Chicago March on Washington Committee

Content Description

Staged in part because of the AIDS epidemic and the 1986 Bowers v. Hardwick Supreme Court ruling, which upheld state sodomy laws, the October, 1987 protest march and subsequent civil disobedience, put the organized LGBT community on the national stage by drawing 500,000 people to Washington. The Chicago March on Washington Committee provided locals with civil disobedience training and education, while seeking monetary and political endorsements, as well as media visibility. The collection contents include correspondence, reports, financial records, receipts, lists, press releases, handwritten notes, pamphlets, stationary, political lobbying documents, maps, advertisements, forms, calendars, fliers, meeting minutes, and newspapers.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Restrictions Apply

No