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From Cabrini Green to Colp A family recalls life and growth
Pauline Hurd and Dwain left Cabrini Green after gun violence wounded him. They moved to Colp where neighbors children thrived, with support from Martin Bruyns Archibald Mosley and local educators. Their four kids pursued military service, higher education and varied careers while Pauline later joined John A. Logan College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hard of Colp
Chicago
Cook County Hospital
Cabrini-Green
Pauline
Dwain
Jackson 5
Temptations
Peppermint Lounge
Earth, Wind and Fire
Don Cornelius
Cabrini-Green Complex
Lincoln Park Zoo
Kimberly
Cabrini Green
Colp
No. 9
Archibald Mosley
Mosley
Montford Point
Bill Perkins
Herrin High School
Ed Tresnak
Mark Collins
Pauline Hurd
Hurds
Owain
Donnaell Bush
Mychal
California
SIU
Glenn Poshard
Williamson County
Chuck Garnall
Dedi
Herrin
Herrin High
Anna Jackson
Jackson
Carbondale Community High School
SIU Carbondale
Girl Scouts
Jarhead
Marine Corps
Donnnell
USMC
Kimberly Hurd Roberts
Japan
Yokosuka
Joel Robertson
Mackenzie
Quincey
Joel
Kim
Millikin University
Decatur
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Cooley High
Pentagon
Dedi Hurd Townsend
Texas
C.J
University of Phoenix
Mychal Bush-King
Indiana
Mychal Bush-King II
Afghanistan
VA Medical Center
Marion
Washington, D.C
White House
John A. Logan College
Minnie