African Americans and Their Contributions in Central Illinois

African Americans and Their Contributions in Central Illinois

http://baic.house.gov/member-profiles/profile.html?intID=51
Black Americans In Congress
This website talks about Harold Washington and how he was a democrat who was a representative for Central Illinois. It also talks about his story ans how he got to where he was.

http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/CollectionsA-Z/fpro_search.html
Digital Library of Georgia
This website is a website that shows the data of the African American Funeral Programs from the Library System. On this website, you can search for funeral programs in the past and can browse through other collections by topic, time period, county, institution,etc.

http://books.google.com/books?id=RQqGveI5oYIC&pg=PA104&dq=central+illinois&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=1&as_pt=MAGAZINES&cd=2#v=onepage&q=central%20illinois&f=false
Ebony magazine published in NOvember of 1998
Magazine that talks about some of the people that came out of Central Illinois.

http://www.aafc.org/
Illinois African-American Family Commission
This website talks about how this commission was established and how they accomplished tasks, what their mission was, and what their vision was in doing so.

http://www.afrigeneas.com/states/il/
Illinois Afrigeneas African Ancenstry in Illinois
This website gives a history of the ancestry in Illinois. It also talks about the events that went on such as slavery and what led to ancestry. It gives you namy links and other places where you can find more information.

http://www.edc.centralillinois.org/content/fast-facts
Economic Development Council for Central Illinois
This website gives you many fun facts about the counties in Central Illinois such as statisitics, businesses, tourism, etc.

http://www.experiencedecatur.com/historic.php
Decatur Area Convention & Visitors Bureau HIstoric Decatur
This website shows many monuments that were artworks of African American Soldiers and other people but it goes into detail fo how it was made and why.

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