gov_tweets: 4890
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2021-02-19T23:30:36+00:00 |
Robert Sengstacke Abbott founded the Chicago Defender back in 1905. It grew to have the highest circulation of any Black-owned newspaper in the country. Abbott leveraged his business to encourage his readers to advocate for equal rights not just in Chicago but nationwide. https://twitter.com/GovPritzker/status/1362907466598670344/photo/1 |
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J. B. Pritzker |
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