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Two men in an office
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Two unidentified men in an office; one is on the phone.
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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 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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Men outside the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 134, office
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Group of men gathered outside the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 134, office.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Martin Luther King, Jr. and Bernard LaFayette at street rally
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Crowd gathered on a street to hear speakers: Martin Luther King, Jr. is on the platform, second from the left; Bernard LaFayette is on King's left.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Listening to a panel speaker
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Seated at the table are Phil Howser (left), the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson (second from the left), and Whitney M. Young Jr. (far right).
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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.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Harold Washington speaking at a housing conference
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Harold Washington (center) speaks at a podium at a housing conference.
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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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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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Congressman Ralph H. Metcalfe and the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson in conversation
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Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, president, Operation PUSH and Congressman Ralph H. Metcalfe in conversation during the Chicago Urban League's Annual Luncheon at the Conrad Hilton Hotel.
Date:
1976-02-06 00:00:00
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Chicago Urban League records
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Voter registration
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Signs behind volunteers seated at a table read "Make Your Views Count! Register to Vote Today!"
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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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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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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
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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
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Chicago Urban League records
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Elijah Muhammad
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Portrait of Elijah Muhammad, who became head of the Nation of Islam movement.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Ken Clark, Lester Grainger, and Sidney Williams
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Seated around a small table are, left to right: Sidney Williams, Lester Grainger, and Ken Clark.
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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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Seated women
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Chicago Urban League records
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Woman holding sign welcoming Martin Luther King, Jr.
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A woman holds a hand-lettered sign welcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. to Banneker School.
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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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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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Union workers at civil rights rally
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View of a crowd at a civil rights rally. A number of signs with UAW in large letters are visible.
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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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Woman with four men in an office
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An unidentified woman speaks with four unidentified men in an office.
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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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Dr. Charles Williams, Flossie Allen, Mrs. Fred Walker
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Left to right: Allen (1st President of the Women's Division), Walker, Williams
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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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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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People kneeling at Martin Luther King, Jr.'s grave
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Chicago Urban League records
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The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson with Connie Seals
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Jesse Jackson (center) with Costello O. "Connie" Seals (left) and an unidentified man (right).
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Chicago Urban League records
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Jim Tilmon interviewing the Reverend A. I. Dunlap and two others
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Seated together for a television interview are, left to right: The Reverend A. I. Dunlap, unidentified woman, unidentified man, and host Jim Tilmon.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking
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Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking outside at a podium.
Date:
ca. 1966
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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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Thelma Hill
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Thelma Hill (center) clasps hands with two unidentified men. A poster on the wall behind her reads "Support Your Urban League - 1971 Membership Campaign".
Date:
1971
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Chicago Urban League records
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Model of an educational park
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Bill Berry (right) listens as an unidentified man describes an educational park with primary, middle and high school facilities.
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Chicago Urban League records
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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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Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., James Compton, and others
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Pictured left to right are: George E. Johnson, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Mrs. Clarence Woods, Clarence Woods, and James Compton.
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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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Three girls
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Three young girls seated together on the floor.
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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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James Compton and two others
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James W. Compton (center) seated at a dining table with two unidentified men.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Church Day
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Seated at dining tables at Church Day are, left to right: The Reverend Chas. Webb, The Reverend Jesse W. Cotton, The Reverend John Jackson, and Johnny Walker. The Reverend John W. Clinkscales is standing at the right.
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Chicago Urban League records
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Chicago Urban League Annual Luncheon, 1974
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Charles G. Hayes, Anne B. Rodger, Clara Day, and Senator Cecil A. Partee at the Chicago Urban League Annual Luncheon.
Date:
1974-02-08 00:00:00
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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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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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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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Man wearing a tie
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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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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