Primary Source

The Public-School Children of the South-Central District of Chicago Purchased $263,148. 83 in War Bonds and Stamps

U.S. Government via National Archives at College Park

A group of mostly Black men, women, and children are gathered while a soldier speaks at a microphone and a boy and girl hold an over-sized check addressed to the U.S. Treasury for $263,148.83. — Illinois War Bond Sales Staff receive a check from public school children who raised money to support the war effort.

Source: U.S. Government, National Archives at College Park.

Featured in

Lesson Plan

Racism Abroad and at Home: African American Soldiers During WWII

Explore how the experiences of African American soldiers during and after World War II impacted the development of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.