The Chicago Urban League was established in 1916 by an interracial group of community leaders to help rural African Americans migrating from the South in unprecedented numbers adjust to urban living. The establishment of the Chicago chapter was viewed then as an important step to spreading the National Urban League’s civil rights agenda across mid-America and parts of the West.Saturday, February 7, 2009
Change You Can See
The Chicago Urban League was established in 1916 by an interracial group of community leaders to help rural African Americans migrating from the South in unprecedented numbers adjust to urban living. The establishment of the Chicago chapter was viewed then as an important step to spreading the National Urban League’s civil rights agenda across mid-America and parts of the West.
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Too often we complain that the mainstream media does not do a good job of telling our stories. Finally, someone is taking a leadership position to tell the world and other African Americans about the great economic movement that exists within our community. Hopefully, this type of leadership becomes contagious.
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