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Mr. Townsend has been active in Civil Rights for more than
a decade. In 1968, shortly after Dr. Martin Luther King's
death, Champaign Unit 4 schools created a scholarship in
his name and Terry was a recipient of this scholarship for
his work in improving race relations. He brought the Community
Reinvestment Act to the attention of community leaders which
resulted in banks increasing their efforts to make loans
to African Americans. He is a contributor to the new book,
Black Power on Campus - The University of Illinois 1965-1975.
He served as a Housing Commissioner for 10 years.
In 2002, Mr. Townsend created the African American High
School Reunion - the largest event of this type in America.
A native of Champaign, he is a University of Illinois Honors
Graduate. Recently, he took advantage of the State of Illinois
early retirement initiative.
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