Racism in Pekin’s past

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...