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Files on the Albert Lee Family
From Doris K. Wylie Hosksins Archive for Cultural Diversity. Lee was a leader at Bethel A.M.E. Church and the "unofficial" dean of Black students at the University of Illinois in the early 20th century.
History of the Bethel A.M.E. Church
Prepared by the Church research committee in 1938. Committee includes: Luana Riley, Florence Louis Mileam, Clara Anderson Allen, Mary Blackburn Jones and Albert R. Lee, chairman.
The Illinois Writers Project: "Negro in Illinois" paper
Finding Aid .Research notes and draft chapters in the Illinois Writers Project/"Negro in Illinois" Papers are arranged according to the sequence of chapters in the projected book on African American history and culture in Illinois. Where the…
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.