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      • Honoring Liethe Hill Thompson
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Branch YMCA in Evanston, Illinois
      • Remembering Delores Ann Petway Holmes (1937-2024)
      • Honoring Kathryn Ogletree
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      • Dr. Gwendoline Young Fortune
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Recollections of Samuel R. Johnson, Jr., A Second Generation Barber
October 26, 2015

Recollections of Samuel R. Johnson, Jr., A Second Generation Barber

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Twentieth Century Golf Club
August 21, 2014

Twentieth Century Golf Club

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October 18, 2013

William H. Twiggs: Early Pioneer

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Evanston: An Early North Shore African American Community
April 1, 2013

Evanston: An Early North Shore African American Community

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

Remembered as a Mentor: Charles R. Bouyer

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A Portrait of Helen Cromer Cooper
September 10, 2012

A Portrait of Helen Cromer Cooper

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