How the 1963 CPS boycott shaped protests to come
In 1963, nearly half of all Chicago students walked out of school to protest segregation and inequity, laying the groundwork for decades of protests to come.
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In 1963, nearly half of all Chicago students walked out of school to protest segregation and inequity, laying the groundwork for decades of protests to come.
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