Audio recording of oral history provided by former Skokie, Illinois resident, Gwen Fortune, at a regular membership meeting of the Skokie Historical Society.
Transcript of oral history provided by former Skokie, Illinois resident, Gwendoline Fortune, at a regular membership meeting of the Skokie Historical Society. Listen to the recording.
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.
Booklet describing the history of Skokie, Illinois, as a part of a campaign to an "All American City" designation. Includes several pages describing the Skokie Plan with photos of Skokie community leaders.
Typewritten list of prohibited acts under the 1967 Skokie, Ililnois, Fair Housing Ordinance. The notices focuses on activities of real estate brokers and "salesmen," and clarify the types of discrimination in housing that are prohibited under the Fair Housing Ordinance. Includes handwritten notes, which suggests this could be a draft.
Typewritten list of prohibited acts under the 1968 Skokie, Ililnois, Fair Housing Ordinance. The notices focuses on activities of real estate brokers and "salesmen," and clarify the types of discrimination in housing that are prohibited under the Fair Housing Ordinance.
Letter enclosed in "Your Home and Skokie's Future" booklet for Skokie, Illinois residents intending to sell their homes, encouraging them to engage in fair housing practices in conjunction with their realtors. Circa 1966.
Letter from 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.
Rules Governing Practice and Procedure Before the Human Relations Commission Relating to an Ordinance Prohibiting Certain Practices of Discrimination in the Sale, Lease, Rental or Financing of Housing Accommodations Because of Race, Religion Color, National Origin or Ancestry by Real Estate Brokers and Real Estate Salesmen
Skokie Human Relations Commission Procedures related to the Skokie, Illinois, fair housing ordinances with all amendments included as of 1969 and complaint form. Note: upper right corner of page 11 torn on original.
An Ordinance Prohibiting Certain Practices of Discrimination in the Sale, Lease, Rental or Financing in Housing Accommodations Because of Race, Creed, Color, National Origin or Ancestry by Real Estate Brokers and Real Estate Salesmen, third revised draft
Copy of third revised draft of the Skokie, Illinois, fair housing ordinance with handwritten notes. On cover page: "this ordinance will be discussed and acted on Wednesday, September 27, 8:00 P.M. at Village Hall." Handwritten note: "Passed 10/1" and "9/27/67".
An Ordinance Prohibiting Certain Practices of Discrimination in Housing Accommodations Because of Race, Creed, Color, National Origin or Ancestry by Real Estate Brokers and Real Estate Salesmen, second draft
Compiled series of letters between 1965-1967 from Louis Hennes to the Skokie Human Relations Commission (SHRC), strongly opposing the North Shore Summer Project (NSSP) and the Skokie Plan. Includes 10 letters and 2 newspaper clippings with letters to the editor by Hennes.
This manuscript details the story of Gwendoline Fortune and her family, one of the first Black families to move to Skokie in the 1960s. Fortune describes the complex social position of being an upwardly mobile, educated and financially secure Black family in a predominantly White and Jewish community, and the racism and friendships she and her family encountered while living in Skokie. Fortune often described her writing as "faction."
All rights reserved, including electronic. For reprint information beyond brief quotes for review or scholarly purposes, contact Roger Fortune. Contact information available on page 2 of outsider in the Promised Land.
Amended list of rules and procedures surrounding the complaint process and enforcement of the Skokie, Illinois, fair housing ordinance. Rules were approved December 1967 and amended May 1969. Includes handwritten notes and Complaint form.
Two statements of opinion, both expressing support for the fair housing ordinance in Skokie, Illinois: one published in the Des Moines Register and another from Albert J. Smith, Mayor of Skokie.
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."