Springfield African-American History Foundation Interviews
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Springfield African-American History Foundation Interviews
Retired home economics teacher; foster parent
Government worker, mechanic, YWCA volunteer, world traveler
Parent and community volunteer; plaintiff in school desegregation lawsuit
Social services administrator and businesswoman
Realtor, school board member, state government administrator
NAACP and Habitat for Humanity volunteer, plaintiff in civil rights suit
Musician, active church volunteer, state worker, interviewed at age 97
Medical employee, community volunteer, parent
State employee, community and NAACP volunteer
Bank worker, church and community volunteer
Daughter of photographer ‘Doc’ Helm, and admin asst to state Senator Barack Obama from 2001 to 2004
Social service worker, parent, plaintiff in Springfield school desegregation case
Parent, community volunteer
Elementary teacher, college administrator, school board member
Veteran, factory worker, first black uniformed police officer in Springfield
Community activist, born in Jamaica
Studied the Underground Railroad extensively
Worked in the Real Estate business following in his Mothers Footsteps
Civil rights activist; small business owner; volunteer
Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority discuss the Springfield graduate chapter
Minister, parent, community and church volunteer
Retired librarian, directly involved in Civil Rights demonstrations
Springfield native for 88 years
University human resources professional, sorority volunteer
First African-American principal in Springfield Public Schools
Bricklayer, musician, descendent of Springfield Race Riot victim
Wife of Charles Wilson, worked in health care field