Berry, Edwin C., 1910-1987

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Biography:

Civil rights leader, executive director of the Chicago Urban League from 1956 to 1972, and a leader of the Chicago Freedom Movement. Born November 11, 1910 in Oberlin, Ohio and died May 13, 1987 in Chicago. He also served as the first president of Portland, Oregon's Urban League.

Associated Subjects:

Berry, Edwin C., 1910-1987

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

2 items in 2 collections (expand all)

First non-white Rose Festival Princess

Date of Original:: 1945/1969
Collection:: Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Project
Contributing Institution:: Oregon Historical Society

Montgomery--Lucile Montgomery general correspondence, 1964-1966 (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 2, Segment 31b)

Creator:: Montgomery, Lucile
Date of Original:: 1964/1966
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Berry, Edwin C., 1910-1987

Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Project

Freedom Summer Digital Collection