#tdih 1965 More than 100,000 students boycotted Chicago schools to protest inequality & segregation.
Many Black students were forced into overcrowded trailers & underfunded schools while white schools had many open seats.
The protests helped spark the Chicago Freedom Movement of 1965–1966. 🧵
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More than 100,000 students stayed out of school to protest inequality and segregation in Chicago, Illinois.
