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S.O.U.L. - The Black Brotherhood for Progressive Black People
Flyer distributed by S.O.U.L., a civil rights group active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. S.O.U.L. stands for Security, Opportunity, Unity, Love.
Mary Clark and Candy Foster Photo
Singer Mary Clark and Gerald "Candy" Foster in "Candy's Lounge," a bar that existed on North First Street in the former Eagle's Nest building during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
North First Street Outdoor Photographs
Photographs of North First Street taken in the mid-1980s. Locations photographed include Our Place Barber Shop, Lone Star Lounge, Candy's Lounge, Champaign Cattle Bank Museum, Brown's Cafe, D'Ghanza Beauty Salon, Jackson's Open Pit BBQ and Lounge.
North First Street - Ten Years Ago
Undated image of North First Street from sometime in the 1970s, showing the vibrancy of the community at that time.
Ted's - The Soulfulest
Advertisement for "Ted's," a business at 120 North First Street in the 1970s. From "The Plain Truth" newspaper.
North First Street Sanborn Map
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of the North First Street area in Champaign, Illinois.