The Chicago Humanities Festival hosted its annual Evanston Day on Saturday, featuring speakers ranging from Illinois First Lady M.K. Pritzker to comedian Sarah Cooper. About 3,500 people bought tickets for the symposiums, featuring artistic talent, thought-provoking conversations and musical performances, according to Chicago Humanities publicity manager Stephanie Storey. Michael Green, co-creative director of the Chicago.
A new digital exhibit by Northwestern University scholars profiles the lives of 25 Black men and women who were active in the struggle for racial justice in 19th-century Illinois. They responded to Illinois’ most oppressive Black law by organizing the first statewide political gathering of Black Illinoisans in 1853.
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