Professor Lou Turner (Urban and Regional Planning) presented on the Hal Baron
Project and what Baron's work can teach us about the current moment.
This
project engages the work of Harold (“Hal”) M. Baron (1930-2017), former
Director of Research for the Chicago Urban League (1962-1968) and,
later, public policy architect of the historic mayoral campaign of
Harold Washington, followed by a tenure as the Chief Policy Advisor for
the Washington administration. Harold Baron initiated and influenced key
struggles against institutional racism and economic inequality. At the
core of this project are two unpublished manuscripts, and the
development of website and digital content platforms to serve as a
portal to Hal Baron’s legacy.
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