We would like to thank the following individuals and institutions for their generous support of this Illinoistown: A Cultural History of East St. Louis website partnership.
Belleville News Democrat
Christian Activity Center, East St. Louis
East St. Louis Monitor
Emma L. Wilson King Foundation
Public Library of O'Fallon, IL
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
McKendree Honors English 112 students, Spring 2009
Mary Lofton and her American history students at East St. Louis Senior High School, Fall 2008-Spring 2009
Dr. Christine Bahr
Dr. Melissa Barfield
Harper Barnes
Charles I. Baugh
Dr. Joe Cipfl
Douglas Clark
Diana Cole
Dr. Steve Collins
Patti Cunningham
Curtis Galloway
Pat Gauen
Joseph Glockner
Dr. Lyn Huxford
Dr. Jackie Kemp
Principal Lee Ola Johnson
Dr. Shelly Lemons
Edith Mickles
Federicka J. Nash
Bill Nunes
Dr. Lillian Parks
Taylor Pensoneau
Reginald Petty and Edna Patterson Petty
Sandra Pfeifer
Dr. Kian Pokorny
Dr. Eugene Redmond
Brent Reeves
Shirley Rentz
Jacob Riddle
Dr. Theresa Saunders
Rev. Johnny Scott
Principal Ethel Shanklin
Illetha Suggs
Dr. Andrew Theising
Dr. Bill Thomas
Billie Turner
Anne Walker
Rube Yelvington