TY - BOOK AU - Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Illinois AU - Dolinar,Brian TI - The Negro in Illinois: the WPA papers T2 - New Black studies series SN - 9780252080937 AV - E185 .N447 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Urbana, Chicago PB - University of Illinois Press KW - African Americans KW - Illinois KW - History KW - Social conditions KW - Chicago KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; First, the french --; Slavery --; Abolition --; The Underground Railroad --; Lincoln and the Negro --; John Brown's friend --; Leave a summer land behind --; Rising --; Churches --; Soldiers --; Business --; Work --; Iola --; The migrants keep coming --; The exodus train --; Slave market --; Professions --; Health --; Houses --; Social life and social uplift --; Recreation and sports --; Defender --; Politics --; What is Africa to me? --; And churches --; Literature --; Music --; The theatre --; Rhythm; 2; b N2 - A major document of African American participation in the struggles of the Depression, 'The Negro in Illinois' was produced by a special division of the Illinois Writers' Project, one of President Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration programs UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=597874&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -