| | 1: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013/2014 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The 2013-2014 Illinois Blue Book commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Marchon Washington for Jobs and Freedom and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with a sevenpagefeature article. The article pays homage to the organizers and leaders of the march,including the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Illinoisans Timuel Black, Jr., the Rev.Addie L. Wyatt, Al Raby, Lawrence Landry and Don Rose, who were instrumental inseeing this monumental event come to fruition. Illinois own U.S. Senator Everett Dirksenwas a key player in getting the landmark Civil Rights Act passed, laying the groundworkfor equal opportunity for all Americans, regardless of race, creed, color or national origin. | | | | Date Created: | 12-04-2017 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000080830 Original UID: 193496 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
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