AREA Contributors:

Timuel Black

Timuel D. Black is known as Chicago’s griot. He has spent his lifetime gathering the stories of Chicago’s African-American community, documenting the great social movements and working for peace and justice. After serving with distinction in World War II, Black attended Roosevelt University and the University of Chicago. Black played a leading role in the civil rights movement in Chicago and nationally, working closely with Dr. King. He is the author of countless articles and of Bridges of Memory, an oral history collection documenting the lives of African-Americans who came to Chicago in the first and second waves of the Great Migration.

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