Letter from Timuel Black Jr. to his daughter Ermetra Black, July 30, 1964
A true Renaissance man, Timuel D. Black Jr. was a gifted educator, activist, historian and a citizen of Chicago’s Bronzeville and the globe. His vast knowledge of not just history, but also of Black life and politics in Chicago means he routinely spoke at gatherings both large and small. The digital collection contains speeches that span nearly four decades from the 1960s to the 1990s. Topics range from education, civil rights, racial discrimination and segregation to Chicago politics and voting rights.
Letter From Mrs. Fannie Young to CPL Librarian Helen Zatterberg, circa 1930s
Civil War Letter, written in Chicago, April 22, 1865
