Tickets go on sale Monday, November 9.
Admission: $1 / person

In the days after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, columns of smoke rose above Chicago’s West Side. The murder of a man who preached nonviolence in the face of struggle ignited grief and rage as uprisings spread in cities across the United States with violence, looting, and fires. On the West Side, the anguish was palpable as 11 people died, hundreds were injured, thousands were arrested, and approximately 200 buildings were destroyed.

Chicago school groups and senior citizens are invited to attend an open rehearsal and “talk back” with artistic director Orbert Davis and members of Chicago Jazz Philharmonic. Teacher guides will be provided to participating schools.

When the West Side Burned Partners
When the West Side Burned is a Chicago Stories produced by WTTW.