Guide to the United Front of Cairo, Illinois Photographs, circa 1970-1980
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Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990
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Simone, Nina, 1933-2003
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The United Front of Cairo, Illinois was an organization founded in 1969-1970, in response to racist attacks against the black population in Cairo, Illinois. The United Front was founded and led by Reverend Charles Koen. On March 31, 1969, white vigilante groups ("White Hats"), in cooperation with the local police, shot into an all-black housing project for two and a half hours. Although it was not the first attack on the black population in Cairo, it led the impetus to begin an economic boycott ...