Timeline: 1953
Construction began on Crispus Attucks Place, a 38 single family home subdivision. Like Carver Park, its inception and building was led by Charles Phillips and a group of African American friends and acquaintances. It was named for Crispus Attucks the first man to die for American independence during the Boston Massacre of 1770.
J.C. Caroline, a running back at the University of Illinois, was selected as a consensus All-American. Caroline played for ten seasons with the Chicago Bears and was the NFL Rookie of the Year in 1956. He returned to Urbana, IL, and served as a physical education teacher in Urbana School District 116.
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