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Large group of African American politicians. First row (l-r): Harold Washington, Corneal A. Davis, Cecil A. Partee, Fred J. Smith, James McClendon, unidentified. Second row (l-r) Emil Jones, Jr., Lewis A. H. Caldwell, Raymond Whitney Ewell, Wyvetter…

White protestors in Cairo, Illinois carry signs featuring swastikas and anti-African American statements on a picket line protesting African Americans during racial unrest in the late 1960s and 1970s.

A band playing at an event with people dancing.

Illinois State Police observing African American protestors in Cairo, Illinois during race protests in the late 1960s and 1970s.

Portrait of Corneal A. Davis, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for District 1 from 1943-1978.

Portrait of Corneal A. Davis, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for District 1 from 1943-1978.

Portrait of Corneal A. Davis, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for District 1 from 1943-1978.

Corneal A. Davis with Illinois State Senator Cecil A. Partee.

Corneal A. Davis with Illinois State Senator Cecil A. Partee.

Corneal Davis (far left) seated at table with three unidentifed men and one unidentifed woman.

Corneal A. Davis with Illinois Speaker of the House W. Robert Blair II.

Corneal A. Davis and Illinois Speaker of the House William A. Redmond at a speaker's podium.

Corneal A. Davis speaks at a podium with Illinois Speaker of the House William A. Redmond looking on.

Corneal Davis (second from right) with group of men at a microphone during a special event.

Corneal Davis (far right) standing with two unidentified men at a microphone stand.

Corneal A. Davis speaking during a meeting.

Corneal A. Davis speaking at an event.

Corneal Davis speaking at an eent while surrounded by several unidentified men.

Corneal Davis speaking at an event while surrounded by several unidentified men.

Corneal A. Davis (left) walks with Illinois Speaker of the House William A. Redmond (center) and others down the center aisle with crowds applauding on both sides. Redmond was the Illinois Speaker of the House from 1975-1981.

Group of four men standing at a microphone at an event. Corneal Davis is second from right.

People eating and drinking at an event.

Illinois Governor Daniel Walker speaking at a special event with Corneal Davis standing to his right.

People eating and drinking at a special event.

People eating and drinking at an event