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Brown, LeRoy b. 1884: Interview and memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-B813

Scope and Contents

BLACK COMMUNITY PROJECT LeRoy Brown talks about his experiences farming, his work as a coachman, discrimination encountered in daily life, the 1908 race riot and its aftermath, Springfield neighborhoods, businesses, churches, and schools.

1 tape, 90 mins., 19 pp. Interview by Reverend Negil L. McPherson, 1974 OPEN

Dates

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Extent

2.00 items

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Interview and Memoir in Illinois Digital Archives.

http://www.idaillinois.org/u?/uis,1299

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Repository Details

Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository

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