Dr. King was a First Defender
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 10, 2017. In the summer of ’66, a group of youth was having fun playing in a fire hydrant on Chicago’s West Side when police told them to leave. When they returned to cool off again, CPD arrested them and took them into custody. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., marched to the police station with their families and concerned neighbors and successfully demanded their release.
They then demanded the city invest in accessible pools where their children could cool off safely and exercise the human right to leisure.
Join First Defense Legal Aid (FDLA) on Monday, January 16 from 1 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for a day of service and engagement at the West Side Justice Center, 601 South California in Chicago.
All activities are free and open to the public. Register for the event here.
The event is co-sponsored by Chicago Westside NAACP Branch.
For additional information, visit https://www.first-defense.org/.
Source: https://www.first-defense.org/
