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Emerson Street Branch YMCA: Segregation in Evanston
March 28, 2013

Emerson Street Branch YMCA: Segregation in Evanston

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Glencoe: An Early North Shore African American Community
March 25, 2013

Glencoe: An Early North Shore African American Community

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Remembered as a Mentor: Charles R. Bouyer
March 21, 2013

Remembered as a Mentor: Charles R. Bouyer

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Lake Forest: An Early North Shore African American Community
March 18, 2013

Lake Forest: An Early North Shore African American Community

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Dorothy Hadley: An Ethiopian Princess at the Birth of a Movement
March 10, 2013

Dorothy Hadley: An Ethiopian Princess at the Birth of a Movement

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January 5, 2013

From the Shorefront Archives #004

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Shorefront Memories #001
November 13, 2012

Shorefront Memories #001

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The Toppers Club of Evanston, Illinois
October 29, 2012

The Toppers Club of Evanston, Illinois

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From the Shorefront Archives #003
September 24, 2012

From the Shorefront Archives #003

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The Norshore Twelve, Inc. 12 Men, 31 Years of Service
September 3, 2012

The Norshore Twelve, Inc. 12 Men, 31 Years of Service

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