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Correspondence between the Human Relations Commission and Louis Hennes, 1965-1967

Title

Correspondence between the Human Relations Commission and Louis Hennes, 1965-1967

Creator

Hennes, Louis

Description

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.

Date

1965-1967

Subject

Skokie (Ill.)
Fair housing
Racism--Illinois--Cook County

Contributor

Skokie Human Relations Commission

Rights

In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Rights Holder

Louis Hennes

Extent

22 pages

Format

PDF

Medium

paper

Source

From the collection of Donald P. Perille (1928-2016) now part of the collection of the Skokie Historical Society (http://www.skokiehistory.org/)

Provenance

Skokie Public Library

Spatial Coverage

http://www.geonames.org/4911600/skokie.html

Temporal Coverage

1960s (1960-1969)

Is Part Of

Fair Housing in Skokie, 1961-1971

Collection

Fair Housing in Skokie, 1961-1971 Digital Archive

Tags

1960s (1960-1969), Don Perille papers, fair housing, integration, racism, Skokie Plan

Citation

Hennes, Louis, “Correspondence between the Human Relations Commission and Louis Hennes, 1965-1967,” Skokie History Digital Collections, accessed June 6, 2023, https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/items/show/866.

Output Formats

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  • json
  • omeka-xml

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