Throughout the summer of 1966, King faced the organizational challenges of mobilizing Chicago’s diverse African American community, cautioning against further violence and working to counter the mounting resistance of working-class whites who feared the impact of open housing on their neighborhoods.
Multiple marches, both big and small, occurred in Chicago’s south and west sides. The most common protests were those in front of real estate offices. Organizers of the Chicago Freedom Movement held regular rallies outside of these businesses and demonstrated in all-white neighborhoods of Chicago’s southwest and northwest sides. This would include ‘testing’ over 100 real estate businesses for discriminatory practices throughout Chicago’s all-white neighborhoods as well.