On the Fourth of July weekend in 1956, one of Bloomington's most famous residents returned to rally support ahead of the presidential election.
This episode of McHistory remembers Adlai E. Stevenson's call of support to his hometown.
This episode of McHistory was produced by WGLT's Mary Cullen, featuring Bill Kemp of the McLean County Museum of History and Don Shandrow of the Coalescence Theatre Project.
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