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Tea is served to the league's former Executive Secretary, Reverend G. B. Winston, and his wife.

Mayor Lester B. Collins presents an official proclamation to Dr. D. E. Webster, League President, declaring August 28 through September 3 "Urban League Back-to-School-Stay-in-School Week". On verso: "Association of Commerce and Industry executive…

Two women visit a dentist's office.

A group of women gather to help at a potluck. (L-r): Mrs. Eugene Woodson (far left), Mrs. Harvey Perkins (4th from right), Mrs. William Berry (3rd from right), and Mrs. Arnold Dixon (2nd from right).

Portrait of Doctor Edwin Lee, a physician, active community member, and member of the Springfield Urban League, sitting at a desk.

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.

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…

Members attend a dinner given by the Springfield Urban League.

Individuals attend the state conference.

Springfield Urban League board members meet over dinner.

Members of the Springfield Urban League attend the annual meeting.

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…

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Members of the Springfield Urban League discuss plans for a new ball diamond. Funded with the help of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Comer Cox Park was established in 1976 and named after the former director of the league.