https://www.wcbu.org/tags/el-paso El Paso en-US Copyright Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:18:59 GMT https://www.wcbu.org/state-news/2026-09-08/el-paso-burial-site-of-first-black-man-to-vote-in-illinois-confirmed-121-years-after-his-death Several volunteers and local history buffs gathered around David Strother’s 1954 headstone to find out for certain if he and his family lay underneath. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:18:59 GMT https://www.wcbu.org/state-news/2026-09-08/el-paso-burial-site-of-first-black-man-to-vote-in-illinois-confirmed-121-years-after-his-death Lizzie Seils