Racial History in Downers Grove
Settlement
Chief Waubonsee and Pierce Downer
Civil War & Underground Railroad
Isrel Blackburn: From Lash Marks to Hash Marks
Israel and Avis Blodgett's home was a part of the Underground Railroad from the early 1840s - 1861
The Underground Railroad in DuPage Country (the Blodgett family is featured starting at 3:55)
20th Century
3 Letter Man
21st Century
Hundreds March in Black Lives Matter Protest in Downers Grove
Downers Grove North High School: '…Overall, it’s fatiguing’: Minority students, teachers open up about constant struggle against discrimination
Illinois Radical Parent Activist has Hate Group Ties, History of Racist Posts