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Matteson Star in Matteson, Illinois

29 Jan 1995

Page 7

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Matteson Star

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Matteson, Illinois, United States of America

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Jan 29, 1995

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7

Early African American Settlements Shape Joliet and South Suburbs

The article traces Black Bob and other African American settlers in Will County and southern Cook County from the 1820s onward. It notes early residents near Joliet, the 1860 census, abolitionist activity, and routes of the Underground Railroad through Joliet Mokena and Crete. It highlights Robbins emergence in 1917 as a pioneering Black community and invites further research, with contact details for historian Larry A. McClellan.

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Chicago Will County Black Bob Joliet-Plainfield Will Channahon Victor Slain Crete Joliet Frederick Douglass Mokena Great Lakes Canada Freedom Cook County Blue Island George Turley Harvey Chicago Heights Shaffer Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Robbins North Marcus Garvey
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GSU Workshop Examines Indian Removal Attitudes

Governors State University hosts a two day workshop titled Native American Removal Development of an Attitude by Professor Paul Schranz and Jerry W. Lewis focusing on President Jefferson the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and settler attitudes from 1800 to 1854. The event runs February 3 4 at University Park with a $50 non credit fee and tuition details for students.

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Governors State University GSU Paul Schranz Jerry W. Lewis Thomas Jefferson Pope Nicholas V U.S Governors State University Park
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