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Martin, Alice - Interview and Memoir

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Alice Martin recalls rural Illinois life in the early 20th century: growing up near Rochester; Springfield race riot of 1908; racial discrimination, prejudices, and segregation; her involvement in women's organizations; and her travels.
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McPherson, Reverend Negil L. [interviewer]
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© Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this material, please contact: Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, MS BRK 140, Springfield IL 62703-5407. Phone: (217) 206-6520. http://library.uis.edu/archives/index.html
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University of Illinois at Springfield

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Illinois Digital Heritage Hub

Keywords

  1. Afro Americans
  2. Discrimination
  3. Domestic Work
  4. Farms And Farming
  5. Race Discrimination
  6. Race Riot, 1908
  7. Rochester (Ill.)
  8. Societies And Clubs
  9. Springfield (Ill.)

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