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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…

A group of visual artist, musicians, poets, dancers, actors, and fashion designers of black origin.
Which lays out the purpose, the agenda, staff, etc.
Including a sheet to put post-comments about the program.

Different News paper clipping of Project 500 as the University of Illinois wanted to bring more African American students to the campus. Including Daily Illini, Chicago Tribine, Chicago Sun-Times, News-Gazette, New York Times, and more.

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.

Article on citizen complaints about the way the City of Champaign is re-building the Booker T. Washington Elementary.

On Monday night, June 14, 2010, longtime community activist Terry Townsend delivered a list of demands for construction of the new school to replace the Booker T. Washington School in Champaign. The new school is to fulfill the requirements of the…

CHAMPAIGN – For six years, Seon Williams has been cutting hair at The Whip Hair Designs. Two other stylists work with him at the barbershop on North Fourth Street.

But he might not have gotten the business going without help from the…