Editing Eldorado, Illinois (section)

====Resistance from the White Community====
Throughout the early 1900s, the Black community in Eldorado faced relentless opposition. For instance, in 1902, a mob targeted the Black settlement, causing destruction and fear, leading to the eventual exodus of Black residents from Eldorado.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=SPS19020621-01.2.60&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------ | title=The Silver Standard June 21, 1902 — Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection }}</ref> The text also recounts how Black students in Eldorado, like “Tilda,” who was one of eleven Black students at the school, faced social exclusion and were prohibited from studying alongside white students. Tilda's desire to attend the same school as white students led to further animosity, as “Negroes did not want to go to the white school” but were still subjected to exclusion and violence.