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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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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 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).
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1967-11-15
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Chicago Urban League records
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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1959-04-29 00:00:00
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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.
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1970-06-22 00:00:00
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Chicago Urban League records
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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C. T. Vivian speaking
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Civil rights leader and educator Reverend Dr. C. T. Vivian speaks at a microphone.
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ca. 1970
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Chicago Urban League records
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Career Day at Arthur Dixon Elementary School
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Bill Berry is welcomed to Arthur Dixon Elementary School by eighth grade president Marcus Lyles, as others look on.
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1969-04-15 00:00:00
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Chicago Urban League records
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Charles Hayes speaks at the Raby Dinner
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Pictured at the Raby Dinner at the Palmer House Hotel are, left to right: Charles Hayes (speaking at podium), Bill Berry (center), and H. B. Law.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Chicago Urban League Women's Division Meeting
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Meeting of the Women's Division of the Chicago Urban League.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Coretta Scott King speaking
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Coretta Scott King speaks outdoors at a podium with many microphones.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Dempsey J. Travis
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Portrait of real estate entrepreneur and civil rights activist Dempsey J. Travis.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Diahann Carroll and James Compton
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James W. Compton with singer and actress Diahann Carroll.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Dorothy McConner, Dr. James Buckner, and James Compton
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Seated around a conference table are, left to right: Dr. James Buckner, unidentified man, Dorothy McConner, and James W. Compton.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Dr. Kenneth B. Clark
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Dr. Kenneth B. Clark speaking at a podium.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Ed McClellen with Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Jenkins
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Ed McClellen, NAACP Executive Director (center) with Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins was the Chicago Urban League's OIT Director.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Eugene Sawyer, Johnathan Rodgers, James Compton, and Larry Bloom
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Pictured on a on a television news set are, left to right: Eugene Sawyer, Johnathan Rodgers, James Compton, and Larry Bloom.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Fred Hampton
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Fred Hampton speaking.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Freda Payne and James Compton with a group of women
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Posing on a staircase in evening dress are, left to right: unidentified, Mary McDowell, Delores Truss, Grace Allen, unidentified, Rose Johnson, Cheribelle Byrd, Barbara Bacon, James W. Compton, Freda Payne, Elsie Briggs, Jo Dunbar, Kathryn Aiken, Ida Cross, Alice Sirus (?), Betty Bussell, Mary Thomas, and Gladys Davis.
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Chicago Urban League records
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H.B. Law, James Compton, and others
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Pictured at an event at the Conrad Hilton Hotel are, left to right: H. B. "Bob" Law, unidentified man, James W. Compton, unidentified man.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Head table guests, Chicago Urban League Annual Luncheon
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Among the head table guests at the Chicago Urban League's Annual Luncheon are, from the left: Edwin C. Berry, former League director; Robert M. Drevs, chairman, Peoples Gas Company; and H. B. Law, League Board Member.
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1976-02-06 00:00:00
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Chicago Urban League records
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James Bevel speaking
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James Bevel speaking at a podium at the 1966 Soldier Field Rally.
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1966
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Chicago Urban League records
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James Compton
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James W. Compton speaking.
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Chicago Urban League records
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James Compton and James Wright at a banquet
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Seated with others at a banquet are James Wright (left) and James W. Compton (right).
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University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
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Chicago Urban League
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Berry, Edwin C., 1910-1987
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Compton, James, 1938-
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
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Jackson, Jesse, 1941-
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Young, Whitney M.
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Brazier, Arthur M.
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Wyatt, Addie L., 1924-2012
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Veeck, Bill
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Barnett, Etta Moten, 1901-2004
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Bevel, James L. (James Luther), 1936-2008
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Black Panther Party
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Carroll, Diahann
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Clark, Kenneth Bancroft, 1914-2005
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Dickerson, Earl B., 1891-1986
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Evans, Joseph H. B. (Joseph Henry B.), 1915-
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Forman, James, 1928-2005
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Hampton, Fred, 1948-1969
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International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO)
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Jarrett, Vernon, 1921-2004
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Jewish Labor Committee (U.S.)
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Jordan, Vernon E. (Vernon Eulion), 1935-
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Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co.
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King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006
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LaFayette, Bernard, Jr.
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Lane, Richard, 1928-
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Mboya, Tom
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McCormick, Brooks, 1917-2006
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Morris, Calvin S. (Calvin Sylvester), 1941-
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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National Council of Jewish Women
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Payne, Freda
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Proctor, Barbara
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Roosevelt University
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Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987
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Sawyer, Eugene
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Smith, Kenneth B.
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Travis, Dempsey J. (Dempsey Jerome), 1920-2009
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Vivian, C. T.
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Wick, John W., 1935-
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Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981
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African Americans--Civil rights
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African American singers
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African Americans--Education
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