Illinois Legislative Black Caucus formalized (1968)

CTL-E-4045 · Event · founding · 1968

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Formalization in 1968 of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus from the 1966 legislative study group on African American issues.

Notes

RELP92 supporting event entity; events.json CTL-EVT-022002.

Referenced by

Illinois Legislative Black Caucus — organized → this record

Sources

Illinois General Assembly - SR0439 (93rd GA), caucus history resolution

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