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Exhibit Showcases African American HeroesNewspaper article is about African American Robert Moore's career and life. The article talks about the exhibit that has been created on his life.
The history & growth of the minority officer in the Illinois State PoliceA magazine article talking about the changes in the growth of minorities in the Illinois State Police force in the 1970s.
The Presidents' MenA book written about Black leadership in the U.S. Marshall.
1946 NAACP ButtonA 1946 NAACP button given to a nurse at a hospital by an African American male in his 40's, who received treatment because of the riot in Chicago of…
Civil War Tombstone RubbingCloth overlaid and defined with charcoal to replicate the headstone of a Civil War Soldiers headstone located in Camp Butler Illinois. Veteran's…
Proof of Snow ancestor living across the street from Abraham Lincoln.Multiple public records as well as a family bible entry that prove the Snow family lived across the street from Abraham Lincoln.
Photograph of Springfield Hospital and Training School with accompanying information.The photo is accompanied by a short excerpt explaining the founding and expansion of the Springfield Hospital and Training School. This hospital would…
"Duke'n Out Duke" GOP Political ButtonThis button commemorates the 1988 Republican National Convention, held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The phrase "Duke'n Out Duke" may refer to George…
Eugene Taylor photo journalThis is Eugene Taylor's photo journal from his time in the Pacific theater during WWII. The pictures are mainly of his friends and the people he knew.…
Eugene Taylor ScrapbookThis scrapbook contains letters and pictures from Eugene Taylor from before his deployment. Taylor served the marines in the Pacific theater in WWII.…