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Records, 1980-1984.

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Copies of Afro Scholar Newsletter, 1980-1984. Afro Scholar Working Papers on such topics as curriculum development, social change, race relations and feminism. Course Outlines, 1981-1984. Grant applications for FIPSE, NEH, HEW and IBHE/HECA. Information on Illinois Council for Black Studies and National Council for Black Studies. Papers and publications, some by McWorter, related to areas of African American studies. Announcements for activities and copies of speeches given by various guest speakers such as Harold Washington, Margaret Burroughs, Lawrence Kennon and Lu Palmer.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Washington, Harold, 1922-1987

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Harold Lee Washington (April 15, 1922 – November 25, 1987) was an American lawyer and politician who was the 51st Mayor of Chicago. Washington became the first African American to be elected as the city's mayor in April 1983 after a multiracial coalition of progressives supported his election. He served as mayor from April 29, 1983 until his death on November 25, 1987. Born in Chicago and raised in the Bronzeville neighborhood, Washington became involved in local 3rd Ward politics under Chicago ...

Burroughs, Margaret Taylor, 1915-2010

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Margaret Taylor Burroughs (1917-2010) was a painter from Chicago, Ill. From the description of Oral history interview with Margaret Taylor Burroughs, 1988 Nov. 11-Dec. 5 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78335722 ...

National Council for Black Studies.

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McWorter, Gerald A.

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Afro-American Studies and Research Program.

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Program begun in 1969 at the University of Illinois in Champaign, not as a specific department or a major but with twenty five classes offered in various programs, then received a grant in 1981, under the leadership of Dr. Gerald McWorter, to develop a core curriculum. McWorter also founded the Illinois Council for Black Studies and made the U of I a member of the National Council for Black Studies that same year. He started the Afro Scholar Newsletter 1980 which became an international newslett...

Palmer, Lu.

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Illinois Council for Black Studies

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