Washington School: Preserve or Destroy?

School, Segregation

News-Gazette Clipping

Alonzo Mitchell

News-Gazette

September 2009

Photos from Lee Eilbrecht

Church History

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 contributing your memories.

Lee Eilbrecht

ca. 1950s

Salem Baptist Church Sanctuary Postcard

Church History

Postcard of Salem Baptist Church.

ca. 1970s

Message from Home: A Tribute to Brother Jack McDuff

Music

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 program starts with his 1959 recordings with Willis "Gatortail" Jackson and continues through his 1999 release, "Bringin’ It Home." The special will be followed by a two-hour live program featuring more McDuff music and local reminiscences about McDuff, who grew up in Champaign-Urbana.

WILL-FM

WILL Public Media

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Beyond Brown: A Yearlong Look at the Brown Decision

Racism, School Segregation

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, discussions and programs hosted by WILL and the University of Illinois. Beyond Brown explored the significance of this historic decision, the goals achieved and the promises yet unfilled.

Includes:
* audio and video archives on Beyond Brown from WILL and the University of Illinois
* Bridging the Achievement Gap: A Town Hall Meeting

WILL Public Media

2004-2005

Injustice Sheltered: Race Relations at the University of Illinois and Champaign-Urbana, 1942-1962

Civil Rights

Dissertation describing the segregated nature of Champaign-Urbana and the struggle to integrate various facilities, especially around Campustown. Education Dissertation, UIUC

Carrie Franke

1990

Why Blacks Have Migrated to Champaign, Illinois, 1950-1960

Migration

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.

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The University of Illinois and the Drive for Negro Equality, 1945-1951

Civil Rights, African-Americans on Campus

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 institutionalized University Archives. Written as a course paper for History 461, under Dr. J. Leonard Bates.

Cathie Huntoon

unpublished

May 19, 1966

Abdul Alkalimat

Play Ball, Part II - Through the Years: African-American History in Champaign County

Sports and Recreation--Baseball, Biography, History, Media--Through the Years, Media--Courier, Men, Segregation

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, Tracy Parsons, Peter MacFarland, and Alicia Lowery.

African-American Network of the Early American Museum, Champaign County Forest Preserve District, Through the Years

Fall 2007

Cheryl Kennedy, Alicia Lowery

Play Ball, Part I - Through the Years

Sports and Recreation--Baseball, Biography, History, Media--Through the Years, Media--Courier, Men, Segregation

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.

African American Network of the Early American Museum, Champaign County Forest Preserve District, Through the Years

2006

Cheryl Kennedy, Alicia Lowery