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  • New Philadelphia becomes National Park as African American history under attack

    Feb 20, 2023 9:45 am by The TelegraphIllinois in the News
    Shirley McWorter-Moss, a descendant of Free Frank McWorter, created a bust of what he may have looked like. Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/TNS

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    The Telegraph (Feb. 18)  'I’m not surprised, annoyed or upset about what DeSantis is trying to do. This is a wake-up call for the American people,' says Gerald McWorter, a U of I professor emeritus and author of 'The History of Black Studies.'