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Civil Rights + 60: Dirksen’s ‘Long, Hard Furrow’

This year’s celebration of Pekin’s Bicentennial coincides with the 60th anniversary of the federal...

Light and shadow: A review of Pekin’s African-American history and historiography

As Pekin’s Bicentennial Year continues and we now find ourselves in Black History Month,...

Landmarks on the way to the new Pekin Public Library

By Jared Olar Library Assistant In the previous installment of our ongoing series on...

Pekin’s library outgrows the Carnegie building

By Jared Olar Library Assistant Continuing our series on the history of the Pekin...

Looking back over 155 years of Pekin library history

By Jared Olar Library Assistant This month the Pekin Public Library marks an important...

Dirksen’s ‘Long, Hard Furrow’

This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column that first...

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