Tom Emery, Author at The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Fri, 17 Feb 2023 17:20:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Tom Emery, Author at The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com 32 32 163009088 Black History Month:  A Look Back At The Fight For Education Equality In Illinois During The Civil War Era https://www.chicagoreporter.com/black-history-month-a-look-back-at-the-fight-for-education-equality-in-illinois-during-the-civil-war-era/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/black-history-month-a-look-back-at-the-fight-for-education-equality-in-illinois-during-the-civil-war-era/#respond Fri, 17 Feb 2023 17:20:41 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7846722 Equality in education was an issue in Illinois even before the Civil War. After the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the end of the war, many took up the challenge of equal opportunity in public education. At the forefront was Illinois State University, the state’s first public institution of higher learning, which used its position […]

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