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How Shorefront Legacy Center saves Black history from a church basement in Evanston

NPR | By Adrian Florido
Published September 19, 2026 at 5:40 AM MDT

The Shorefront Legacy Center, a small archive in a church basement in Evanston, Ill., collects papers and objects that tell the history of the city's Black community.

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Adrian Florido
Adrian Florido is a national correspondent for NPR covering race and identity in America.