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Chicago Urban League Records

Founded in 1910, the National Urban League is one of the oldest African American social service, research, and advocacy organizations in the United States. This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League.

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4801-4803 S, Indiana, 1985 (Folder II-1811)
65 Text
Date:
1985
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Abbotsford Area Council - correspondence, 1951-1952 (Folder I-2666)
64 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
5 Jun 1951 - 3 Oct 1952
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Abbottsford Area Council - correspondence, 1953-1954 (Folder I-2667)
45 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
5 Feb 1953 - 22 Jul 1954
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Abbottsford Council reports, 1948-1954 (Folder I-2673)
75 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1 Jan 1948 - 31 Oct 1954
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Action for Survival Workshop, 1970 (Folder III-1868)
58 Text
Date:
Dec 1968 - 15 Oct 1970
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Action of Survival, 1972 (Folder III-1895)
49 Text
Date:
11-13 Jan 1972
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Agendas and Minutes of Staff Meetings, 1948-1949 (Folder II-2280)
13 Text
Date:
22 Sep 1948 - 15 Nov 1949
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Annual reports, 1937-1949 (Folder I-31)
59 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1937-1949
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Annual reports, 1950-1954 (Folder I-32)
47 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1950-1954
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Annual reports, 1980-1999 (Folder I-35)
169 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1980-1999
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Annual reports, 1991-1992 (Folder I-391)
22 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1991-1992
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Block Club Reports - Abbottsford Council, 1950-1954 (Folder II-2297)
33 Text
Date:
26 May 1950 - 12 Nov 1954
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Block Club Reports - Central Park on Westside, 1950-1954 (Folder II-2298)
29 Text
Date:
12 Jul 1950 - 25 Nov 1954
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Block Club Reports - DuSable Council, 1950-1954 (Folder II-2299)
29 Text
Date:
2 May 1950 - 29 Nov 1954
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Block Club Reports - Indiana Avenue, 1952-1953 (Folder II-2323)
10 Text
Date:
8 Dec 1952 - 2 Feb 1953
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Block Club Reports - Park Manor, 1950-1954 (Folder II-2301)
48 Text
Date:
2 May 1950 - 14 Nov 1955
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Block Club Reports - Parker Council, 1950-1954 (Folder II-2300)
27 Text
Date:
15 May 1950 - 29 Oct 1954
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Block Club Reports - Snowdenville Council, 1950-1954 (Folder II-2302)
29 Text
Date:
2 May 1950 - 29 Oct 1954
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Block Clubs - Announcements of Special Events, 1950-1955 (Folder II-2311)
13 Text
Date:
9 Jul 1950 - 27 Apr 1955
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Block Clubs - Announcements of Special Events, 1951-1955 (Folder II-2310)
54 Text
Date:
26 Aug 1951 - 24 Apr 1955
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Block Clubs - General, 1949-1954 (Folder II-2292)
30 Text
Date:
22 Jul 1949 - 23 May 1954
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Block Clubs Awaiting Organization, 1950-1952 (Folder II-2309)
10 Text
Date:
15 May 1950 - 9 Dec 1952
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Block Clubs Reports - Westside's Central Area, 1951-1955 (Folder II-2315)
58 Text
Date:
20 Jun 1950 - 11 May 1955
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Block Demonstration - 4800 Block on South Calument Avenue, 1953 (Folder II-2328)
18 Text
Date:
27 Apr - 29 May 1953
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Block Restoration - 3100 South Prairie, 1953 (Folder II-2329)
9 Text
Date:
27 Oct 1953 - 5 Nov 1970
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Board of Directors meeting minutes, 1972-1977 (Folder I-386)
122 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
18 Apr 1972 - 1980
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Book - General Information, 1965 (Folder II-2216)
67 Text
Date:
1964-1965
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
CETA, 1980 (Folder I-3204)
172 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
16 Jan - 22nd Apr 1980
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Census Data, 1970 (Folder III-301)
50 Text
Date:
1970 - 12 Mar 1974
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Chicago Coalition of Integrated Communities, 1976 (Folder I-3170)
211 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1969-1979
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Chicago Commission on Human Relations, 1952-1955 (Folder I-2797)
59 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
Jul 1952 - Mar 1955
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Chicago Commission on Human Relations, 1954 (Folder I-2799)
50 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
Jan-Jun 1954
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Chicago Committee on Urban Opportunity, 1970-1973 (Folder I-3009)
231 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1970-1973
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Chicago Committee on Urban Opportunity, 1973 (Folder I-3010)
75 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
18 Jan 1971 - 9 Feb 1973
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Chicago Committee on Urban Opportunity, 1973 (Folder I-3011)
118 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
18 Jan 1971 - 24 Jul 1973
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Chicago Conference on Civic Unity, 1949 (Folder I-2802)
50 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1949-01-13
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Chicago Council Against Racial and Religious Discrimination, 1950-1955 (Folder I-2805)
102 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
Feb 1950 - Jan 1955
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Chicago Economic Development Corp, 1977 (Folder II-451)
23 Text
Date:
1977
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Chicago Economic Development Corporation, 1970 (Folder I-2992)
76 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1969-11-07
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Chicago Ethical Society, 1953 (Folder I-2826)
26 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
2 Feb - 19 Apr 1953
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Chicago Housing Authority, 1946-1953 (Folder I-2748)
76 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
5 May 1953 - 31 May 1955
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Chicago Land Clearance Commission, 1949-1952 (Folder II-2291)
89 Text
Date:
27 Apr 1949 - Sep 1953
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Chicago Police Board, 1972-1973 (Folder III-1901)
52 Text
Date:
Apr 1972 - 9 Nov 1973
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Chicago Police, 1978 (Folder III-1949)
225 Text
Date:
23 Mar 1973 - 29 Aug 1977
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Chicago Urban League report, 1920 (Folder I-3)
12 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1920
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Chicago Urban League report, 1941 (Folder I-14)
22 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1941
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Chicago Urban League report, 1942 (Folder I-15)
6 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1942
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Chicago Urban League report, 1950 (Folder I-22)
19 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1950-1953
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Chicago Urban League report, 1952 (Folder I-24)
13 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1952
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Chicago Urban League report, 1953 (Folder I-25)
3 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1953
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access

Collection Details

Repository
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Theme:
African American History
Social Services & Settlement Houses
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151 Chicago Urban League (CUL) 42 Compton, James W 19 National Urban League (NUL) 17 Daley, Richard J 10 Berry, Edwin C 8 Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) 7 Chicago Commission on Human Relations (CCHR) 7 Washington, Harold L 6 King, Martin Luther, Jr 6 Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) 5 Chicago Committee on Urban Opportunity 4 Afro-American Patrolmen’s League 4 Bridges, Horace J 4 Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Movement 4 Jackson, Jesse 4 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 4 Taylor, James E 4 Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago 3 Bowe, Augustine J 3 Chicago Economic Development Corporation (CEDCO) 3 Dickerson, Earl B 2 Bousfield, M O 2 France, Erwin 2 Illinois Commission on Human Relations 2 Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities 2 Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago (LAFC) 2 Off the Street Club 2 Sears, Amelia 2 United States Commission on Civil Rights 2 Wright, Thomas H 1 Abernathy, Ralph 1 Baltimore Urban League 1 Bell, Laird 1 Byrne, Jane M 1 Canton Urban League 1 Catholic Interracial Council of Chicago 1 Chicago Commission on Race Relations (CCRR) 1 Chicago Council Against Racial and Religious Discrimination 1 Chicago Ethical Society 1 Chicago Housing Consortium (CHC) 1 Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (CLC) 1 Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation (CMHDC) 1 Chicago Planning Commission (CPC) 1 Chicago Urban League (CUL 1 Citizens Committee to Fight Slums 1 Community Fund of Chicago 1 Concerned Black Fathers of America 1 Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) 1 Detroit Urban League 1 Du Sable, Jean Baptiste Pointe 1 Grand Rapids Urban League 1 Greater Lawndale Conservation Commission (GLCC) 1 Hall, George C 1 Haydon, Eustace 1 Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) 1 Jewish Council on Urban Affairs 1 Land Clearance Commission 1 Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing (LCBH) 1 League of Women Voters of Chicago 1 Los Angeles Urban League 1 Malcolm X 1 McFall, Trudy 1 Metcalfe, Ralph H 1 Mid-South Chicago Council, Inc. 1 Muhammad, Elijah 1 National Alliance of Businessmen 1 National Black Police Association 1 National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) 1 People United to Save Humanity (PUSH) 1 Pierce, Elbridge Bancroft 1 Powell, Adam Clayton 1 Raby, Al 1 Robinson, Renault 1 Seattle Urban League 1 Small Business Administration 1 Stratton, William G 1 Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) 1 The American Jewish Committee 1 Tribbett, Charles A, III 1 Tucker, Raymond 1 Urban League of Essex County 1 Urban League of Greater New York 1 Urban League of Nebraska 1 Urban League of Pittsburgh 1 Urban League of St. Louis 1 West Englewood Community Organization 1 Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) 1 Young, Andrew 1 Young, Whitney

227 community development 135 Health, Welfare and Housing 131 community organisations 115 Organisations, Associations and Societies 112 housing 92 education 82 employment 78 finance 68 health 54 schools 49 discrimination 43 Education and Training 43 training 41 living conditions 41 membership 41 racial tensions 36 crime 34 Employment and Labour 34 research 34 youth 33 Poverty and Discrimination 33 block clubs 32 police 29 legislation 29 poverty 29 urban renewal 28 business 28 civil rights 27 clubs 27 economy 27 voter registration 25 family 25 social work 23 Government and Politics 23 election 23 equality 22 government 22 legal cases 21 construction 21 leadership 21 public welfare 21 rehabilitation 21 wages 18 integration 18 segregation 17 public housing projects 16 Business and Industry 16 industry 16 politics 16 social change 16 unemployment 15 Civil Rights and Black Power 15 church 14 Police and Community Relations 14 ghetto 14 statistics 14 violence 13 Legislation and Legal Cases 13 racial violence 13 students 13 tenant 12 Family and Daily Life 12 charity 12 hospitals 12 housing segregation 12 university 11 desegregation 11 interracial 11 migration 10 city politics 10 community protest 10 demographics 10 police brutality 10 rights 10 transport 9 labour 9 population 8 Crime and Delinquency 8 benevolent societies 8 tax 8 urban planning 7 recreation 7 religion 7 riots 6 donation 6 land 6 media 6 military 6 property 6 working conditions 5 Christianity 5 Protest and Race Riots 5 arrests 5 culture 5 juvenile 5 loan 5 protest march 5 scholarship 5 speeches 5 theory 5 voting rights 5 womanhood 5 zoning 3 Judaism 3 black power 3 civil unrest 3 democracy 3 drugs 3 gangs 3 leisure 3 punishment 3 real estate practices 3 shootings 2 Ku Klux Klan 2 Neo-Nazism 2 anti-Semitism 2 assassination 2 busing 2 food 2 grass roots community action 2 housing crisis 2 human rights 2 insurance 2 judicial 2 library 2 music 2 neo-Nazism 2 public opinion 2 recruitment 2 reform 1 Business and Industry, Education and Training 1 Christmas 1 Faith and Religion 1 Health, Wealth and Housing 1 Hills v. Gautreaux 1 World War II 1 advertising 1 agriculture 1 alcohol 1 ballot 1 cars 1 citizenship 1 city planning 1 community business groups 1 corruption 1 elderly 1 elections 1 environment 1 farming 1 hospital 1 hospital segregation 1 household 1 immigration 1 living standards 1 medicine 1 meetings 1 nutrition 1 prejudice 1 prisoner 1 public service 1 residential segregation 1 rural community 1 sanitation 1 social security 1 sport 1 unionism 1 urban decay 1 vandalism 1 white supremacy 1 women's rights