Hope: Black Resort Community in KirklandThree newspaper articles cover a story about how a group of wealthy Blacks from St....Read More
Fear: Ku Klux Klan, Shabbona in the 1930 and 1940sNewspaper coverage in local communities can be complicated, especially when looking at syndicated articles or...Read More
Fear: Ku Klux Klan, Sycamore from 2016-2022Unfortunately, the fear connected to the Klan is not part of our distant past. While...Read More
Fear: Ku Klux Klan, Sycamore in the 1960’s and 1980’sAccording to several oral history interviews, there were rumors that the Klan would be coming...Read More
Fear: Ku Klux Klan, Sycamore in the 1930’sWhile the 1920s was the heyday of Klan activity throughout the country, there is still...Read More
Fear: Ku Klux Klan in Northern DeKalb County (Genoa, Kirkland, and Fairdale)According to census records through 1950, Genoa was a community that did not include many...Read More
Fear: Ku Klux Klan, Shabbona in the 1920’sThe Shabbona Express newspaper also included several articles in the 1920s that referred to Klan...Read More
Angie Redmond “Here I Come_The New Safe Negro Travel Guide 20/21”About the work: Here I Come_The New Safe Negro Travel Guide 20/21 The woman in...Read More
Jadakess Neal “Young black child, how do you grow? With no sunshine. Only hope.” and “Hold on tight and don’t let go.”About the work: Young black child, how do you grow? With no sunshine. Only hope....Read More