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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
African Americans in Springfield

African Americans in Springfield

Frances, Mary
Helm-Renfro, Beverly

Paperback

Series: Images of America

Black American HistoryRegional: MidwestSocial Movements

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ISBN10: 1467108219
ISBN13: 9781467108218
Publisher: Arcadia Pub (Sc)
Published: Jul 25 2022
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
Springfield became the capital of Illinois due in large part to Abraham Lincoln--lawyer, politician, and president. Lincoln lived in Springfield from 1837 to 1861, and during the decade after his departure, the African American population in the city quadrupled. Although Springfield was dominated by railroads, coal mines, and government, African Americans also worked as doctors, dentists, lawyers, professors, politicians, public school teachers, firemen, insurance agents, entrepreneurs, soldiers, military officers, police officers, state troopers, artists, inventors, secretaries, cooks, laborers, car salesmen, and church leaders. After the Springfield Race Riot of 1908, the city became less welcoming for African Americans. Shortly after, however, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the National Urban League were formed. Further gains under Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s leadership were made during the civil rights movement.

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