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East End Neighborhood Club
Ladies of the club participate in a banquet.
Band Performs at Douglass Community Center
Band members perform a monthly concert directed by Louis "Hoppy" Evans. The center, located in Champaign, was dedicated in 1945 after years of fundraising by the black community for an adequate recreational facility.
Singers Perform
A small group of singers perform at an event.
Sterling Tucker, Governor Adlai Stevenson II, and G. B. Winston
Portrait of Sterling Tucker, Field Secretary of the Industrial Department of the National Urban League, and Reverend G. B. Winston, Executive Secretary of the Springfield Urban League, meeting with Governor Adlai Stevenson II at the Executive…
Etta Moten
Etta Moten, the first African American woman to perform at the White House, performs a concert at Springfield High School.Etta Moten's papers are located at the Chicago Public…
Reverend G. B. Winston
Portrait of Reverend G. B. Winston reading mail during his time as executive secretary. Later, while serving as executive director of the league, Reverend G. B. Winston worked to establish the Springfield Urban League Scholarship Fund.
Film Forum
State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Vernon L. Nickell, introduces panel speakers for the film forum on "The High Wall".
World War II Mothers
Mothers of World War II veterans gather. Beginning in 1942, the Urban League encouraged blacks to contribute to the war effort both physically and financially.
Lecture
A group of young adults listen to a speaker. The Urban League sponsored the National Youth Administration from 1935 to 1941 which helped provide occupational and other training to young adults.
Young Adults Meeting in a Church
A group of young adults meet. The Urban League sponsored the National Youth Administration from 1935 to 1941 which helped provide occupational and other training to young adults.
Young Adults Meeting
A group of young adults gather. The Urban League sponsored the National Youth Administration from 1935 to 1941 which helped provide occupational and other training to young adults.
Vocational Guidance Committee
Ministers, mothers, and youth workers gather at the Urban League to discuss problems faced by youth. Among them are Dr. Ruth Walker, Guidance Director, Lanphier High and Dr. E. A. Lee, Vocational Guidance Committee chairman.