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In 1900, this was an unusually high black population for a town of Cairo's size, and five percent of all black residents of the state of Illinois resided here. As a result of the large black population in a town with a traditionally southern white heritage (despite the fact that Illinois is not in the South), race relations were already ...
Cairo (/ ˈ k ɛər oʊ / KAIR-oh, [4] sometimes / ˈ k eɪ r oʊ / KAY-roh) [5] is the southernmost city in Illinois and the county seat of Alexander County.A river city, Cairo has the lowest elevation of any location in Illinois and is the only Illinois city to be surrounded by levees.
The Cairo Historic District is a historic district encompassing a large section of Cairo, Illinois. The district is roughly bounded by Park, 33rd, Sycamore, 21st, Cedar, and 4th Streets and the Ohio River ; it includes most areas of Cairo developed by 1890, save for two sections which are almost entirely renovated or deteriorated.
A rising sea level (and extremely salty and polluted water) led to the area's abandonment by 1980. Today, many structures are still there to explore — if the smell of rotten eggs doesn't get to ...
Charles "Chuck" Koen (1945 – July 20, 2018) was an African-American minister and civil rights activist from Cairo, Illinois who served as prime minister of the Black Liberators and the executive directors of the Black United Front Cairo. [1] Koen worked with organizations in Southern Illinois during the mid- and late 1960s.
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Illinois watchdog issues report on dangerous toys, recalls and other threats. Kevin Bessler. November 26, 2024 at 2:37 PM. This photo shows water beads at their original size and then how they ...
Huey may have been unaware that Cairo had abandonment issues. Cairo developed a hatred and distrust of Huey after the latter "abandoned" the former by moving to a white suburb; when Huey later visited Cairo in Chicago , Cairo persistently accused Huey of various abandonment-related slights, gloating that he had replaced Huey with a new ...