This edition publishes a digital facsimile of Hal Baron's "Title IV of the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Federal Aid Controversy in Chicago" and illustrates Hal Baron’s use of activist campaigns, which sought to withhold federal funds from discriminatory organizations, to combat housing discrimination within Chicago. This edition also includes the historical context of Hal Baron's memorandum and maps of Chicago's Red-Lining to demonstrate how Hal Baron's activist strategy can serve as a model for modern activist movements. 

The original source material of the Hal Baron Memorandum can be found at the University of Illinois at Chicago Library, Special Collections and the source for our edition can be found at https://www-africanamericancommunities-amdigital-co-uk.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/Documents/Details/UIC_CULR_03_0027_0334

Citation Guide:

Footnote: Katelyn Barbour, Bridget Ulbert, and Brody Suski. “Changing Activism: Hal Baron Lays Out a Strategy for Civil Rights in Public Housing," SourceLab 4, no. 1 (2023), https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/scalar/changing-activism-hal-baron-lays-out-strategy-for-civil-rights-in-public-housing/index?path=index. 

Bibliographical Note: Barbour, Katelyn, Bridget Ulbert, and Brody Suski. “Changing Activism: Hal Baron Lays Out a Strategy for Civil Rights in Public Housing." SourceLab 4, no. 1 (2023). https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/scalar/changing-activism-hal-baron-lays-out-strategy-for-civil-rights-in-public-housing/index?path=index.