Scope and Contents BLACK COMMUNITY PROJECT McDaniel recalls life in Springfield: childhood, Depression, church experiences, Grace African Methodist Evanglical Church (later United Methodist Church); race relations, segregation, and race discrimination; American Legion activities; and work experiences. Also discusses employment and discrimination at jobs in East St. Louis, Kansas City, Memphis, Mississippi, and Ohio at a steel company, paper mill, coal mine, riverboat, highway crew, and the railroad. ...

Scope and Contents Osby, Springfield, Illinois native, discusses the African-American community in Springfield: segregation, education, employment, Depression, NAACP in Springfield, the NAACP Abraham Lincoln Birthday Banquet, black police officers, African-American newspaper publications, and race discrimination. He also discusses working as a social work aid with the Federal Transient Bureau, work as editor and publisher of the Capital City News, businesses and politics in Springfield. He also briefly recalls...

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BLACK COMMUNITY PROJECT Rose, minister, recalls early and mid 20th century Springfield: 1908 race riot, work for the Illinois Foundry, ministry work, building of the Brown Street Church of God in Christ, schools and education in Springfield, discrimination and integration, black businesses, and family.

3 tapes, 180 mins., 62 pp. Interview by Reverend Negil L. McPherson, 1985 OPEN See collateral file

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BLACK COMMUNITY PROJECT Watson discusses jobs, politics, and the African American community in Springfield, his work for the Springfield Police Department, his political conversion to the Republican party, and the segregation of movie theaters and restaurants.

2 tapes, 120 mins., 24 pp. Interview by Reverend Negil L. McPherson, 1974 OPEN See collateral file