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Jerome Reynolds - Springfield African-American History Foundation

Jerome Reynolds was born in Moberly, Missouri in 1931 and moved to Springfield when his mother remarried. He talks about growing up in Springfield. Reynolds has worked in real estate for most of his professional life. He talks extensively about his mother, who was one of the few African-American women working in real estate in the 1960s and '70s. Reynolds also discusses the real estate business in great detail, focusing especially on the Springfield area.