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The First Blacks in Skokie [transcript]

Title

The First Blacks in Skokie [transcript]

Creator

Fortune, Gwendoline Y. (1926-2014)

Description

Transcript of oral history provided by former Skokie, Illinois resident, Gwendoline Fortune, at a regular membership meeting of the Skokie Historical Society. Listen to the recording.

Date

1984-06-07

Subject

Skokie (Ill.)
Integration
Racism--Illinois--Cook County
Fair housing

Contributor

Bode, Lovadore

Rights

In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Skokie Heritage Museum

Extent

3 pages

Format

PDF

Medium

paper

Source

Original materials part of the collection of Skokie Heritage Museum.

Provenance

Skokie Public Library

Spatial Coverage

http://www.geonames.org/4911600/skokie.html

Temporal Coverage

1980s (1980-1989)

Is Part Of

Fair Housing in Skokie, 1961-1971

Is Format Of

Fortune, Gwendoline Y. (1926-2014), “The First Blacks in Skokie [audio recording],” Skokie History Digital Collections, https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/items/show/887

Collection

Fair Housing in Skokie, 1961-1971 Digital Archive

Tags

fair housing, Gwendoline Fortune, integration, oral histories, racism, Skokie Heritage Museum

Citation

Fortune, Gwendoline Y. (1926-2014), “The First Blacks in Skokie [transcript],” Skokie History Digital Collections, accessed June 19, 2025, https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/items/show/886.

Output Formats

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  • dcmes-xml
  • json
  • omeka-xml

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