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Work by Southern Illinois University Carbondale researchers in recognizing significant Black heritage properties in the region could also reveal more information about a Union Army military camp that hosted up to 5,000 freed Blacks in Cairo at one point during the Civil War.
CHICAGO — Landmarks Illinois has awarded $32,150 in grant funding to 10 preservation projects across the state through its Preservation Heritage Fund and Barbara C. and Thomas E. Donnelley II