The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Operation Breadbasket
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Telegram from Rev. Loe Champion to MLKDr. King was the recipient of this Western Union telegram from Rev. Loe Champion of the Milwaukee Operation Breadbasket, an economic project of the SCLC. Rev. Champion sent this telegram to show support for Dr. King's struggles in the South. The correspondence was sent two days after a march Dr. King led in Memphis, Tennessee in support of striking sanitation workers. |
The Advances of Operation BreadbasketThis document displays two articles that report on the progress made by "Operation Breadbasket" in Chicago. The first article discusses SCLC's negotiations with High-Low Foods, a Chicago chain that agreed to implement business practices that would serve "Negro-owned" businesses in the community and increase black employment in the company. The second article highlights similar negotiations carried out with National Tea Co., another Chicago based business. Civil Rights leaders Jesse Jackson and Rev. |
The Chicago PlanDr. King laments over Chicago becoming so much like the South that many African Americans moved north to get away from. Dr. King lays out reasons why African Americans suffer more in Chicago than any other northern city and provides directions to correct the problem. |
The Chicago PlanDr. King makes a public statement addressing the poor economic and housing conditions in the North. Dr. King specifically identifies Chicago as the prototype for the conditions occurring within this region. He describes a three phase plan detailing how to properly address and manage the problems effectively. |
The Quiet Work: How to Win Jobs and Influence BusinessmenThis SCLC news release details the history of Operation Breadbasket and its progress in the field of economic opportunity for African-Americans. |
This is SCLCThis brochure provides readers with the history of the SCLC, as well as the purpose and breakdown of its staff and programs. |