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Television Fri Feb 12 2010
King in Chicago
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s fight for civil rights wasn't only confined to the South; Chicago also played a huge part in the late civil rights leader's movement. In 1966, King came to Chicago--even took up temporary residence on the West Side--to confront housing discrimination and segregation, as well as other issues that plagued the city's urban community.
As part of its Black History Month series, WTTW-Channel 11 will air King In Chicago, a documentary about the challenges King faced during his stay in Chicago. Directed and produced by Seth McClellan, the film "explores what happened when Dr. Martin Luther King and the Chicago Freedom Movement began to confront urban poverty."
King in Chicago airs Sunday, Feb. 14 at 3pm. A preview of the documentary is shown here: