Theodis Pace

CTL-E-4922 · Person · politician · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

President, Illinois State Conference NAACP. Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Democracy Under Siege: Safeguarding Our Elections and Preserving Voting Rights' (2025-12-16).

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: President, Illinois State Conference NAACP. Civic lenses: 02 Civil Rights & Justice, 10 Faith, Community & Civic Organizations. Programs: Democracy Under Siege: Safeguarding Our Elections and Preserving Voting Rights (2025-12-16). Identity verification: "Pace's greatest challenge was being the first African American to be a viable candidate for the Office of Mayor for the City of Kankakee." — The Vedette. Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Relationships

City Club of Chicago: Democracy Under Siege: Safeguarding Our Elections and Preserving Voting Rights — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Democracy Under Siege: Safeguarding Our Elections and Preserving Voting Rights" (2025-12-16). Role at time: President, Illinois State Conference NAACP.

Sources

Identity evidence: "Pace's greatest challenge was being the first African American to be a viable candidate for the Office of Mayor for the City of Kankakee." — The Vedette
City Club of Chicago program: Democracy Under Siege: Safeguarding Our Elections and Preserving Voting Rights (2025-12-16) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/5731/democracy-under-siege-safeguarding-our-elections-and-preserving-voting-rights (primary source)

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