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This source is a thesis on the ongoing process of the elimination of segregation and the process of integration in Champaign-Urbana, specifically in the educational realm. It features interviews with local residents and members of the school board.

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This source is a thesis written at the University of Illinois on the impact that busing of black students on their attitudes towards school. It includes results from surveys and a detailed section on additional or complementary resources.

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The Urban League: Education Illitiative Project.

Three volume report on economically and ethnically marginalized populations in preschool. Champaign-Urbana is featured prominently in the data, especially in volume 3. Includes sections on Potter Addition and the North End. See especially section…

A case study was conducted of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC),
to explore the consequences of its historical inclusion and exclusion of race as a factor in the
college admissions process. During the 1960's, the UIUC subscribed…

Amateur history of railroads and their impact on migration to and from the county during the late 19th and early 20th century. Features many photographs and maps.

Photo's in the book:
Bertha Gray, William McDuff, Pauline Nesbitt, Rev. James R. Wilson, Rosie L. Williams, Rev. William H. Donaldson, Sarah Scott, Ruth Hines, Taylor Thomas, Clarence Hill, Wardell Jackson, Allen Rivers, Blanche Harris, Les…

These is only the first twenty pages of the study but it covers a lot of the main points.

Includes chapter on Champaign County. Also includes chapters on Cook, DuPage, Will, Williamson and Pulaski.