October 13, 2018 8:30am — 11:30am

Walking Tour

"Place of Protest: Chicago's Legacy of Dissent, Declaration, and Disruption" 

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Saturday, October 13th
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Register HERE 

Join a walking tour led by Rachel Boyle, PhD, curator of the Chicago Collection Consortium's digital exhibit: "Place of Protest: Chicago's Legacy of Dissent, Declaration, and Disruption." Participants will visit nearly half of the sites highlighted in the exhibit to further explore how protesters in Chicago have historically occupied space with their bodies, voices, and possessions. From the Lager Beer Riot of 1855 to the 1968 DNC protests and beyond, learn more about Chicago's unique legacy of protest.

The tour will begin on the river walk at the northeast corner of Wacker and Clark (south of the river on the steps east of the bridge) and end at the Hilton Chicago on Michigan Avenue. Participants should bring a CTA pass and be prepared to walk approximately 3 miles, rain or shine!

View the digital exhibit "Place of Protest: Chicago's Legacy of Dissent, Declaration, and Disruption" 

Photo: Protests on Michigan Avenue and in Grant Park, August 1968 Source: Richard Nickel Archive, 1850-2011, Art Institute of Chicago