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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…

Corneal A. Davis speaking during a meeting.

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

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

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

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

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.

A policeman in riot gear confronts civil rights protestors in Cairo, Illinois on a picket line during race protests in the late 1960s and 1970s.

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

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.

Illinois State Police truck used during civil rights protests in Cairo, Illinois during the late 1960s and 1970s as photographed by the United Front, an organization formed by pro-civil rights groups in the city.