Reverend Jesse Jackson standing at a podium during an event for Operation Breadbasket
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Title
Reverend Jesse Jackson standing at a podium during an event for Operation Breadbasket
Description
Reverend Jesse Jackson stands at a podium on a stage with several microphones in front of him during an event for Operation Breadbasket.
Behind him are placards spelling the word "Anniversary" and in front of the stage is a Christmas tree cutout with several pasted paper baubles containing the names of various products.
According to page 3 of the 1966, June 1 issue of the student newspaper Skyscraper, Operation Breadbasket was a "grassroots organization planning a boycott of 300 food stores for discriminatory hiring policies at all levels." The operation's activities also included a series of marches against real estate practices in Chicago suburbs.
Behind him are placards spelling the word "Anniversary" and in front of the stage is a Christmas tree cutout with several pasted paper baubles containing the names of various products.
According to page 3 of the 1966, June 1 issue of the student newspaper Skyscraper, Operation Breadbasket was a "grassroots organization planning a boycott of 300 food stores for discriminatory hiring policies at all levels." The operation's activities also included a series of marches against real estate practices in Chicago suburbs.
Date, date span, or circa acceptable
1960s
File name
Student Organizations Files, Mundelein College United Black Association (MuCUBA)
Sources archive, University Archives and Special Collections or Women and Leadership Archives
Women and Leadership Archives
Source
Mundelein College Records, Student Organizations Files, Mundelein College United Black Association (MuCUBA)
Subject
Mundelein College United Black Association (MuCUBA)
Jesse Jackson
Operation Breadbasket
Student organizations
Mundelein College
Rights
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