2 Important Meetings (Don't Miss Them.)

Poverty, Urban Renewal, Community Organization--Economic Opportunity Council, Politics and Activism, Non-Profit, Government

Flyer advertising upcoming Urban Renewal and Economic Opportunity Council meetings. Flyer produced and distributed by People's Poverty Board.

Urban League Archives

ca. 1965

Flyer

Know Your Representative!!

Poverty, Government, Economic Opportunity Council, Politics and Activism--Doris Williams

Flyer created to advertise a meeting of the People's Poverty Board.

People's Poverty Board

Urban League Archives

ca. 1966

Flyer

15 Dunbar Court

People's Poverty Board flyer

Community Organization--People's Poverty Board, Community Organization--Economic Opportunity Council, Poverty, Politics and Activism, Non-Profit, Government, Religion--Greater Holy Temple Church, Jobs, Housing, Education, Recreation

Flyer reads: The People's Poverty Board invites YOU to a Mass Meeting. Jobs! Housing! Education! Recreation! Get them NOW! Place: Greater Holy Temple Church, Time: 7:30, Monday, October 24, 1405 W. Dublin, Urbana.

People's Poverty Board

Urban League Archives

ca. 1966

Flyer

Entrepreneurism a hallmark of black community

Businesses, Businesses--Tinsley's Cleaners, Businesses--Dixon Taxi Cab Co., Restaurants--Three Sisters, Restaurants--The Chicken Shack, Restaurants--Tea Room, Restaurants--Blue Island Tavern, Restaurants--Tuxedo Junction, Restaurants--Larry's, Restaurants--Dagwood's, Restaurants--Po Boy's Bar-B-Que

Informal history of black-owned businesses in Champaign-Urbana.

Champaign County African-American History Committee and Estelle Merrifield, in News-Gazette special for Black History Month, February 19, 2001

Doris Hoskins Papers

February 19, 2001

The History of Tuscola's Black Population: Douglas County Historical Society

Local History

History of the historical African-American community in Tuscola, Illinois. Many of the families who once lived in Tuscola have since moved to Champaign-Urbana, including the Bridgewaters. Features biographies of families and photographs. See also the URL: http://www.tuscola.org/forms/history%20book/22Negro%20Population.pdf

Douglas County Cabin Chatter

Doris Hoskins Papers

ca. 1993

Descriptions of local and national quilters

Quilts

Description of local and national African-American quilters prepared for an exhibit of their work at Krannert Art Museum. Features brief biographies of Luvata Bowles, Mary Avant, Mary Louise McCoy, Pauline Gates Pelmore, Mamie Smith, Hattie Fry, Maudie Edwards, and Emma Brant.

Doris Hoskins papers

ca. 1992

African-American Art Exhibits

Quilts

Describes a series of exhibits at Krannert Art Museum that focus on African-American quilt-making. Features an exhibit entitled "Covering Our Heritage: African-American Quilts of Champaign-Urbana"

Krannert Art Museum

Doris Hoskins Papers

1992

"Where are the Black Businesses?" News-Gazette

Bussinesses

Described the state of black-owned businesses in East-Central Illinois.

Paul Wood, News-Gazette Staff Writer

News-Gazette

Urban League Archives

February 21, 1993

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Minority Contractors List

Businesses--Contractors, Economy, Labor and Jobs, Social Services--Urban League

List of African-American contractors in Champaign-Urbana.

Urban League of Champaign County

Urban League Archives

1986

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A Legacy of Community Art in and Around Douglas Park

Art, Architecture, Dance, Education--K-12--Booker T. Washington School, Youth--Don Moyer's Boys and Girls Club, Media--CU Courier, Music, Non-Profit--Douglass Recreation Center, Research and Data, Social Services, Sports and Recreation

Describes the history of the Douglas Community Center, Douglas Park, and various public works of art around the community. Compiled in fulfillment of course requirement for Urban and Regional Planning 478 (Community Development Workshop).

Taking seriously the need to do work which
benefits the local area, we engaged in discussion
with professionals servicing clients in the North
end of Champaign. These individuals armed us
with a short list of community needs which
included: teen center, grocery store, more youth
activities, and a community center sponsored and
run by those living in the surrounding
neighborhood. We initiated this project during the
fall 2007 semester. During this short time, with the
help of with representatives from the City of
Champaign, we identified two possible locations to
carry out these needs. We were constrained by
resources; hence we chose to produce this
document which identifies art murals in public
spaces. The following booklet illuminates the
creative impulse that has shaped this area through
the years, as well as outlines the key moments in
Champaign's North End.

SriPallavi Nadimpalli and Sandra E. Weissinger

December 7, 2007

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