The Bloomington-Normal Black History Project was founded in 1982 and its collections span the 19th and 20th centuries.  The collection contains photographs, portraits, booklets, articles, and photocopies related to club organizations and churches of the local Black community.  In 1989, the Black History Project was affiliated with the McLean County Historical Society, which now serves as a repository for the project's collections. 

Click to access the Oral Histories from the Bloomington-Normal Black History Project, or to read more about the Bloomington-Normal Black History Project's origins. Click to access the online finding aid.