Mrs. Marie G. Baker's Oral History

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Title

Mrs. Marie G. Baker's Oral History

Subject

Marie G. Baker
Betty Turnell
oral history
recording
interview
Decatur, IL
childhood
Huron Place
N. Union St.
truck garden
Pugh School
Marietta Street School
Lincoln School
Decatur High School
discrimination - housing, jobs
Singleton's Restaurant
African Methodist Church (A.M.E.)
College Street Chapel
First Presbyterian Church
Sunday School
NAACP - charter member
Springfield Race Riot
William English Walling
Mary White Ollington
Niagara movement
Murfield Storey
Rev. E.M. Antrim
Mrs. Buster
Mrs. Eugenia Bacon
A.H. Mills
brother
James Millikin University
4-year scholarship
Howard University
Physician's and Surgeon's College
Railway Postal Service
Pennsylvania line
Edward Jacobs
national meetings
Warren Hardy
Sam Tucker
Howard Shaw
Lake Decatur
discrimination at the beach
Dr. Ellis
C.L. Livingston
injunction
National Civil Rights Law
swimming pools
discrimination in eating places
John Reagan

Description

This is the oral history of Marie G. Baker. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell in March 1977. The interview includes her childhood, the NAACP, and discrimination in Decatur.

Creator

Interviewee: Mrs. Marie G. Baker
Interviewer: Betty Turnell

Source

Marie G. Baker

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL

Date

March 1977

Contributor

Betty Turnell

Rights

The Decatur Public Library owns and maintains all copyright on materials featured on omeka.decaturlibrary.org. These materials cannot be used without prior consent. Please contact the Local History Room at the Decatur Public Library for more information.

Relation

discrimination
NAACP

Format

.pdf

Language

English

Type

oral history

Identifier

OH95

Coverage

oral history, recording, Marie G. Baker, Betty Turnell

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Betty Turnell

Interviewee

Marie G. Baker

Location

Decatur, IL

Transcription

see .pdf

Original Format

cassette tape

Duration

unknown - tape not found

Bit Rate/Frequency

unknown

Time Summary

unknown