Jeanne Schultz Angel
Casting a Historic Vote: Suffrage for Women in Illinois
Topics: History; Women’s Suffrage; Racism
Hindsight in 2020: The Long Road to Universal Suffrage
Topics: History; Voting Rights; Civil Rights |
Henry Cervantes**
Aztec Dance - Xochitl-Quetzal - Mexico's Ancient Culture and Living Tradition
Topics: Dance; Ritual; Indigenous
The Power of Nonviolent Struggle for Social Change
Topics: History; Nonviolence; Social Justice |
Ada Cheng
Not Quite: Asian Americans and the "Other" in the Era of the Pandemic and the Uprising
Topics: Immigration; Citizenship; Asian American
Our Words, Our Truths: Storytelling as a Performative Memoir for Collective Identity and Community Engagement
Topics: Storytelling; Performance; Community |
Cynthia A. Clampitt**
How Corn Changed Itself and Then Changed Everything Else
Topics: History; Food; Illinois
Wild Boar to Baconfest: Pigs in History and Popular Culture
Topics: History; Food; Illinois |
Brian "Fox" Ellis**
Black Hawk’s View of Illinois History
Topics: History; Native American; Illinois
Walt Whitman’s Democratic Vistas
Topics: Poetry; History; Democracy |
Bucky Halker**
This Land Is Your Land: The Folksongs of Woody Guthrie
Topics: Folk Music; Labor History; Great Depression
Down in the Mine: American Coal Miners and Their Songs, 1890-1960
Topics: Folk Music; Labor History; Illinois |
Katherine Hamilton-Smith**++
The Happy Invention: The History and Significance of Picture Postcards
Topics: History; Picture Postcards; Illinois |
Dan Haughey
MR. U. S. Grant: A Man and A Patriot!
Topics: History; Military; U.S. Presidents
ULYSSES GRANT... A Visit at Headquaters (Virtual , Live-Stream Presentation)
Topics: History; U.S. Presidents; Illinois |
Erika Holst**
Behind the Beautiful Dress: Making Cloth and Clothing in the 19th Century
Topics: Labor History; U.S. Slavery; Clothing
The Life Cycle of Clothing in the 19th Century
Topics: Labor History; Women; Clothing |
Angela Jackson**++
Illinois Poet Laureate
Topics: Poetry; Black Arts Movement; Illinois
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Catalina Maria Johnson, Ph.D.
Latin Hip Hop as a New Poetry
Topics: Hip Hop Music; Poetry; Latinx
Latinos in Illinois and the USA: Music as a Cultural History
Topics: Protest Music; History; Latinx |
Caroline M. Kisiel
Antislavery Activism on the Frontier: The Story of the English Prairie
Topics: History; U.S. Slavery; Illinois
Did Black Lives Matter in Early Illinois? Voices from the Brink of Slavery and Freedom
Topics: History; African American; Illinois |
Megan R. Klein
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Catherine Lambrecht**
Family Heirloom Recipes from the Illinois State Fair
Topics: History; Food; Illinois |
Connie Martin**
Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad (™)
Topics: History; U.S. Slavery; Quilts |
Sandra Pfeifer
America’s Heroines / Revolution to Evolution: How Suffragettes Changed America
Topics: History; Women’s Suffrage; Feminism |
Christophe D. Ringer
Police Violence, Evil and the Future of Democracy
Topics: Ethics; Racism; Social Justice |
Marlene Rivero**
Ann Bradford Stokes: African American Civil War Nurse
Topics: Civil War History; Nursing; African American
Elizabeth Keckley: Seamstress
Topics: History; Dressmaking; African American |
Cyndee Schaffer**
The Journey of Mollie's War: WACs and WWII
Topics: History; Women in the Military; World War II |
Kim Sigafus**
Journeying Through The American Indian Way of Life
Topics: History; Storytelling; Native American |
Pamala Silas**
Vibrant, Resilient, Still Here: Contemporary Native Americans in Illinois
Topics: Contemporary; Community/Demographics; Native American |
Dennis Stroughmatt**
Illinois Creoles, French Canadians, and Louisiana Cajuns: A Continental Story
Topics: Music; History; French Creole
Play That Hot Fiddle: Old Time Radio and the Life of Southern Illinois Swing Fiddler “Pappy” Wade Ray
Topics: Country Music; History; Illinois |
Mark Tonelli
From Bossa Nova to Bebop and Beyond: The Influence of Brazilian and American Popular Music on Each Other
Topics: Popular Music; Brazil; United States
Jazz: America's Own Indigenous Art Form
Topics: Jazz Music; History; Illinois |
Chris Vallillo**
Historic Instruments of Illinois
Topics: Music; History; Illinois
Oh Freedom! Songs of the Civil Rights Movement
Topics: Music; History; Civil Rights |
Tiffany White
Senator Everett Dirksen's Humble Upbringing in Pekin, IL, and His National Legacy
Topics: Politics; Civil Rights; Illinois |
Ernest M. Whiteman III
No One Ever Sees Indians: Native Americans in Media
Topics: Film; Media Representations; Native American |
Ted Williams III
1619: The Journey of a People, The Production
Topics: History; U.S. Slavery; Civil Rights
Change Our Language, Change Our Politics
Topics: Language; Politics; Civic Engagement |
Kevin J. Wood
From Obscurity to Greatness: Illinois and Lincoln, 1830 to 1861
Topics: History; U.S. Presidents; Illinois |