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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.

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".

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.

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…

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…

A small group of singers perform at an event.

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.

Ladies of the club participate in a banquet.

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.

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.

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.

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.