Timuel Black
Timuel Dixon Black Jr. (December 7, 1918 – October 13, 2021) was an American historian, educator, author and civil rights activist. He was an expert in African American history in Chicago.
Timuel D. Black Jr. | |
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 Black during his visit to Dutch secondary school Notre Dame des Anges in 2010 | |
| Born | December 7, 1918 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | October 13, 2021 (aged 102) |
| Cause of death | Prostate cancer |
| Education | Wendell Phillips High School DuSable High School Roosevelt University University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Social worker, educator, civil rights activist, historian |
| Spouse(s) | Norisea J. Cummings (1947-58) Ruby P. Battle (1959-1968) |
Black began his career as a social worker. During the 1960s, Black was president of the Negro American Labor Council. He was an organizer of the Chicago participation in the 1963 March on Washington.[2]
Black was the named plaintiff in the lawsuit Black v. McGuffage.[3] The suit claimed that the Illinois voting system discriminated against minorities during the 2000 United States presidential election.[4]
Black died on October 13, 2021 while in hospice care at his Kenwood home in Chicago, Illinois from prostate cancer, aged 102.[5]
References
- ↑ Gettinger, Aaron. Timuel Black honored for a life of achievement. HPHerald.comHyde Park Herald. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ↑ Documenting the Life of Dr. Timuel D. Black. ChiPubLib.orgChicago Public Library. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ↑ 'Black v. McGuffage, 209 F. Supp. 2d 889 (N.D. Ill. 2002). Court ListenerFree Law Project. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ↑ Staff Writer. Historian Timuel Black's gift to Chicago. acluofillinois@aclu-il.orgACLU Illinois. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ↑ Ihejirika, Maudlyne. Timuel Black, historian, civil rights activist, dies at 102 (October 13, 2021)Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
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