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Stand up to be counted at PUSH Expo
Reverend Jesse L. Jackson urged black attendees to push for more gains while General Foods and Schlitz pledged over 105 million in benefits. The Expo showcased Motown, Ford, General Motors, and Illinois Bell displays as youths and small black entrepreneurs from Hyde Park and across Chicago networked for future opportunities and community programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse L. Jackson
General Foods Corp
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co
Jackson
Motown Records
Ford
General Motors
Illinois Bell
Stone-Corporation
Ma Bell
Chicago
South Side
Hyde Park
Kenwood High
Bobo
Johnal & Bobo
Tricia Hopkins
Stony Island
Nick Florence
D.Y.M.O. Plate Co
Don Wilson
Slaes of
Ultra
Unique Enterprises
S. Cottage Gr
E. 75Th St
Thomas Littleton
Reo Movers and van Lines
Hales High School
Cottage Grove
Cleo Johnson
African Ports, Inc
E. 53Rd St
Expo
Betty Palmer
Africa
Europe
Orient
Sonia Roberts
Roberts Motels
Espo
Tulsa
OK Mulgee
Oklahoma
St. Louis
Gary
63Rd St
Jesse Jackson