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Chicago Freedom Movement Rally, Soldier Field (Freedom Sunday)
View of crowds in the stands at the Chicago Freedom Movement Rally (Freedom Sunday) at Soldier Field.
1966
Quality Education - Fact or Fiction?
Mrs. James O'Hern (third from right) with others including Franklin McCallie (far left), Dr. Edgar Epps (third from the left) and William Farrow (far right). The group was gathered for a panel discussion on education issues.
1974
Principals discuss community problems
Group posing at a dinner table. A sign displayed on the table reads "Urban League Presents Executives Council".
1955
Chicago Urban League Annual Meeting, 1948
Bill Veeck speaks at a podium during the Chicago Urban League's Annual meeting, held at the Sherman Hotel. 350 people were present at the event. A banner behind the head table reads: "American Teamwork Works! - Chicago Urban League".
1948
Annual Meeting, 1962
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.
1962
Correspondence, 1965-1966 (Folder II-31)
1965
Sample Forms, 1962 (Folder II-25)
1962
Arthur Anderson and Company - Correspondence, 1967 (Folder II-85)
1967
Occupations, Wage data and Suggestions for Prepping Applications, 1967 (Folder II-82)
1967
Subcontract With Woodlawn Organization, 1967 (Folder II-79)
1967
Monthly Report, 1968 (Folder II-142)
1968
TWO - Suggestions for Procedures, 1967 (Folder II-96)
1967
Businesswoman's Educational Forum and Personnel Rosters, 1979 (Folder II-442)
1979
Memoranda, 1979 (Folder II-441)
1979
Opportunities, 1968 (Folder II-205)
1967
Recruitment Report, 1973 (Folder II-943)
1973
Lathers' Craft Committee Minutes, 1973 (Folder II-937)
1973
Manpower Subcommittee Meeting, undated (Folder II-1005)
1975
On-the-Job Training Project - Weekly Job Opportunities, 1969 (Folder II-1699)
1969
Memoranda, 1979 (Folder II-1732)
1979
Overview and Narrative Form, 1980 (Folder II-1770)
1980
Correspondence, 1980 (Folder II-1777)
1979
Open Communities, 1989-1990 (Folder II-1787)
1989
Program Information, 1986 (Folder II-1843)
1986
Meeting Minutes, 1986 (Folder II-1838)
1986
4801 S, Forrestville, 1985 (Folder II-1813)
1985
4801 S, Forrestville, 1985 (Folder II-1812)
1985
Political Education Program, 1973 (Folder II-2118)
1973
Voter Registration Proposal, 1972 (Folder II-2115)
1972
Correspondence, 1975 (Folder II-2131)
1975
Miscellaneous Documents, 1976 (Folder II-2137)
1976
Summer Voter Registration Project, 1978 (Folder II-2145)
1978
Annual Reports, 1951-1954 (Folder II-2182)
1951
Memoranda, 1949-1950 (Folder II-2181)
1949
Monthly Reports, 1962 (Folder II-2179)
1952
Memoranda, 1946-1949 (Folder II-2171)
1946
Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities, 1977 (Folder II-2223)
1977
Committee for Handgun Control, 1981 (Folder II-2266)
1974
Task Force on Racial Problems, 1976 (Folder II-2263)
1976
Task Force on Racial Problems, 1976 (Folder II-2261)
1976
Task Force on Racial Problems, 1976 (Folder II-2260)
1976
Block Clubs - Announcements of Special Events, 1950-1955 (Folder II-2311)
1950
Block Clubs - Reports of Activities, 1950 (Folder II-2295)
1950
Juvenile Delinquency Problems, 1949 (Folder II-2294)
1946
Federation of Block Units and Neighborhood Clubs - Miscellaneous, 1949-1950 (Folder II-2293)
1950
Block Restoration - 3100 South Prairie, 1953 (Folder II-2329)
1953
Southside Planning Board, 1952 (Folder II-2327)
1952
Block Clubs Reports - Westside's Central Area, 1951-1955 (Folder II-2315)
1950
Compulsory Health Insurance, 1960 (Folder III-180)
1960
School Desegregation Plan, 1981 (Folder II-2621)
1981
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Chicago Urban League (CUL)
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Compton, James W
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National Urban League (NUL)
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Robinson, Renault
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Taylor, James E
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Wilkins, Roy
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Wood, Elizabeth
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Allen, Louis
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Banks, Ernie, 1931-2015
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Bevel, James L. (James Luther), 1936-2008
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Beverly Area Planning Association
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Birmingham Urban League
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Dahmer, Vernon
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Daylie, Daddio
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Detroit Urban League
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Du Sable, Jean Baptiste Pointe
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Evans, Joseph H. B. (Joseph Henry B.), 1915-
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Evers, Medgar
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Florence, Franklin
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Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993
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Gorkom, J W Van
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Green, Hurley
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Hill, Herbert
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Hooks, Benjamin
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King, Coretta Scott
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Kitt, Eartha
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Koen, Charles
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Lane, Frayser T. (Frayser Titus), b. 1892
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Roosevelt University
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