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See Benedictine University at Springfield.

Original name of what later became Benedictine University at Springfield. The school closed permanently in 2018.

Born in Springfield, Clarence Senor (1929-2011) was hired by the Springfield Fire Department in 1963.  In an interview for the Springfield African-American History Foundation series, he discussed discrimination in the workplace and the community and changes he saw in Springfield.

Adelaide O’Brien was the maiden name of a pioneer woman aviator in central Illinois. See Adelaide O’Brien Rentschler.

Scott Burton, a black barber, was one of two African-Americans who were lynched during the Springfield race riot. See Race riot of 1908.

Kate Howard, a white woman, was accused of being one of the leaders of a mob that destroyed Loper’s Restaurant at the start of the Springfield race riot. She committed suicide after being arrested. See Race riot of 1908.

Joe James, a black man, was accused of the killing of Clergy Ballard, a white mining engineer, on July 5, 1908. Ballard’s killing was one of the incidents that precipitated the Springfield race riot. See Race riot of 1908.

Mabel Hallam, a white woman, falsely accused a black man of rape. The allegation was one of the incidents that precipitated the Springfield race riot. See Race riot of 1908.