Stories from the Springfield-Greene County African American Heritage Trail
The KSMU News Team takes a closer look at several stops along the Springfield-Greene County African American Heritage Trail. Sixteen sites have been identified for the trail.
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Ozarks Technical Community College/Used with permissionListen to our first segment on the Springfield-Greene County African American Heritage Trail here. -
Springfield-Greene County African American Heritage TrailListen to the audio from this Sense of Community episode here. -
Michele SkalickyThere are 4 churches on the African American Heritage Trail: Pitts Chapel UMC, Washington Avenue Baptist, Gibson Chapel and Benton Avenue AME. -
Missouri State University Digital Collections/Meyer Library, provided by Katherine Lederer -
For our Sense of Community Series, we dive into old newspaper archives to learn about the first Springfield hotel to reach racial integration—and also note that it didn't stay desegregated for long. -
Photo: Randy StewartBuilt in the early 1900s, this former private residence has been used for a wide variety of purposes. It was a daycare center for nearly 30 years. -
From the book "Black Families of the Ozarks"/Greene County Archives and Records Center -
Bailey VassalliAlberta's Hotel once stood at Chestnut Expressway and Benton Avenue, serving as a safe haven for Black travelers during the days of segregation. -
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery Facebook/Used with permissionOn Lincoln Cemetery's sacred grounds, Springfield's Black veterans, families found dignity in burial -
Springfield-Greene County African American Heritage Trail/used with permission
