Community Organization -- Illinois -- Chicago
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Cheryl Johnson-Odim Collection, 1967-1990
Collection
Identifier: 1000.03.02
Introduction
An element of the Chicago Anti-Apartheid Movement Collection, the Cheryl Johnson-Odim Collection is comprised of materials related to Dr. Johnson-Odim’s time as a community activist. During this period, she campaigned against the South African policy of apartheid through various grassroots organizations, bringing awareness to the Chicagoland area about the injustices committed there. In addition to documents created by the daily activities of those groups, the collection has materials Dr....
Dates:
1967-1990
Chicago Anti-Apartheid Movement Collection, 1956-2012
Collection
Identifier: RG 1000.03
Introduction
The Chicago Anti-Apartheid Movement Collection was assembled through the efforts of Dr. Lisa Brock, a faculty member of Columbia College Chicago and a seminal force in the local anti-apartheid movement. This collection highlights the grassroots organizations during the 1980s and 1990s that formed to protest international issues of apartheid and how they operated to reach a common goal.
Dates:
1956-2012
Lisa Brock Collection, 1910-2013
Collection
Identifier: RG 1000.03.04
Introduction
An element of the Chicago Anti-Apartheid movement, the Lisa Brock Collection is comprised of materials relating to Dr. Brock's time as an activist. As an advocate on behalf of the South African population during the 1980s and 1990s Brock utilized her voice to inform of the country's oppressive regime and how tactics of boycotts, marches, and correspondence could achieve freedom. Simultaneously, Brock's career as an educator continued as a platform to speak on South Africa and extend to...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1910-2013