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‘There are very few people in Illinois history that have ever had such a big effect on major projects and issues,’ said Kirk Dillard, who chairs the Regional Transportation Authority.
The great-great grandson of “Free Frank” McWorter the first Black man to establish a U.S. town says the New Philadelphia, Ill., site deserves National Park status to further spread the story of the integrated community, and former slaves migration.