April 4, 2018

1968: In Wake of King’s Slaying, Black Chicago was Cloaked In Grief, In Song

By ayanacontreras

In April of 1968, an uprising lit up the West Side of Chicago in response to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. Black Chicago had a special connection to the civil rights leader: Dr. King lived on the West Side in 1966, fighting along with the Chicago Freedom Movement for open housing.
Reclaimed Soul host Ayana Contreras takes us back to April of 1968, when a few Black Chicagoans turned on tape recorders, laying their grief down in song.

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About ayanacontreras

i love the transportive powers of sound. i am a radio host/producer, DJ, Sound designer, 45rpm collector, and art lover living in the city of wind. View all posts by ayanacontreras
This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 at 12:06 pm and posted in Arts & Culture, Chicago Cultural History, Commentary, Music. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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