Jack Hart video interview and biography

Notes:

Jack Hart was a primary assistant to Walter “Slim” Coleman during the Jiménez for Alderman Campaign of 1975. He continues to live and work in Chicago’s 46th Ward, primarily in the Uptown Community. In the 1970s, Hart was a member of the Intercommunal Survival Committee, a white group that supported the Black Panther Party. He worked closely with the Young Lords. Mr. Hart joined Mayor Harold Washington’s Administration as Assistant Commissioner and was responsible for administering all of the City of Chicago’s rehabilitation loan programs.

Date Created:

2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

Subject Topic:

Young Lords (Organization), Puerto Ricans--United States, Civil Rights--United States--History, Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.), Personal narratives, Social justice, Community activists--Illinois--Chicago, Chicago (Ill.)--Politics and government--1951-, Chicago (Ill.). Mayor (1983-1987 : Washington), Discrimination in housing--Illinois--Chicago, and Housing--Illinois--Chicago

Language:

eng

Rights:

<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a>

URL:

https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/24549