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Martin, Jack E. - Interview and Memoir

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Jack E. Martin, mechanic, discusses life in the Springfield area in the early 20th century: farming, chauffeuring, Depression, being one of the first African Americans to own and operate a garage, working as a mechanic for the state, race relations, neighbors and recreational activities.
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Smith, Jan [interviewer]
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© Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this material, please contact: Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, MS BRK 140, Springfield IL 62703-5407. Phone: (217) 206-6520. http://library.uis.edu/archives/index.html
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University of Illinois at Springfield

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Keywords

  1. Afro Americans
  2. Automobiles
  3. Chauffeurs
  4. Depression, 1929
  5. Discrimination
  6. Farms And Farming
  7. Mechanics
  8. Race Discrimination

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