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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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1953 Campaign "Thank You" Party
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Pictured at the 1953 Campaign "Thank You" Party are, left to right: Hattie Davis (top campaign worker), Sidney Williams, Eartha Kitt (at microphone), and radio personality Holmes "Daddy-O" Daylie.
Date:
1953
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Chicago Urban League records
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A boy and girl at play
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A boy and a girl play outside atop a discarded vehicle engine.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Abby Smith questions Father Headley
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Abby Smith, Director of the Chicago Urban League's Apprenticeship program, questions Father Headley of the Cardinal's Committee on the Spanish Speaking, following his speech to the Chicago Urban League on problems of the Puerto Rican community.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Addie Wyatt
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Portrait of civil rights activist Addie L. Wyatt.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Addie Wyatt, Bill Berry, Doris Zollar, and James O'Connor
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Pictured standing near a podium are, left to right: Doris M. Zollar, Bill Berry, Addie Wyatt, and James O'Connor.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Addie Wyatt, Bill Berry, James Compton, and the Reverend Kenneth B. Smith
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James W. Compton, Addie Wyatt, Edwin C. "Bill" Berry and Rev. Kenneth B. Smith, president of the Chicago Urban League, greet members of the League's Symposium Advisory Committee.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Al Prejean at Forestville School
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Chicago Urban League administrator Alvin J. Prejean speaks in front of a class of students and others at Forestville School. Teacher F. Ailene Marks is at the left.
Date:
1958-04-08 00:00:00
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Al Raby at the Raby Dinner
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At the head table at the Raby Testimonial Dinner at the Palmer House Hotel are, left to right: Mrs. Raby, Albert A. Raby, and Mrs. Jessie Houston. The dinner honored Raby for his leadership of the CCCO (Coordinating Council of Community Organizations).
Date:
1967-11-15
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Al Raby speaks at a dinner event
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Al Raby speaks at a podium at a dinner held at the Sheraton-Blackstone hotel. Pictured at the head table, left to right, are: Andrew J. Young, Warren Bacon, Martin Luther King, Jr., Bill Berry, Albert A. Raby (speaking), and the Reverend Ralph D. Abernathy.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Al Raby, Bill Berry, and Mel Hosch
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Seated around a table with a reel-to-reel tape recorder, are, left to right: Al Raby, Mel Hosch, and Bill Berry.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Alderman Leon Despres
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Portrait of 5th Ward Democratic Alderman and civil rights activist Leon Despres.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Alice Treaga and Al Raby
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Alice Treaga speaks at a podium at the Raby Dinner, held in the Palmer House Hotel. Treaga was a Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO) volunteer. Al Raby is at the left.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Alley clean up
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Workers with shovels and a broom pose in an alley in front of a truck, along with a group of children.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Andy Shaw, Dr. John W. Wick, James Compton, John D. Gearon, and Vernon Jarrett
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Seated around a low table are, left to right: John Gearon, Andy Shaw, James W. Compton, Dr. John W. Wick, and Vernon Jarrett.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Annual Installation Tea of Joanna Snowden Model Community Council
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At the Annual Installation Tea of Joanna Snowden Model Community Council, are, left to right: Frayser T. Lane, Director, Community Organization Department, Chicago Urban League; Installing officers: Roy Woods, President; Leroy Simpson, Vice President; Harold Wymbs, Recording Secretary; (Mrs.) Adele B. Wells, Corresponding Secretary; (Mrs.) Hermia Delaney, Treasurer; and (Mrs.) Lula Mullen, Assistant Treasurer.
Date:
1948-02-29 00:00:00
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Annual Meeting, 1962
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Pictured at the Chicago Urban League Annual Meeting are, left to right: H. B. "Bob" Law, President, CUL; Kathryn Dickerson; and Benjamin Scrutchions, Superintendent of School District 169, East Chicago Heights, Illinois.
Date:
1962-11-28 00:00:00
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Arnita Boswell and others
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Activist and educator Arnita Y. Boswell (second from right) with a group of women.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Ashbee Smith
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Ashbee Smith was the Chicago Urban League's Director of Employment.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Audience
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Members of the audience include Connie Seals, Earl Dickerson, Reverend Eans (?), Austin (?), Kenneth Wilson, H. B. Law, Frank Cassell, Harold W. Witternborn (?), Bill Berry, and Kenneth Anglemire.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Back to School Parade and Rally
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Group marching in a parade behind a large banner reading "Chicago Urban League - Back to School - Parade & Rally".
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Chicago Urban League records
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Barbara McNair signing autograph
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Singer and actress Barbara McNair signs her autograph for a man, while another man photographs her. An unidentified woman is at the right.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Bayard Rustin
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Portrait of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Bertha Rigsby, Edith Readus, Josie Foster, and Ruth Wilson
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Pictured left to right are: Bertha Rigsby, Ruth Wilson, Josie Foster, and Edith Readus.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Bertha Rigsby, Essie Rowell, Jimmye Calm, Minor Fells Townsend
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Pictured left to right are: Essie Rowell, Jimmye Calm, Minor Fells Townsend, and Bertha Rigsby.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Beverly Hurst, Chaverly Hurst, Connie Seals, Rose Marsh, and Roy Visor
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Seated around a table are Beverly Hurst, Chaverly Hurst, Connie Seals, Rose Marsh, and Roy Visor.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry and Bill Veeck with others
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Bill Berry (left) and Bill Veeck (second from left) with an unidentified couple.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry and Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Bill Berry (left) seated next to Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry and Monty Faye
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Bill Berry (left) shakes hands with Monty Faye (right).
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Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry and Whitney M. Young, Jr.
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Bill Berry (right) speaks with Whitney M. Young, Jr.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry and others
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Bill Berry (right) with two unidentified others at an event.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry at Crispus Attucks Day commemoration
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Bill Berry (right) with others at a Crispus Attucks Day commemoration. The Victory Monument is visible behind him.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry at a conference table with others
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Seated at a conference table are, left to right: Dr. Frank McAllister, Director of the Labor Education Division of Roosevelt University; Etta Moten Barnett; Tom Mboya; Ralph D. Robinson, Assistant Director of United Auto Workers; Fletcher Martin, Chicago Sun-Times; and Bill Berry, Executive Director of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1959-04-29 00:00:00
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry at a rally
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Bill Berry (at center, in dark suit) stands among a group of people at a rally.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry before an audience
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Bill Berry (standing center, facing the camera) addresses a group of people.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry receives a plaque from the Chicago Urban League
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Bill Berry (second from right) receives a plaque from the Chicago Urban League at a testimonial dinner. Pictured left to right are: Ed Holmgren, Kathryn Dickerson, Berry, and Carey B. Preston.
Date:
1970-06-22 00:00:00
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Bill Berry speaking
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Bill Berry speaking at a microphone.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry speaking at CCCO meeting
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Bill Berry speaks from a church pulpit at the CCCO's (Coordinating Council of Community Organizations) initial meeting on direct action. The Reverend Arthur M. Brazier is seated behind him.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry speaking at Park Manor Christian Church
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Bill Berry (left, standing at microphone) speaks to an assembled crowd inside Park Manor Christian Church.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry speaking at an event
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Bill Berry speaks at a podium during an event. Seated at the head table are Doris M. Zollar (third from right) and Louis Martin (second from right).
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry speaks to the Jewish Labor Committee
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Bill Berry (standing, center) addresses the Jewish Labor Committee from a podium at the Sherman House Hotel.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry with Hattie Mack
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Bill Berry embraces Hattie Mack. At time of the photo, Mack was the only active charter member of the Women's Division.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry with Kathryn Dickerson and Mrs. James Baxter
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Pictured left to right are: Mrs. James Baxter, Bill Berry, and Kathryn Dickerson.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry with a group of students
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Bill Berry (standing at right) with a group of students.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry with others
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Bill Berry (second from left) with a priest (left) and three other men.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry, Connie Seals, George E. Johnson, and Harold Baron
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Seated at a dining event are, left to right: Bill Berry, Executive Director, Chicago Urban League; George E. Johnson, President, Johnson Products Co.; Connie Seals, Specialist, Com. Ed. Department, Chicago Urban League; and Harold Baron, Director of Research, Chicago Urban League. H. B. Law is in the background at the right.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry, James Forman, and the Reverend Arthur M. Brazier
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Pictured during a conference at the Palmer House (c. 1956-1967) are, left to right: James Forman, Bill Berry, and the Reverend Arthur M. Brazier.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry, Lindsley F. Kimball, and Whitney M. Young, Jr.
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Pictured together at an event are, left to right: unidentified man, Whitney M. Young, Jr., Lindsley F. Kimball (seated), and Bill Berry.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Black Power movement at the Chicago Freedom Movement Rally, Soldier Field (Freedom Sunday)
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Black Power activists carry signs at the Chicago Freedom Movement Rally (Freedom Sunday) at Soldier Field.
Date:
1966-07-10 00:00:00
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Board meeting around a small table
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Group seated around a table for a Board meeting. A poster taped to the wall behind reads "Learn, Baby, Learn - Insure Your Future - Return to School in '66. Back-to-School - Stay-in-School Week Campaign".
Date:
circa 1966
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Brooks McCormick receives Chicago Urban League Distinguished Service Award
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Brooks McCormick (center) receives a Chicago Urban League Distinguished Service Award from James W. Compton (left). An unidentified man is at the right.
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Chicago Urban League records
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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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34 Berry, Edwin C., 1910-1987 26 Compton, James, 1938- 11 King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 7 Jackson, Jesse, 1941- 7 Young, Whitney M. 4 Wyatt, Addie L., 1924-2012 3 Brazier, Arthur M. 3 Jarrett, Vernon, 1921-2004 3 Veeck, Bill 2 Epps, Edgar G., 1929- 2 Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993 2 International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO) 2 Jordan, Vernon E. (Vernon Eulion), 1935- 2 Julian, Percy Lavon, 1899-1975 2 Metcalfe, Ralph H. 1 AFL-CIO 1 Altgeld Gardens (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Banks, Ernie, 1931-2015 1 Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014 1 Barnett, Etta Moten, 1901-2004 1 Bevel, James L. (James Luther), 1936-2008 1 Black Panther Party 1 Boy Scouts of America 1 Brock, Lou, 1939- 1 Burrell, Curtis 1 Carroll, Diahann 1 Chicago Sun-Times 1 Citizens of Greater Chicago 1 Clark, Kenneth Bancroft, 1914-2005 1 Council for Community Services in Metropolitan Chicago 1 Daylie, Daddio 1 Despres, Leon Mathis, 1908-2009 1 Dickerson, Earl B., 1891-1986 1 Douglas, Paul H. (Paul Howard), 1892-1976 1 Edgar, Jim 1 Egan, Edward M., 1932-2015 1 Elijah Muhammad, 1897-1975 1 Evans, Joseph H. B. (Joseph Henry B.), 1915- 1 Forman, James, 1928-2005 1 Gordon, Robert Philip 1 Hampton, Fred, 1948-1969 1 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 1 Jewish Labor Committee (U.S.) 1 Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co. 1 Kim Sisters (Musical group) 1 King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 1 Kitt, Eartha 1 LaFayette, Bernard, Jr. 1 Lane, Frayser T. (Frayser Titus), b. 1892 1 Lane, Richard, 1928- 1 Mboya, Tom 1 McCormick, Brooks, 1917-2006 1 McNair, Barbara 1 Morris, Calvin S. (Calvin Sylvester), 1941- 1 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 1 National Council of Jewish Women 1 National Urban League (NUL) 1 Operation PUSH (U.S.) 1 Partee, Cecil A., 1921- 1 Payne, Freda 1 Proctor, Barbara 1 Robinson, Renault 1 Roosevelt University 1 Ross, Diana, 1944- 1 Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987 1 Saunders, Warner 1 Sawyer, Eugene 1 Smith, Abby 1 Smith, Kenneth B. 1 Strayhorn, Earl 1 Supremes (Musical group) 1 Tilmon, Jim 1 Travis, Dempsey J. (Dempsey Jerome), 1920-2009 1 Vivian, C. T. 1 Washington, Harold, 1922-1987 1 Western Electric Company 1 Wick, John W., 1935- 1 Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981