Don Rose: How the Chicago Freedom Movement marches began

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 and Other Key Events in the Movement

Why has there never been a Jewish civil rights movement in America? Throughout history, we’ve been at the forefront of so many others—marching for Black rights, advocating for LGBTQ rights—yet when it comes to fighting for our own rights, we remain timid. Where are the marches for Jewish rights? What’s holding us back from advocating for ourselves? If we don’t demand the enforcement of our own civil rights, nobody will do it for us. That’s why we launched the first-ever Jewish civil rights movem

Chicago activist groups demand protest permit near Democratic National Convention