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"Us and them" : the changing boundaries of acceptance and exclusion for incoming ethnic, religious, and racial groups in Rockford, Illinois, 1880-1933
The dissertation centers on the ethnic, racial, and religious history of Rockford, Illinois in an attempt to broaden knowledge of ethnic interaction and identity formation. This project examines the major ethnic and racial groups—Irish, Swedes, Italians, and African-Americans—that came to Rockford during these years. It explores the groups' interaction with each other, each group's acceptance by the larger community, the
Nisi Shawl Papers 1953-2014
Nisi Shawl is an African-American science fiction and fantasy writer best known for her short stories. She was born in 1955 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. At 16, she moved and enrolled at the University of Michigan's Residential College. Due to her experiences at the University, she decided to pursue other options and later moved to a house called Cosmic Plateau and
Nnedi Okorafor Papers 2005-2009
Nnedimma Nkemdili "Nnedi" Okorafor Teaches at Chicago State University.
People Who Care Records (Rockford) 1969-2007
People Who Care was established March 19, 1989 by a group of concerned citizens and parents led by Ed Wells and Larry Curtin. They opposed Rockford School District #205's January 1989 plan “Together Toward a Brighter Tomorrow” which sought to reduce costs for the school district by closing ten schools and restructuring others. People Who Care’s two biggest concerns were
Perceptions and reflections about educational opportunity among Northern Illinois African American adults : a case study of C.H.A.N.C.E. alumni
The purpose of this study is to understand the experiences of 20 African Americans who graduated from Northern Illinois University, a predominantly White institution, with the assistance of CHANCE (Counseling Help and Assistance Necessary for a College Education), an educational opportunity program (EOP). This case study focused on the long-term perceptions of these alumni and included an indepth examination of
Rockford Urban Ministries Records 1962+
The Rockford Urban Ministries is a program developed by the Rockford District of the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church in 1962 to meet pressing social problems of people living within the city which were not being met by any other institutional structures at that time. Through the efforts of the District Superintendent, Merlyn Northwest, and concerned Methodists