/mode/exact/conn/and">Elgin Sears House Research Project</a> from Gail Borden Public Library. The Thomas Ford Memorial Library, in partnership with Western Springs Historical Society, has digitized photographs of <a href="http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/tfm/search/">historically significant homes</a> in Western Springs.</p>
<p><u>References</u></p>
<p>Beaudette, E. Palma. <em>Niles Township, Niles Center, Morton Grove, Niles Village, and Tessville</em>. Chicago, 1916</p>
<p>Jackson, Kenneth T. <em>Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States</em>. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985.</p>
<p><em>Local Community Fact Book: Chicago Metropolitan Area</em>. Chicago: University of Illinois at Chicago, 1995.</p>
<p>Martinson, Tom. <em>American Dreamscape: The Pursuit of Happiness in Postwar Suburbia</em>. New York: Carroll & Graf, 2000.</p>
<p>United States. Census Bureau. <em>Census 2000 American Fact Finder, Skokie Village, Illinois Fact Sheet</em>. Washington: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020.</p>
<p>Whittingham, Richard. <em>Skokie, 1888-1988: A Centennial History</em>. Skokie: Village of Skokie, 1988.</p>
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Title
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Workers laying sewer pipes in College Hill, 1920
Description
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Black and white photograph of the laying of sewer pipes in College Hill Subdivision in Niles Center, Illinois (Skokie).
<a href="https://cdm16614.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/skokiepo02/id/1807">View the full record</a>.
Date
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1920
Medium
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black and white photographs
Source
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
Is Part Of
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This item is part of the <a href="https://cdm16614.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/skokiepo02/search/searchterm/AHIS*"><b>At Home in Skokie</b></a> digital collection in the <a href="https://cdm16614.contentdm.oclc.org/">Illinois Digital Archive</a>.
Spatial Coverage
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Skokie--Illinois--United States
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If you would like a reproduction or a high-resolution image of this item, submit a <a href="https://www.skokieparks.org/imagerequest.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Skokie Historical Archive Image Usage Request</a> to the <a href="https://www.skokieparks.org/skokie-heritage-museum" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Skokie Heritage Museum</a>.
1920s (1920-1929)
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At Home in Skokie Digital Collection
College Hill Subdivision
Developers-Swenson Brothers
Niles Center History
real estate development
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subdivisions
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Title
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Wollenberger and Company Advertisement
Creator
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Beaudette, E. Palma
Publisher
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Holland Press, Chicago, Illinois
Description
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German language advertisement for German war bonds sold by Wollenberger and Company from page 36 of Niles Township: Niles Center, Morton Grove, Niles Village, Tessville book.
Language
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English
Date
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1916
Temporal Coverage
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1880s (1880-1889); 1890s (1890-1899); 1900s (1900-1909); 1910s (1910-1919)
Type
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Image
Format
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JPG
Medium
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books
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No Copyright - United States http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Is Part Of
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E. Palma Beaudette, Niles Township: Niles Center, Morton Grove, Niles Village, Tessville, 1985
Provenance
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
Source
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
Identifier
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SHS_Beaudette_p036cad.jpg
advertisements
businesses
Niles Township-Beaudette
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Still Image
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Title
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Wm. Zeutch Advertisement
Creator
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Beaudette, E. Palma
Publisher
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Holland Press, Chicago, Illinois
Description
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Advertisement for Wm. Zeutch Cigars from page 100 of Niles Township: Niles Center, Morton Grove, Niles Village, Tessville book.
Language
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English
Date
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1916
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1880s (1880-1889); 1890s (1890-1899); 1900s (1900-1909); 1910s (1910-1919)
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Image
Format
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JPG
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books
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No Copyright - United States http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Is Part Of
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E. Palma Beaudette, Niles Township: Niles Center, Morton Grove, Niles Village, Tessville, 2092
Provenance
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
Source
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
Identifier
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SHS_Beaudette_p100bad.jpg
advertisements
businesses
Niles Township-Beaudette
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Title
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Wm. Mounsey and Son Advertisement
Creator
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Beaudette, E. Palma
Publisher
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Holland Press, Chicago, Illinois
Description
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Advertisement for William Mounsey and Sons Furniture and Piano Moving in Chicago, Illinois, from page 123 of Niles Township: Niles Center, Morton Grove, Niles Village, Tessville book.
Language
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English
Date
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1916
Temporal Coverage
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1880s (1880-1889); 1890s (1890-1899); 1900s (1900-1909); 1910s (1910-1919)
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Chicago, Illinois
Type
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Image
Format
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JPG
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books
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No Copyright - United States http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Is Part Of
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E. Palma Beaudette, Niles Township: Niles Center, Morton Grove, Niles Village, Tessville, 2139
Provenance
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Skokie Historical Society, Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
Source
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Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
Identifier
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advertisements
businesses
Niles Township-Beaudette
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Title
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Fair Housing in Skokie, 1961-1971 Digital Archive
Abstract
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<p><span style="font-weight:400;">This digital collection consists primarily of documents from Skokie’s Human Relations Commission (SHRC) and its efforts in the 1960s to ensure open, non-discriminatory housing policies in Skokie during a time in which Black people in Illinois, and in the country at large, were fighting to have their civil rights upheld. </span></p>
<p><b>Historical Background:</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Beginning in the summer of 1965, the North Shore Summer Project (NSSP) assessed the willingness of homeowners in ten suburban Chicago “North Shore” communities to rent or sell their properties to any potential buyer, regardless of race or ethnicity, highlighting the need for progressive action in Skokie to ensure that real estate brokers were not discriminating against potential home-buyers on the basis of race.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The Skokie Human Relations Commission (SHRC) was established in 1961 with a mission to promote discrimination-free housing in Skokie. The “Skokie Plan,” a public awareness campaign begun in 1965, was the SHRC’s attempt to avoid the need to codify fair housing law in Skokie. The promotional effort was deemed successful in educating citizens about fair housing, but ultimately, a legal remedy was necessary to guard against nondiscriminatory real estate practices. The Skokie Fair Housing Ordinance was passed by the SHRC on October 1st, 1967, and then by the Skokie Board of Trustees on October 9th, 1967. It was enacted into law on January 1st, 1968.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Prior to this, in 1963 Chicago became the first city in Illinois to pass a fair housing ordinance during a time when only 3 cities and 12 states had fair housing laws. Although fair housing laws were proposed in the Illinois legislature over a period of several years, none were ever passed. This lack of a statewide ordinance made the efforts of small, local communities like Skokie all the more important.</span></p>
<span style="font-weight:400;">The federal government passed the </span><a href="https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2671375?urlappend=%3Bseq=1"><span style="font-weight:400;">Fair Housing Act</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;"> in April of 1968, which made discriminatory housing practices illegal across the nation beginning in January of 1970. Though the passage of a federal law was a significant stride forward for equitable housing, the necessity to provide equitable and fair housing persists and now encompasses a wide range of issues including age, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, and sexuality. These records from the SHRC and the Skokie Fair Housing Ordinance can be used to gain a better understanding of where the fight for fair housing began and where it might go in the future.<br /><br /></span><b>Scope and Content of this digital collection:</b>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Skokie’s collection contains correspondence, reports, minutes, promotional materials, pamphlets, statements, and other pertinent documents created by the Skokie Human Relations Commission (SHRC) during the process of drafting and enacting the Skokie Fair Housing Ordinance of 1967. The records span the approximate years of 1961-1971. Many are the personal papers of Donald P. Perille, late co-Chairman of the SHRC and member of the Skokie Board of Trustees, who generously donated his papers for this project, while other documents were donated from the Village to the Skokie Historical Society. The original documents now belong to the Skokie Heritage Museum.</span></p>
<b>Online Exhibit:<br /><br /></b><span style="font-weight:400;">Our </span><a href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/skokie-fair-housing-1961-1971/skokie-fair-housing"><span style="font-weight:400;">online exhibit</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;"> walks you through selected documents from this digital collection and tells the story of the establishment of the Skokie Human Relations Commission and its successful effort to enact a fair housing ordinance in Skokie.</span>
Relation
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<a href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/skokie-fair-housing-1961-1971/skokie-fair-housing">Fair Housing in Skokie, 1961-1971</a> online exhibit
Temporal Coverage
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1960s (1960-1969); 1970s (1970-1979)
Text
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Title
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WIND Radio editorial supportingopen occupancy legislation in Skokie, October 10, 1967
Creator
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Harris, Richard H.
Abstract
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Text of radio broadcast commending the Village Board of Skokie on voting in favor of fair housing, and encouraging the Evanston City Council to do the same.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1967-10-10
Spatial Coverage
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http://www.geonames.org/4911600/skokie.html
Subject
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Skokie (Ill.)
Evanston (Ill.)
Fair housing
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Rights Holder
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Richard H. Harris
Is Part Of
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Fair Housing in Skokie, 1961-1971
Identifier
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SFHp_0053
2016.020.053
Contributor
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WIND Radio
Source
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From the collection of Donald P. Perille (1928-2016) now part of the collection of the <a href="http://www.skokiehistory.org/">Skokie Historical Society</a> (http://www.skokiehistory.org/)
Provenance
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Skokie Public Library
Language
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eng
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1960s (1960-1969)
Medium
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paper
Extent
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1 page
Format
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PDF
Type
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Text
1960s (1960-1969)
Don Perille papers
fair housing
integration