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Group holding certificates
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Group of people in a computer lab holding Urban League certificates.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Laplois Ashford and Vernon Jarrett with two others
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Pictured left to right are: Laplois Ashford, unidentified man, Thomas Todd, and Vernon Jarrett.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Group in a store
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Three people are seated behind a table with pamphlets and other items.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Chicago Urban League headquarters (signpost with thermometer)
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View of the Chicago Urban League headquarters at 4500 S. Michigan Avenue (at Grand Boulevard).
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Governor Jim Edgar and others
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Illinois Governor Jim Edgar is in the middle.
Collection:
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.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Laplois Ashford and Vernon Jordan
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Laplois Ashford (left) and Veron Jordan (right) at an event.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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James Compton and another man
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James W. Compton (left) shakes hands with an unidentified man.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Richard Linyard greets Essie Rowell and Kermit Lee
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Richard Linyard (left), chairman of the Chicago Urban League's 1975 Membership Campaign, greets Kermit Lee, vice president and director of Urban Affairs, Continental Bank, and Essie Rowell, past president, Urban League's Women's Division, during a planning meeting for Urban League volunteers involved in the Membership Campaign.
Date:
1975-05-14 00:00:00
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Midwest Community Council
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Group of four seated men.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Senator Paul H. Douglas speaking
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Senator Paul Douglas speaking at a podium outdoors.
Collection:
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.
Date:
1959-04-29 00:00:00
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
James Compton, Ben Bekoe, and two others
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James Compton (second from left) shakes hands with an unidentified man. Ben Bekoe is on the far left.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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H.B. Law at a microphone
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H. B. "Bob" Law speaks at a podium.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Children and young people at the Chicago Urban League headquarters (sidewalk)
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Group of children and young people outside the Chicago Urban League headquarters at 4500 S. Michigan Avenue.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Earl Strayhorn and Judge Sidney Jones, Jr.
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Judge Sidney Jones, Jr. (left) and U.S. Civil Service Commissioner, Earl Strayhorn, co-chairmen of the Lawyers Division of the Chicago Urban League 1962 membership campaign, review membership information.
Date:
1962-05-08 00:00:00
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Bill Berry and Monty Faye
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Bill Berry (left) shakes hands with Monty Faye (right).
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Carrying schoolbooks
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A girl and a boy carry reading materials for school.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Mary Peter Clover, Robert Thomas, and Mel Hosch at a dining event
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Seated at a dining event are, in the foreground, left to right: Mary Peter Clover, Robert Thomas, and Mel Hosch.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Rene Simpson and two others
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Rene Simpson (center) with two unidentified others.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Delores Johnson welcomes new members to The Leaguers
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Mrs. Delores Johnson (left) president of The Leaguers, an official auxiliary of the Chicago Urban League, welcomes new members to the group as they kick off their 13th Annual Benefit for the agency. New members of The Leaguers are Mrs. Iris Jamerson (center) and Mrs. Patricia Matthews (right).
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Dressing room
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Group of young women and a man in a dressing room.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Group in a kitchen
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Group of people in a kitchen.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Marion Henley
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Marion Henley of the Chicago Urban League.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Stateway Mothers Society annual banquet
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View of a crowd seated at tables at the Stateway Mothers Society annual banquet.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
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.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
The Reverend Jesse W. Cotton and others
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The Reverend Jesse W. Cotton (left) seated at a table with others.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Warner Saunders and Edwin M. Schroeder
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Warner Saunders (left) and Edwin Schroeder (right) at an event.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Crowd at Soldier Field at night
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Date:
1971
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Children on a bus
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Group of children aboard a school bus.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Students with model city blocks
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A group of uniformed schoolgirls with a model of city blocks. A sign suspended above the model says "Restore".
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Children at an event
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Group of children assembled for an event.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Here's What You Do
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Young men interested in entering the building and construction trade unions listen intently to Nelson Brown (left), placement coordinator for the New Chicago Plan. Getting information are (left to right) Charles Crenshaw, Johnny Green, and Jerome Reese.
Date:
1973-03-07 00:00:00
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
James Compton speaking with a woman
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James W. Compton (right) speaks with an unidentified woman. Two others are seated behind them.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
James Compton with beer company employees
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James W. Compton (standing, third from right) with Old Milwaukee Beer and Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company employees. One of the seated men holds a poster that reads "Change Urban Life - Join the Chicago Urban League".
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Group of women at a banquet
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A group of women pose behind a banquet table. From left to right they are: Mabel Wilson, Minor Fells Townsend, Milfred Allen, Ida O. Williams, Jewel Wren, Ruth Wilson, Jimmye Calm, Edith Readus, Elena Moore, Bertha Rigsby, Essie Rowell, Josie Foster, Julia Fairfax, Fannie Woodley, and Rachel Ridley.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Reenlistment ceremony for Sargeant Irby Shears
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Reenlistment ceremony with the U.S. Army Recruiting Division for Sargeant Irby Shears, held at the Chicago Urban League. Pictured left to right are: Major John D. Spells (U.S. Army Recruiting Division), Mr. James Taylor and Mr. Willie Gainer of the Chicago Urban League, and Sargeant Irby Shears.
Date:
1975-08-06 00:00:00
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
James Compton with two others
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James W. Compton (center) with two other men.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Diahann Carroll and James Compton
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James W. Compton with singer and actress Diahann Carroll.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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James Compton, Richard Linyard, Dr. James Buckner, and others
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Group gathered at a meeting. Seated at a table in the foreground are James W. Compton (left), Richard Linyard (center), and Dr. James Buckner (right). The group standing behind them includes Ernest Collins (second from left),Darryl Grisham (third from right), and Barbara Proctor (second from right).
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Bud Billiken Parade
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A parade queen waves from atop a Chicago Urban League van in the Bud Billiken Parade.
Date:
circa 1984-1985
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Trio of men at a function
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Three unidentified men at a function.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Rosie Lee Grace, Willie Grace and William A. Brown
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Pictured together are, left to right: Rosie Lee Grace, Willie Grace, and police officer William A. Brown.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Dr. Percy Julian
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Portrait of Dr. Percy Julian.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Willie Pittman
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Willie Pittman standing outside a building.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Group of people at an event
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Two men and two women conversing at an event.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
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.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Two men looking at documents
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Two men seated at a desk reviewing documents.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Jr Craftsmen (Masons) Annual Banquet
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Group at the Jr Craftsmen (Masons) Annual Banquet. Pictured left to right are: Vernon B. Williams, H. D. Smith, Henry Fort, James Lemon, William Veeck, Obed E. Vanderburg, Alvin J. "Al" Prejean, Dick "Night train" Lane, Paul Turner, Walter Worrill, Edwin C. Berry, and Mr. Gleason. Bill Veeck was the speaker at the event.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Dizzy Gillespie with a group of young people
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Report Meet Dizzy Gillespie Guest (Gillespie is seated at the right.)
Date:
1961-04-03 00:00:00
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access

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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