Dorothy J. Tillman (born May 12, 1947) is a Chicago alderman for the 3rd Ward (map). A member of the Democratic Party, she represents part of the city's South Side in the Chicago City Council. She has been a strong advocate of slavery reparations since her election in 1985. Prior to her career as an alderman, Tillman was active in the civil rights movement, working for Martin Luther King's Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) as an activist. May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, City of the Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works. Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government... An alderman is a member of a municipal legislative body in a town or city with many jurisdictions. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Chicago City Hall, adjacent to the Richard J. Daley Center, houses the chambers of the Chicago City Council. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Civil rights or positive rights are those legal rights retained by citizens and protected by the government. ... Martin Luther King, Jr. ... The Southern Christian Leadership Conference Logo. ...

She is also known for wearing large hats [1]

Civil rights activities

Dorothy Tillman was born in Montgomery, Alabama in 1947. She joined the SCLC as a trainee and field staff organizer in 1963. Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Montgomery Incorporated December 3, 1819 Mayor Bobby Bright Area    - City 404. ...

Tillman marched with King and was one of the first SCLC activists to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama in the Selma to Montgomery marches on 7 March, 1965. The Edmund Pettus Bridge, named for Edmund Winston Pettus, a Confederate brigadier general, and eventual U.S. Senator, is a bridge in Selma, Alabama. ... Selma is a city in Alabama located on the banks of the Alabama River in Dallas County, Alabama, of which it is the county seat. ... John Lewis (on right in trench coat) and Hosea Williams (on the left) lead marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, March 7, 1965 The Selma to Montgomery marches, which included Bloody Sunday, were three marches that marked the political and emotional peak of the American civil rights movement. ...

She had her first involvement in Chicago politics later in 1965 when Dr. King sent her there to campaign for better housing, education and employment conditions for blacks. This campaign marked the start of King's effort to improve socio-economic conditions for blacks. Tillman was involved in organizing King's move into a Chicago tenement in early 1966 and the launch of his campaign in July 1966.

While in Chicago, Tillman met her husband jazz musician Jimmy Lee Tillman. The Tillmans moved to San Francisco shortly after their marriage and became involved in a campaign to improve public transport services to their neighborhood.

The Tillmans later returned to Chicago where Dorothy Tillman became involved in educational issues. She founded the Parent Equalizers of Chicago, which eventually became active in 300 schools across the city.