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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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Employment Rally
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A crowd of people rally outside on a plaza, holding signs calling for jobs and equal rights.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Employment Rally (man with cigarette)
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A crowd of people march along a sidewalk holding signs calling for jobs and equal rights.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Lillie Crouther and Shirley Johnson operating office equipment
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Lillie Crouther and Shirley Johnson work with office equipment at Johnson Publishing Co.
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Money Talks
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Banker Gerald Hines (left) discusses career opportunities for minorities in finance with Ollice Holden of the Chicago Urban League at an Operation Total Involvement event.
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1973-05-21 00:00:00
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Shoe maker at work
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View of a man making shoes in a factory.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Training to use a cuffing machine
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Charles Roudle (trainee) and Carl Genteman (trainer) using a cuffing machine at American Envelope Co.
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Young men from Altgeld Gardens at a Chicago Urban League presentation
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Young men from Altgeld Gardens attend a Chicago Urban League presentation about apprenticeship in the building trades, held at Carver High School.
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University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
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Richard J. Daley Library
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African American History
Social Services & Settlement Houses
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Subject--Name
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Chicago Urban League
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Altgeld Gardens (Chicago, Ill.)
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Bell, Ted
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H. A. Martin Photography
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African Americans--Civil rights
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Factories
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Shoemakers
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