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Liggins, Clarence

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Liggins, Clarence (1878-1975): Interview and memoir

 Collection — Container: Tape et al
Identifier: O-L626
Scope and Contents BLACK COMMUNITY PROJECT Liggins, Illinois state employee 1904-48, recalls working for James A. Rose, Secretary of State (1897-1912) and for Governor Henry Horner. Also recalls Springfield in the early 1900's: St. Paul's African Methodist Evangelical Church, discrimination in taverns, African American doctors, the 1908 race riot, and his marriage in 1910. 1 tape, 90 mins., 24 pp. Interview by Reverend Negil L. McPherson, 1974 RESTRICTED: May not be used on radio. Transcript...
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