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The brochure shows the three African American U.S. Marshalls to promote Robert Moore's book the Presidents Men.

Self walking guide of museum exhibit at African American History Museum. The guide walks you through the entire exhibit.

A book written about Black leadership in the U.S. Marshall.

Poster showing Ronald Reagan as Rambo.

Newspaper talking about how Robert Moore was able to move the Martin Luther King statue in front of Springfield Illinois Capitol.

This is a Park Sherman Co. cigarette case. Park Sherman created many metal goods in Springfield, IL from the 1930s to 1960. This case may have been carried during WWII. This example was acquired at an antique shop.

Certificate known as the Order of the Ditch was presented to Cleaotha (Cleo) L. Bailey upon crossing the Panama Canal on the USS Yorktown on June 19, 1993.

This is a ration card for tobacco issued in the summer of 1945 to Eugene Taylor. Taylor served in the Marines during WWII. 12 of the 26 tabs have been used. The card was issued on May 1, 1945 and expired October 29, 1945. Rules for using the rations…

A pamphlet from the Lincoln Home that was handed out to visitors in 1937. The contributor, Jared Kaylor, got it from his uncle who came into possession of it in the 1940s or 50s.

A Purple Heart medal awarded to the family of PFC Ardell Van Over posthumously in 1952. PFC Van Over fought in the Battle of the Bulge where according to oral history, stepped on a land mine. He passed from complications of the wounds several months…