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

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

Couple attending an event.

Corneal A. Davis speaking at an event.

People eating and drinking at an event.

People seated and dancing at an event.

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

Unidentified man and woman attending an event.

Unidentified man waves to the camera at an event.

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

People eating and drinking at an event

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.

Two unidentified men attending an event.

People eating and drinking at an event.

A band playing at an event with people dancing.

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

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

Unidentified attendees seated at tables during a reception.

Illinois Governor Dan Walker signs Fair Employment Practices Commission legislation enacting investigatory powers in 1975. Front row (l-r): Charles Chew, William H. Robinson, Corneal Davis, Governor Walker, Cecil A. Partee, Harold Washington. Back…

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.