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Negro youth in a small middle western city

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Atwood, Jesse Howell

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A report by Knox College Professor of Sociology J. Howell Atwood summarizing his research concerning African American youth in Galesburg, Illinois. The report, prepared apparently some time in the 1930s, is based on a series of interviews he conducted with African American youth. The report delves into aspects of the youths vocational pursuits, housing and family life, schooling, church and club activities, experiences with the color line, and an...

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Knox College

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Illinois Digital Heritage Hub