Saul Alinsky (1909–1972) was a protester. He was born in Chicago. In 1930, he graduated from the University of Chicago. He was also a philanthropist. He helped others, including the poor. He made poor people go in local affairs. The groups were protesting. The groups made boycotts and sit-down strikes, too.
Alinsky was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated in the University of Chicago at 1930. He first made community action at the Back-of-the-Yards program in 1939.
In 1940, rich people in Chicago gave him money helped him make a foundation. The name is the Industrial Areas Foundation. Alinsky worked this foundation until he died. He is known for the The Woodlawn Organization in an African-American neighborhood at Chicago. In 1969, he made a school at Chicago to train people for work for poor and middle-class neighborhoods.