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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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59th Year Pamphlet, 1975 (Folder IV-723)
20 Text
Date:
1975
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
60th Anniversary Pamphlet, 1976 (Folder IV-727)
20 Text
Date:
1977
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
A Proposal for a Comprehensive Justice Program, 1969 (Folder III-1861)
23 Text
Date:
25 Feb 1969 - May 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
Advisory Committee Meeting, 1973 (Folder II-941)
4 Text
Date:
1973
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Advisory Council, 1980 (Folder II-1736)
9 Text
Date:
1980
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Affirmative Action, 1976 (Folder III-2946)
24 Text
Date:
7 May - 1 Sep 1976
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
African-American Youth Society, 1980 (Folder II-2265)
137 Text
Date:
14 Feb 1974 - 12 Nov 1981
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Afro-American Patrolman's League, 1969 (Folder IV-1304)
40 Text
Date:
7-21 Sep 1969
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Afro-American Patrolmen's League, 1971 (Folder III-1877)
23 Text
Date:
2 Jun - 8 Jul 1971
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Afro-American Patrolmen's League, 1971-1973 (Folder III-1882)
187 Text
Date:
7 Jun 1969 - 18 May 1974
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Afro-American Police League, 1975-1981 (Folder III-1942)
232 Text
Date:
2 Oct 1972 - 17 Dec 1981
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Afro-American patrolman's League, 1976 (Folder III-1945)
2 Text
Date:
11-12 Feb 1976
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Agency Brochure, 1973 (Folder IV-717)
10 Text
Date:
9 Feb - 10 Apr 1973
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Annual Reports, 1958-1968 (Folder I-33)
236 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:
1957-1969
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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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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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
Anti-OCH Affirmative Action, 1974 (Folder III-2942)
106 Text
Date:
31 Jul - 12 Aug 1974
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Apprenticeship Advisory Committee minutes, 197-1972 (Folder I-3021)
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:
18 Dec 1969 - 20 Apr 1972
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Apprenticeship, 1973 (Folder II-945)
4 Text
Date:
1973
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Argonne National Laboratory, 1968 (Folder II-202)
100 Text
Date:
1967-1968
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Arthur Anderson and Company - Correspondence, 1967 (Folder II-85)
Image nop
Date:
1967
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Chicago Urban League records
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Audit, 1966 (Folder II-33)
28 Text
Date:
1966
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
BAT Training Sessions, 1965 (Folder II-30)
14 Text
Date:
1965
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Background Study of the Negro Population of Chicago, 1955 (Folder III-2451)
40 Text
Date:
20149
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Bicentennial Symposium, 1976 (Folder II-2078)
53 Text
Date:
1976
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Birmingham UL Newsletter, 1970 (Folder IV-704)
5 Text
Date:
1970-09-21
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Black Panthers, 1970 (Folder IV-1059)
10 Text
Date:
12-21 May 1970
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Black Pulse, 1979 (Folder III-306)
88 Text
Date:
10 Sep - 22 Oct 1979
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Black and Jewish Organizations, 1979 (Folder I-3199)
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:
15 Oct 1975 - 5 Sep 1979
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Blank Forms, undated (Folder II-22)
17 Text
Date:
n.d.
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 Clubs - Westside Clubs, 1950-1955 (Folder II-2304)
48 Text
Date:
Jan 1950 - Jan 1955
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Board for Fundamental Education, 1967 (Folder IV-1089)
56 Text
Date:
c.1967
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Board meeting - affirmative action resolution, 1988 (Folder I-387)
4 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:
1988-03-02
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
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Public access
Board-up Proposal, 1984 (Folder II-1794)
12 Text
Date:
1984
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Boswell, 1980 (Folder II-447)
51 Text
Date:
1980
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Building Illinois Legislative Lobby - Bill, 1978-1979 (Folder II-2144)
65 Text
Date:
1978-1979
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Businesswomen - Newsletters, 1980 (Folder II-450)
24 Text
Date:
1980
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
CABMS Contracts, 1977 (Folder I-3177)
129 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:
24 Mar 1976 - 30 Jan 1978
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
CETA, 1979 (Folder I-3205)
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:
4 Jun 1979 - 15 Apr 1980
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
CETA, 1979 (Folder I-3206)
79 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:
1979-1980
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
Access:
Public access
CUL Back to School Campaign, 1962-1968 (Folder III-1814)
88 Text
Date:
18 Aug 1962 - 12 Aug 1968
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
CUL Community Services Advisory Committee Special Data and Reports, 1956-1957 (Folder III-2454)
108 Text
Date:
25 May 1956 - 8 Aug 1957
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
CUL Compton Report Brochure, 1987 (Folder IV-748)
7 Text
Date:
1988-02-12
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
CUL Employee Newsletter "Just Between Us", 1980 (Folder IV-738)
7 Text
Date:
1980-07-01
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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297 Chicago Urban League (CUL) 64 National Urban League (NUL) 61 Compton, James W 23 Chicago Commission on Human Relations (CCHR) 22 Berry, Edwin C 14 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 12 King, Martin Luther, Jr 11 Chicago Council Against Racial and Religious Discrimination 10 Building Construction Employers' Association 9 Chicago Economic Development Corporation (CEDCO) 9 Daley, Richard J 9 Wright, Thomas H 8 Bridges, Horace J 8 Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) 8 Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) 8 Young, Whitney 7 Afro-American Patrolmen’s League 7 Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) 7 Sears, Amelia 7 Taylor, James E 6 Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry 6 Hall, George C 5 Bousfield, M O 5 Bowe, Augustine J 5 Jackson, Jesse 4 Chicago Committee on Urban Opportunity 4 Dickerson, Earl B 4 Johnson, Lyndon B 4 National Alliance of Businessmen 4 United States Commission on Civil Rights 4 Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago 4 White Circle League of America Inc. 3 Beuharnais, Joseph 3 Catholic Interracial Council of Chicago 3 Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) 3 Illinois Committee for Equal Job Opportunities 3 Pierce, Elbridge Bancroft 3 Robinson, Renault 2 American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) 2 American Jewish Congress 2 Anti-Defamation League 2 Cairo United Front 2 Chicago Commission on Race Relations (CCRR) 2 Chicago Guidance and Personnel Association 2 Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (CLC) 2 Committee for Economic and Cultural Development 2 Detroit Urban League 2 Du Sable, Jean Baptiste Pointe 2 Embree, Edwin 2 Illinois Bicentennial Commission 2 Illinois Commission on Human Relations 2 Illinois Committee for Fair Housing Law 2 Johnson, George E 2 Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 2 Los Angeles Urban League 2 National Association of Social Workers 2 National Conference of Christians and Jews 2 National Medical Association 2 Nixon, Richard 2 Operating Engineers Craft Committee 2 People United to Save Humanity (PUSH) 2 Raby, Al 2 Small Business Administration 2 St Clair Drake, John Gibbs 2 The American Jewish Committee 2 Washington, Harold L 2 Wilkins, Roy 2 Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) 1 Allen, Louis 1 American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) 1 American Council on Race Relations 1 American Hospital Association 1 American Red Cross 1 Aronson, Arnold 1 Ashford, Laplois 1 Baltimore Urban League 1 Birmingham Urban League 1 Bitker, Bruno V 1 Black Panther Party 1 Bloch, Leon 1 Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) 1 Bureau of Jewish Employment Problems 1 CIO Political Action Committee 1 Calloway, Nathaniel O 1 Canton Urban League 1 Carmichael, Stokely 1 Chaney, James 1 Chicago Alliance of Business Manpower Services (CABMS) 1 Chicago Area Association for Affirmative Action and Compliance 1 Chicago Bar Association 1 Chicago Commission on Human Relations 1 Chicago Commons Association 1 Chicago Council of Negro Organizations 1 Chicago Freedom Movement 1 Chicago Urban League (CUL)) 1 Chisholm, Shirley 1 Committee for Handgun Control, Inc. 1 Coordinating Council of Community Organizations 1 Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO) 1 Coulter, Thomas H 1 Council Against Discrimination of Greater Chicago 1 Dahmer, Vernon 1 Dallas County Voters League 1 Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Movement 1 Evers, Medgar 1 Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC) 1 Falls, Arthur G 1 Florence, Franklin 1 Fort Wayne Urban League 1 France, Erwin 1 Franklin, John Hope 1 Freedom, Independence, God, Honor, Today (FIGHT) 1 Grand Rapids Urban League 1 Greater Chicago Negro Labor Council 1 Green, Hurley 1 Hill, Herbert 1 Home Builders Association of Chicagoland 1 House Staff Association 1 Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) 1 Illinois Employment Association (IEA) 1 Illinois Law Enforcement Commission 1 Illinois Welfare Association 1 Jackson, Jessie 1 Jackson, Jimmie Lee 1 Jewish Council on Urban Affairs 1 Jewish Labor Committee (JLC) 1 Jones, Nathaniel 1 Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization 1 Killens, John Oliver 1 Kinckle Jones, Eugene 1 Knoxville Area Urban League 1 Koen, Charles 1 Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) 1 Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities 1 League of Women Voters of Chicago 1 Lee, George W 1 Lee, Herbert 1 Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago (LAFC) 1 Malcolm X 1 Marion Urban League 1 Maxon Yard, James 1 McFall, Trudy 1 McKissick, Floyd 1 McLean, Franklin C 1 Medical Committee for Human Rights 1 Metcalfe, Ralph H 1 Milwaukee Urban League (MUL) 1 Mortgage Bankers Association 1 Muhammad, Elijah 1 Murray, Philip 1 National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders 1 National Advisory Commission on Health Manpower 1 National Association for the Advancement of White People 1 National Association of Home Builders of the United States 1 National Association of Intergroup Relations Officials (NAIRO) 1 National Black Police Association 1 National Citizens Commission for the Public Schools 1 National Citizens Protective Association 1 National Community Relations Advisory Council 1 National Conference on The Status of Women 1 National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) 1 National Welfare Rights Organization 1 New York City Commission on Human Rights 1 Newhouse, Richard H., Jr 1 Norton, Eleanor Holmes 1 Park, Robert E 1 Powell, Adam Clayton 1 Powell, James 1 Randolph, A Philip 1 Ridley, Rachel R 1 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1 Seattle Urban League 1 Sengali, Leonard 1 Smith, Kenneth B 1 Stratton, William G 1 Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) 1 Student Woodlawn Area Project (SWAP) 1 Taeuber, Karl 1 The Chicago Network 1 Tri-County (Peoria) Urban League 1 Tribbett, Charles A, III 1 Tucker, Sterling 1 Urban League for Bergen County 1 Urban League of Essex County 1 Urban League of Greater Muskegon 1 Urban League of Greater New York 1 Urban League of Kansas City 1 Urban League of Lancaster County, Inc. 1 Urban League of Morris County 1 Urban League of Nebraska 1 Urban League of Philadelphia 1 Urban League of Pittsburgh 1 Urban League of Southern Connecticut 1 Urban League of Southwestern Fairfield County 1 Vivian, Cordy Tindell 1 Welfare Public Relations Council of Greater Chicago 1 West Side Organization Health Services Corporation 1 Wilkins, Roger 1 Young, Andrew 1 Zeidler, Frank P 1 `

471 employment 244 education 234 Employment and Labour 202 Organisations, Associations and Societies 186 housing 181 training 168 Health, Welfare and Housing 165 finance 153 community organisations 142 Education and Training 142 discrimination 137 health 125 schools 113 business 97 racial tensions 89 equality 87 youth 85 wages 82 community development 80 Poverty and Discrimination 79 research 76 crime 73 industry 72 labour 70 legislation 65 statistics 64 economy 61 police 59 poverty 58 Business and Industry 57 social work 56 government 55 unemployment 54 segregation 53 civil rights 52 living conditions 50 family 50 membership 46 university 42 public welfare 41 interracial 40 demographics 39 Civil Rights and Black Power 36 recruitment 34 integration 34 leadership 33 migration 33 students 32 legal cases 31 clubs 31 rights 30 charity 30 population 28 Legislation and Legal Cases 28 construction 27 community protest 27 religion 26 public housing projects 26 racial violence 25 hospitals 25 social change 25 voter registration 24 Government and Politics 24 politics 22 desegregation 22 ghetto 22 military 21 Police and Community Relations 21 housing segregation 21 riots 21 tax 21 transport 20 benevolent societies 20 violence 19 Family and Daily Life 19 city politics 19 urban renewal 18 police brutality 16 Protest and Race Riots 16 womanhood 14 church 14 insurance 14 working conditions 13 contract 13 election 13 unionism 12 black power 12 media 12 rehabilitation 11 theory 10 Crime and Delinquency 10 juvenile 10 scholarship 10 voting rights 9 meetings 8 property 7 arrests 7 household 7 leisure 7 recreation 7 reform 7 slavery 7 urban planning 7 zoning 6 donation 6 elderly 6 food 6 judicial 6 speeches 6 tenant 5 agriculture 5 block clubs 5 culture 5 hospital 5 land 5 law 5 protest march 5 public opinion 5 real estate practices 5 social security 5 teachers 5 women's rights 4 Black Power and Civil Rights 4 Ku Klux Klan 4 alcohol 4 anti-Semitism 4 busing 4 medicine 4 music 4 prejudice 4 prisoner 4 science 4 shootings 4 television 4 veteran 3 Business and Industry, Education and Training 3 Christianity 3 Judaism 3 civil liberties 3 civil unrest 3 democracy 3 drugs 3 farming 3 human rights 3 library 3 literacy 3 manufacturing 3 punishment 2 Brown v. Board of Education 2 Christmas 2 Faith and Religion 2 Hills v. Gautreaux 2 Islam 2 Neo-Nazism 2 army 2 arts 2 city planning 2 community business groups 2 grass roots community action 2 hospital segregation 2 immigration 2 living standards 2 loan 2 lobbying 2 memorial 2 nutrition 2 public housing program 2 racial tension 2 railways 2 residential segregation 2 sanitation 2 sport 2 vandalism 2 women 1 Employment and labour 1 Great Migration 1 Health, Wealth and Housing 1 Plessy v. Ferguson 1 Supreme Court 1 Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education 1 World War II 1 advertising 1 assassination 1 blockbusting 1 boycotting 1 cars 1 city development 1 clothes 1 communism 1 corruption 1 delinquency 1 elections 1 entrepreneurship 1 environment 1 exam 1 freedom 1 gangs 1 gender 1 homosexuality 1 housing crisis 1 inequality 1 inflation 1 lynching 1 mixed-race marriage 1 morality 1 presidency 1 propaganda 1 public housing project 1 public service 1 racial segregation 1 refuge 1 restaurants 1 riot 1 rural community 1 student 1 travel 1 urban decay 1 vote registration 1 wage 1 wages community development 1 war 1 white flight 1 white supremacy