Timuel Black
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(s) | Social worker, educator, civil rights activist, historian |
| Spouse(s) | Norisea J. Cummings (1947-58) Ruby P. Battle (1959-1968) |
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.
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.com. Hyde Park Herald. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ↑ "Documenting the Life of Dr. Timuel D. Black". ChiPubLib.org. Chicago Public Library. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ↑ "Black v. McGuffage, 209 F. Supp. 2d 889 (N.D. Ill. 2002)". Court Listener. Free Law Project. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ↑ Staff Writer. "Historian Timuel Black's gift to Chicago". acluofillinois@aclu-il.org. ACLU Illinois. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ↑ Ihejirika, Maudlyne (October 13, 2021). "Timuel Black, historian, civil rights activist, dies at 102". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved October 13, 2021.