Thursday, December 3, 2009

Deerfield History and Civil Rights: A Panel Presentation

The following presentation is happening tonight. Several Trinity students are attending, including the Justice floor. We hope to post reflections soon!

The 1959 Deerfield Integration Case: A Commemoration

Thurs., Dec. 3, 7:15 p.m.

"The efforts to build an open housing development in Deerfield, a development that would make property available to African-Americans, met with massive resistance in a time when fears of integration were high. In this panel discussion and multi-media presentation, residents will share their remembrances of civil rights, the fear of outsiders by community members, faith-based responses to integration, and the progress that Deerfield has made up until the present." (taken from a flyer)

Place: Caruso Middle School Auditorium
1801 Montgomery Road
Deerfield, IL 60015

The event is free and open to the public.

Co-Sponsors: Common Ground Deerfield, Committee on Interfaith Housing in the Northern Suburbs

Here is another link.

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