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Englewood's Influence on Michael Jackson
The Mizell Brothers, Freddie Perren, Michael Jackson, and Englewood's Hidden Place in Music History When people think about the origins of hip hop, th…
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The 4th Ward Fires of 1970
The Fourth Ward Fires and the Crisis of Urban Renewal The fire epidemic that swept through Englewood's Fourth Ward during the fall and winter of 1970…
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Althea Gibson, Jerry Volpe and the Englewood Golf Club
Few athletes in American history broke as many barriers as Althea Gibson. Born in 1927 in Silver, South Carolina, and raised in Harlem, New York, Gibs…
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Activism, Women’s Rights
Mary McCleod Bethune Controversy (1952)
In the spring of 1952, Mary McLeod Bethune, one of the most respected educators and public servants in the United States, became the center of a natio…
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