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Interesting article about the Green Book

sarafinapekkala wrote in blackhistory Jul 17, 2012 15:20

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Africans in Chicago Oral History Project now online

zizi_west wrote in blackhistory Dec 06, 2011 13:15

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Africans in Chicago Oral History Project NOW online

The United African Organization (UAO) is a Chicago-based coalition of African community-based associations dedicated to social and economic justice, civic participation, and empowerment of African immigrants and refugees in Illinois. UAO has just ( Read more... )

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Chicago Black History

innocencelost wrote in blackhistory Jun 07, 2010 21:29

DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis

Premieres June 7, 2010 at 7:30 pm

DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis tells the history of Chicago's African-American community as never before - through the voices of its leading citizens, scholars, artists, politicians, and business leaders.

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