Description
Sharlottie Carr discusses the African American community in Springfield, her family, the 1908 race riot, employment, churches, theaters and education.
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McPherson, Reverend Negil L. [interviewer]
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Illinois Digital Heritage HubKeywords
- Afro Americans
- Amusements
- Domestic Work
- King's Daughters Home, Springfield (Ill.)
- Race Riot, 1908
- Springfield (Ill.)