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Our Negro fellow citizens in Galesburg

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Atwood, Jesse Howell

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Notes made by Jesse Howell Atwood concerning the population of African Americans in Galesburg, Illinois. Data in these notes is taken from the 1930 census and a federal housing survey from 1934. Other data concern occupations held by African Americans and a list of clubs and businesses associated with the African American community in Galesburg.

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Knox College

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Illinois Digital Heritage Hub