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This study of Negro Politics in a medium-sized midwestern
city, describes the role residents of the city's
North End ghetto played in the development of an urban
renewal program.
Through passage of the 1949 Federal Housing Act,
Congress took…

This source is an article on the history of blues in the Champaign Urbana area, including the instruments of blues. It features some color photographs: Champaign/Urbana Blues Photo © Kirby Vandivort by Sam Leighty(October 2009) I wasn't…

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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…