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F.A.I.T.H. Inc.
Pictures
 From left to right, State representative Karen Yarbrough, Dede, Director Walker, and West Side Health Authority Jacky Reed meet downtown at Chicago State building of Department of Corrections meeting. |  16. FAITH Inc. met with Walgreens to discuss progress with their community contract. |  FAITH Inc. members with Senator Ricky Hinton met in his office on West Side to discuss funding ad IDs. |
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 From left to right, Sharron who is a member of FAITH Inc, Cook County Jail official Tom Dart, and staff member of FAITH Inc. Dede met at FAITH Inc. advisory meeting. |  FAITH Inc. staff with Deputy Director of Rod Blagojevich to discuss funding. |  FAITH Inc. staff met with Statesville officials downtown. |
 Reverend Crawford and Dede, a staff member of FAITH Inc., receive an award from Illinois Department of Human Services at FAITH Inc. headquarters. |  Members of FAITH Inc. |  FAITH Inc. members at a party. |
 FAITH Inc. at Dixon Correctional Center in 2005 |  FAITH Inc. met downtown with the Department of Corrections to discuss IDs. |  Staff of FAITH Inc. met with Senator Hinton. |
 Reverend Crawford and Director Walker of Illinois Department of Corrections met in his office to discuss FAITH Inc. issues. |  From left to right, Reverend Crawford meets with Mr. Brisco and Mr. Brown, who are representatives for Walgreens, to ensure FAITH Inc. members and beneficiaries receive their medication and have job opportunities. |  FAITH Inc. met with Dr. Carol Adams and the Department of Human Services during 2008. |
 From left to right, Reverend Crawford, Dr. R.J. Hargraves, and two other men attend a FAITH Inc. board member meeting. |  Members of FAITH INC. meet with Secretary of State Ellen Myers (woman in glasses). |  Mother Abrams, the matriarch of FAITH Inc., at the park for FAITH Inc. event. |
 Article image from the West Side Torch from May 5, 1967 about WSO meeting and strikes. |  Article image from the West Side Torch from May 5, 1967 about WSO meeting and strikes. |  Article image from the West Side Torch from May 5, 1967 about WSO meeting and strikes. |
 Article image from the West Side Torch from May 5, 1967 about WSO meeting and strikes. |  From left to right, Reverend Crawford, Melody Hepps who is the head of TASK, and George William who is a member of TASK meet at FAITH Inc. |  Board members of FAITH Inc. |
 Individuals coming to get I.D.s at FAITH Inc. in 2004. |  From left to right, Dr. Bennett, Reverend Crawford, and Dene Armstrong meet for FAITH Inc meeting. |  Ms. Mary McKenzie from Union Church in Hinsdale met with Reverend Crawford. |
 Participants and members of FAITH Inc. are pictured. |  Participants and members of FAITH Inc. are pictured. |  Participants and members of FAITH Inc. are pictured. |
 Participants and members of FAITH Inc. are pictured. |  Participants and members of FAITH Inc. are pictured. |  Participants and members of FAITH Inc. are pictured. |
 Participants and members of FAITH Inc. are pictured. |  Participants and members of FAITH Inc. are pictured. |  Participants and members of FAITH Inc. are pictured. |
 Participants and members of FAITH Inc. are pictured. |  Participants and members of FAITH Inc. are pictured. |  Participants and members of FAITH Inc. are pictured. |
 Participants and members of FAITH Inc. are pictured. |  Participants and members of FAITH Inc. are pictured. |  Participants and members of FAITH Inc. are pictured. |
 Participants and members of FAITH Inc. are pictured. |  Participants and members of FAITH Inc. are pictured. |  Participants and members of FAITH Inc. are pictured. |
 Friends and members of FAITH Inc. from 2000- 2001. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. from 2000- 2001. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. from 2000- 2001. |
 Friends and members of FAITH Inc. from 2000- 2001. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. from 2000- 2001. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. from 2000- 2001. |
 Friends and members of FAITH Inc. from 2000- 2001. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. from 2000- 2001. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. from 2000- 2001. |
 Friends and members of FAITH Inc. from 2000- 2001. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. from 2000- 2001. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. from 2000- 2001. |
 Friends and members of FAITH Inc. from 2000- 2001. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. from 2000- 2001. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. from 2000- 2001. |
 Friends and members of FAITH Inc. from 2000- 2001. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. from 2000- 2001. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. from 2000- 2001. |
 Reverend Crawford pictured with friends of FAITH Inc. |  Reverend Crawford is pictured with son Malcolm. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. |
 Friends and members of FAITH Inc. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. |
 Friends and members of FAITH Inc. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. |
 Friends and members of FAITH Inc. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. |  Ms. Davis of NAACP at FAITH Inc. |
 Friends and members of FAITH Inc. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. |
 Friends and members of FAITH Inc. |  Rod Blagojevich at FAITH Inc. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. |
 Friends and members of FAITH Inc. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. |
 Friends and members of FAITH Inc. |  Friends and members of FAITH Inc. |  Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |
 Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |  Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |  Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |
 Dorothy Brown, Congressman Danny Davis, and Reverend Crawford take a picture at FAITH Inc. |  Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |  Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |
 Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |  Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |  Reverend Jacks is pictured. |
 Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |  Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |  Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |
 Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |  Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |  Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |
 Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |  Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |  Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |
 Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |  Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |  Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |
 Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |  Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |  Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |
 Members and participants of FAITH Inc. |  From left to right, Malcolm Crawford, former Alderman Giles, and Senator Burge attend a community meeting for FAITH Inc. around 2007. |  From left to right, Reverend Crawford, Alderman Cruthers, and Congressman Danny Davis of 7th district attend a FAITH Inc. meeting. |
 Members of FAITH Inc. pictured with Rod Blagojevich during a community meeting. |  From left to right, Reverend Crawford, Patty Crawford, and former Senator Burge attend a community advisory meeting for FAITH Inc. in 2007. |  From left to right, an unknown community member, William Clark, William Darton, and another unknown community member take a picture together outside of WSO. |
 Voting at Town Hall in downtown area during the 1950s. |  James Chassell and Reverend Crawford are pictured. Chassell is Reverend Crawford’s best friend. |  Reverend Crawford and a member are at West Side Paper Stock Co. |
 Community members attend a downtown WSO meeting where they met with Mayor Richard J. Daley. |  Staff and members stand in front of WSO. |  James Mason at FAITH Inc, puts up images. |
 Some old timers attend a WSO reunion at Douglas Park in 2007. From left to right, Reverend Crawford, Joe Mason, and a member attend the event. |  A WSO member receiving her nursing certificate. |  Dr. King in Memphis, Tennessee, at the Loraine Hotel before he was shot in 1968. |
 From left to right, Ellen Fall, William Clark, William Darton, Tom Baltimore, Reverend Crawford Jr., and Reverend Henry from SCLC meet at WSO. Community member is pictured in front of WSO during a summer evening. |  WSO secretary Carol pictures in 1983. |  Martin Luther King, Jr. on the balcony at the Hotel in Memphis before he was fatally shot in 1968. |
 Dr. James Greggs, president of Malcolm X College, and William Darton, in the white suit, attend a meeting at WSO. |  Melvin Davy, a staff member of WSO. |  Donald and Josephine Williams are pictured—members of WSO. |
 Friends of WSO are pictured, however, the man in the suit is Curtis Bert, a staff member of WSO. |  .A wedding for a WSO member. |  Wedding for WSO member. |
 Reverend Crawford’s son, Malcolm Crawford, is pictured. |  Reverend Crawford’s son, Jonathan Crawford, is pictured with a WSO friend. |  An image of a WSO polling place in 1984. |
 WSO members are protesting against housing and discrimination in Decatur, IL around 1966. |  WSO community attends a party. |  Several other ministers, who are pictured, at WSO in 1971, are ordaining Reverend Crawford. |
 Reverend Crawford attends a wedding for WSO member. |  Reverend Robert Strom at WSO. |  Friends and members attend a WSO party in 1973. |
 Reverend Crawford talking to women at a WSO meeting in 1967. |  Friends of WSO. |  Reverend Crawford’s son Jonathan and WSO members stand outside of WSO before a meeting in 1967. |
 Professor William Ellis of Northwestern wrote a book on WSO. Ellis was speaking at an event for WSO and community. |  Reverend Crawford speaking at Wednesday Night meeting for WSO. |  Reverend Crawford speaking at Wednesday Night meeting for WSO. |
 From left to right, Senator Charles Percy, Chester Robertson, R.C> and Adolf Smith all spoke with Senator Percy at WSO to discuss some matters of funding around 1966. |  From left to right, Reverend Crawford, Karl Rorber, William Darton, and a staff member attended the WSO meeting in which Reverend Crawford was being ordained at. |  WSO friends and staff are together. |
 Reverend Crawford and WSO members attend a Wednesday Night meeting for WSO in 1973. |  Reverend Crawford was singing at the University of Illinois fundraiser for WSO. |  Press conference at WSO for Welfare Union around 1966. William “Thirsty” Darton was speaking. |
 From left to right, Harry Porterfield,Dr. Hargraves, Reverend C.T. Vivian, and Reverend James Bevle attend a fundraiser for WSO at the United Church located on the South side around 1995. |  Friends and staff of WSO. |  Friends and staff of WSO. |
 Dr. James Hargraves, pictured in the middle, who is the brainchild of WSO, is with two other staff members of WSO. |  Reverend Crawford and other members of WSO attend a fundraiser at the University of Illinois for WSO during the late 1960s. |  Reverend Jesse Jackson is speaking at WSO during 1967. This meeting was held at 15th and Ashland on the West Side. |
 Birthday Party for William “Thirsty” Darton and some friends at WSO during 1980. |  Patricia Stock, Editor of the West Side Torch, and Reverend Crawford meet in 1966 to discuss the history of WSO. |  Geno Harris is pictured who is a staff member for WSO. |
 The main staff of WSO is listed from left to right: Reverend Crawford, Bill Clark, Chester Roberson, and William Darton. |  From left to right, Dr. Dick Culucke, Reverend Crawford, Dr. Hargraves, Dr. Donald Benedict, and Reverend Bernie Brown all came together to try to discuss matters pertaining to WSO. |  Reverend Crawford preaching at WSO during a Wednesday Night meeting. |
 Reverend Robert Storm, the consultant for WSO. |  In March 1971, Reverend Crawford was ordained as a minister WSO. Reverend John Crawford Sr. is pictured as well. |  Reverend Crawford preaches at a WSO meeting during the 1960s. The meetings were held at 1527 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL. |
 From left to right, Reverend Crawford, Chester Robertson, William Clark, and William Darton all attend a WSO meeting. |  Martin Luther King Jr., Reverend Crawford, and staff attending the International Amphitheater fundraiser for SCLC during 1967. |
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