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Gwendolyn Brooks - poem and letter, 1965-1968 (Folder 9)
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Letter from Gwendolyn Brooks to Giles B. Robertson, and copy of a booklet containing a poem Brooks wrote for Illinois' Sesquicentennial.
Collection:
Black History Collection
Access:
Public access
Black Panther literature, 1970 (Folder 2)
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Newsletters and bulletins issued by the Black Panther Party.
Date:
1970
Collection:
Black History Collection
Access:
Public access
Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story, 1956 (Folder 11)
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Fundraising letter on behalf of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) , and copy of a comic-book-format booklet produced by the FOR about the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Collection:
Black History Collection
Access:
Public access
Theodore Charles Stone - concert materials, 1969 (Folder 19)
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Concert announcement and program for Theodore Charles Stone. Four full pages from the Chicago Daily News, and copy of the Chicago Sun-Times reporting on the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Collection:
Black History Collection
Access:
Public access
Blackstone Rangers, ca. 1970 (Folder 4)
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Report discussing the history of the Blackstone Rangers and the involvement of the First Presbyterian Church, including future projections.
Date:
circa 1970
Collection:
Black History Collection
Access:
Public access
Letter from Shirley Chisholm, 1972 (Folder 8)
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Letter from Shirley Chisholm thanking a donor for a contribution to her presidential campaign.
Date:
10-May-72
Collection:
Black History Collection
Access:
Public access
Andrew Brimmer - speech transcript (Folder 10), 1967 (Folder 10)
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Text of a speech delivered by Andrew Brimmer at a dinner in celebration of the 120th anniversary of the Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Chicago.
Collection:
Black History Collection
Access:
Public access
Harold Washington - speech, 1983 (Folder 18)
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Transcript of a speech delivered to The Commercial Club of Chicago by Chicago mayor Harold Washington.
Date:
27-Sep-83
Collection:
Black History Collection
Access:
Public access
Letter and biography of Frederick Douglass, 1869-1879 (Folder 12)
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Letter from Douglass, lithograph print of photograph of Douglass, and handwritten biography of Frederick Douglass.
Collection:
Black History Collection
Access:
Public access
Anthony Platt - report, 1968 (Folder 15)
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Report discussing aspects of the administration of justice in Chicago in the wake of civil disorder following the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Date:
Jun-68
Collection:
Black History Collection
Access:
Public access
Alvin Poussaint - articles, 1974 and 1966 (Folder 16)
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Manuscript of an article submitted to Ebony magazine, and transcript of a paper delivered in Chicago at the 71st Annual Meeting of the National Medical Association.
Collection:
Black History Collection
Access:
Public access
Conspiracy trial of the Chicago Eight, 1969 (Folder 3)
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Pamphlets, newsletters, articles, clippings, and other documents pertaining to the conspiracy trial of the Chicago Eight.
Collection:
Black History Collection
Access:
Public access
Survey Graphic, 1942 (Folder 5)
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Special issue of Survey Graphic magazine (Vol. XXXI, No. 11) with articles, photographs, charts and graphs on the theme "Color: Unfinished Business of Democracy".
Collection:
Black History Collection
Access:
Public access
Black Power (Folder 6)
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Newsletters issued by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) containing the text of Stokeley Carmichael's speech in Chicago, a flyer for that speech, and clippings containing a statement on Black Power issued by the National Committee of Negro Churchmen.
Collection:
Black History Collection
Access:
Public access
Reverend James Bevel - writing and biography, 1963-1966 (Folder 14)
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Newsletter, newspaper clippings, and typed transcripts of question and answer session, speeches and remarks by James Bevel, along with some handwritten notes.
Collection:
Black History Collection
Access:
Public access
Quinn Chapel, African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church - anniversary materials, 1967-1973 (Folder 17)
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Copy of weekly church bulletin from 126th anniversary year, and copy of 120th anniversary illustrated commemorative booklet from Chicago's Quinn Chapel, African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Collection:
Black History Collection
Access:
Public access

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