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Eleanor Saunders Towns Oral History duration 31 minutes 15 seconds Eleanor Saunders Towns Oral History Eleanor Saunders Towns Oral History	Eleanor Saunders Towns Oral History Eleanor Saunders Towns eyes were initially set on Howard University, but an administrative error redirected her to the University of Illinois in 1961. Towns was a State Champion High… delta sigma theta black greeks university archives civil rights movement divine nine sororities From University Archives 121 plays 0
Connie Rolison Corbett Oral History duration 31 minutes 36 seconds Connie Rolison Corbett Oral History Connie Rolison Corbett Oral History	Connie Rolison Corbett Oral History Connie Rolison Corbett came to the University of Illinois as a transfer student in 1963, majoring in medical technology. She came to Illinois because she felt lonely at Ohio University, where she… delta sigma theta civil rights movement black power movement martin luther king richard hatcher university archives divine nine sororities From University Archives 33 plays 0
Beverly Effort Biggs Oral History duration 22 minutes 33 seconds Beverly Effort Biggs Oral History Beverly Effort Biggs Oral History	Beverly Effort Biggs Oral History Born and raised in Chicago, Beverly Effort Biggs applied to Illinois at the encouragement of a high school teacher in 1961. Up until then, her educational environments had been majority - black. She… sorority greek university archives delta sigma theta civil rights movement divine nine sororities From University Archives 45 plays 0
martin luther king get our check duration 1 minute 19 seconds martin luther king get our check martin luther king get our check	martin luther king get our check speech by martin luther king talking about reparations martin luther king check reparations sixties civil rights african americans black americans From Janice Collins 18 plays 0