How South Park Way became King Drive
How South Park Way became King Drive
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Chicago in 1966, but Chicago’s mayor made it known the activist wasn’t welcome. So why did Richard J. Daley name a street after King just two years later? Rick Kogan’s essay in honor of Dr. King fills in the back story.
Photo: Dr. King addresses a crowd at Soldier Field in Chicago in 1964, the year he won the Nobel Peace Prize.