Lament for Civil Rights Activist Timuel Black

This past week, Chicago lost a champion of civil rights, when author and historian, Timuel Black passed away at the age of 102.  His long tenure as an activist included bringing Martin Luther King Jr to speak in Chicago in 1956, and helping to elect Mayor Harold Washington, Chicago first Black Mayor in 1983.  Read more about the important role played by Timuel Black in advancing social justice. 

• Timuel Black's Biography (thehistorymakers.org)

• Timuel Black, civil rights leader and Chicago historian, 1918–2021 | University of Chicago News (uchicago.edu)

• Chicago Historian, Activist Timuel Black Dead at 102 | Chicago News | WTTW

• Reflections on Turning 100 with Chicago’s Remarkable Timuel Black | Chicago News | WTTW

• Civil rights leader Timuel Black dies at 102 - CNN

• Timuel Black, Civil Rights Champion And Historian, Dies At 102: 'Tim Gave His All To All Of Us' (blockclubchicago.org)