Miller Park

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A Community in Conflict

Digital Exhibit

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1919

During the late 1800s, Black people in McLean County were provided with equal access to public facilities and accommodations. But in the early 1900s, Jim Crow segregation dramatically increased in Central Illinois and Black people were increasingly treated as second-class citizens.

Digital Exhibit

Biographies

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Burnham, John Howard

John Howard Burnham was born on October 31, 1834 in Essex, Massachusetts. His parents, John Bur...

Biography

Claxton, Belle Blue

Belle Blue Claxton was born in Bloomington, IL on April 30, 1872. She was a daughter of Richar...

Biography

Edwards, Ruby

Ruby A. Jackson was born on January 29, 1906 in Bloomington, Illinois. She was the daughter of...

Biography

Jung, Jacob

Jacob Phillip Jung was born on February 9, 1850 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois to parents ...

Biography

Moratz, Paul

Paul O. Moratz had a passion for building and design that started at a young age. For 34 years ...

Biography

Stearles, Willis

Much of what we know today about Willis Stearles comes from oral history, members of the commun...

Biography

Blog

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Independence Day 1964 Miller Park, Bloomington

For well over a century, Miller Park on Bloomington’s west side has served as home to many the ...

Blog Post

McHistory: Segregation in Bloomington-Normal

Listen to the audio on WGLT's website hereMcHistory goes back in time to explore big momen...

Blog Post

Videos

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Lunch & Learn: What's New at the Zoo with Jay Pratte

Video

Miller Park: An Evening of Stories with Bill Kemp

Video