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Photos from Lee Eilbrecht
Lee Eilbrchet, UIUC alum, donated these photographs to Doris Hoskins in the mid-1990s. They appear to depict a ground-breaking at Salem Baptist Church, perhaps of an annex constructed in the mid-1950s. Please help us improve this caption by…
Salem Baptist Church Sanctuary Postcard
Postcard of Salem Baptist Church.
Message from Home: A Tribute to Brother Jack McDuff
A new WILL-FM production, Message From Home: A Tribute to Brother Jack McDuff, is a musical tour through more than 40 years of McDuff recordings. Airing on WILL-FM at 8 pm on Saturday, September 15--two days before McDuff would have turned 75, the…
Tags: 1950s, 1960s, History, Music--Jazz
Beyond Brown: A Yearlong Look at the Brown Decision
May 17, 2004 marked the 50th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision that unanimously held that racial segregation of public schools violated the 14th Amendment. The legacy of the Brown decision lives in numerous public events,…
Injustice Sheltered: Race Relations at the University of Illinois and Champaign-Urbana, 1942-1962
Dissertation describing the segregated nature of Champaign-Urbana and the struggle to integrate various facilities, especially around Campustown. Education Dissertation, UIUC
Why Blacks Have Migrated to Champaign, Illinois, 1950-1960
Brief essay on recent black migration to Champaign-Urbana, based on interviews with Charles Hamer, Florette Henri, Daniel Milo Johnson, Marcus E. John, and Margaret G. Wilder, mostly from Rose & Taylor's Barber Shop.
Tags: 1950s, 1960s, History, Migrations, Research and Data
The University of Illinois and the Drive for Negro Equality, 1945-1951
Describes the impact of various individuals associated with the University in pushing for the integration of various public facilities and private businesses in Champaign-Urbana in the early post-World War II period. Draws on the recently…
Play Ball, Part II - Through the Years: African-American History in Champaign County
Part two of this special feature on African-American baseball leagues and teams focuses on the Champaign Eagles, part of the Eastern Illinois League in the 1950s and 1960s. Features personal reminiscences by Ernie Westfield, J.W. Pirtle, Bud Johnson,…
Play Ball, Part I - Through the Years
Tells stories about Negro League Baseball and its impact locally. Features biographies of individual players, such as John C. Johnson, Sr, Vernon C. Lewis, and Elsa Utley, as well as clippings from local newspapers describing the League.