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Racism in Pekin’s past

This week, on Friday evening, 25 April 2025, in commemoration of this year’s 60th...

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

Last week in this column, we surveyed the African-American population of Pekin in the...

Continuing our review of what historical records can tell us of 19th-century African-American residents...

Recently this column reviewed the known black families who lived in Pekin just before,...

Recently local historian Carl Adams brought to my attention the Tazewell County Genealogical &...

The metropolitan areas and larger cities of the U.S. naturally serve as the nation’s...