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Georgia Hale - Springfield African-American History Foundation

Georgia Hale was born in rural Missouri and attended segregated schools there. Moving to Springfield, Illinois in 1942, she was the first black teller at CILCO. She discusses workplace prejudice, her family, her church involvement and community projects of the Frontiers International and Masonic auxiliaries.




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