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Participants in the Urban League Nursery School gather with their teacher. The nursery school was established in 1936 by the league through the Works Progress Administration.

Participants in the Urban League Nursery School gather outside. The nursery school was established in 1936 by the league through the Works Progress Administration.

Members of the Springfield Urban League Nursery School Mother's Club. The nursery school was established in 1936 by the league through the Works Progress Administration.

A group of board members gather at an open house. Leon Stewart, the 1980 First Citizen and twenty-eight year Urban League board member, is on the right.

Interested individuals gather at the Urban League for a luncheon to discuss problems faced by youth.

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.

Mr. Frank Frankovich of the Thomas Edison School, Mrs. Norman Anderson, teacher at George Washington Junior High School, and Reverend J. D. Hester, pastor at the Zion Baptist Church, meet with students to discuss college entrance requirements.

Members of the panel, sponsored by the Springfield Urban League, gather in a church.

Guests attend the Springfield Urban League Annual Dinner held at the St. Nicholas Hotel.

Board members participate in the annual meeting. The Springfield Urban League was founded in 1926 to help improve the lives of the black population.

Thomas F. Paris, President of the Board of Directors for the Urban League of Springfield, addressing members of the league at the annual meeting held at the Illinois Baptist Church.

Members attend the annual tea, one of many events held to contribute to the Guild's primary focus, fundraising. On verso: "Mrs. James Smallwood, Mrs. E. A. Lee, Mrs. Eugene Woodson, Miss Lois Shelton, Mrs. G. B. Winston, Mrs. Allan Pryor, Mrs. Walter…

Members of the Springfield Urban League attend the annual meeting.

Springfield Urban League board members meet over dinner.

Individuals attend the state conference.

Members attend a dinner given by the Springfield Urban League.

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.

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.

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.

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.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Vernon L. Nickell, introduces panel speakers for the film forum on "The High Wall".

Jerome Singleton, the Director of the Douglass Community Center, sits with his secretary, Virginia Harris. The center, located in Champaign, was dedicated in 1945 after years of fundraising by the black community for an adequate recreational…

Portrait of Reverend G. B. Winston speaking on Equal Opportunity Day. While serving as executive director of the league, Reverend G. B. Winston worked to establish the Springfield Urban League Scholarship Fund.

Portrait of Martin Luther King, Sr., Baptist pastor, civil rights leader, and father to Martin Luther King, Jr., speaking from a podium.

Portrait of Martin Luther King, Sr., Baptist pastor, civil rights leader, and father to Martin Luther King, Jr., reading as he stands behind a podium.