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The Battle of the "Mergerites": Champaign-Urbana Considers Merger in 1953

Dec 20, 2021
5 min

The Battle of the "Mergerites": Champaign-Urbana Considers Merger in 1953

Anti-Mergerite H.I. Green (R) and Anti-Merger Committee Chair Olin Browder (L) appreciate a sign located at Wright St and University Ave...

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