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Collecting oral histories and planning Al Raby Day programs for February 2027
Chicago dedicated the 6300 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue as Al Raby Way on Oct. 16, 2026, and Mayor Brandon Johnson proclaimed Feb. 19, 2027, as Al Raby Day. Raby organized the 1963 Freedom Day boycott, when more than 200,000 Chicago students stayed home to protest segregated schools.
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