Chicago's Involvement
Chicago, Illinois played a major part in promoting the Double V Campaign and, in effect, the civil rights movement itself. The Campaign, originating in a Kansas newspaper, the Pittsburgh Courier, was further publicized in the Chicago Defender, where it became more popular. As marches, rallies, and political and economic demands overcame the city, others began to take notice. This caused a chain reaction which resulted in the Civil Rights Movement becoming a nationwide reform.
Above: Dr. Martin Luther King speaks to a crowd of Civil Rights activists at Chicago's 48th and State Streets.
Below: Double-V supporters march along Chicago's Balboa Drive to protest segregated schools.
Below: Double-V supporters march along Chicago's Balboa Drive to protest segregated schools.
In later years, when the Pittsburgh Courier officially ended, the Chicago Defender took over the once popular newspaper. The Defender would often touch back on the events of the Campaign, using quotes from the editorials that they had supported.