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Dr. Logan Miller, professor of anthropology, recently helped the Project XV Museum in El Paso solve a mystery that's been more than a century in the making. Using ground-penetrating radar, Miller located the burial sites of David A. Strother—the first Black man to vote in Illinois—and his family members in Evergreen Cemetery. Strother cast his ballot in 1870, and his story is now preserved at the voting rights museum that stands where his barbershop once operated. Miller's work provided a tangible piece to that legacy.
"We've been able to understand more about what transpired when he took that leap of faith to vote," said Linda Foster, M.S.W. '16, a Project XV board member. "In the 1800s it was important to him, and it should be just as important to us today."
With the support of @ISTCoalition and in collaboration with @OSFHealthCare, @IllinoisStateU faculty and student researchers are helping drive the future of healthcare innovation through a newly recognized partnership with Healthy Tray, an Illinois-based digital health startup that is transforming how hospitals measure and manage patient nutrition. news.illinoisstate.edu/2026/09/illino…