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Black History Month Stories: Springfield Race Riots of 1908; George W. Smith; George Hoagland
Air date: Thursday, February 09, 1995
Episode number: 526
Episode number: 526
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WILL explores the history of the 1908 Springfield race riots; we talk with the family of former slave and farmer George W. Smith; we learn about former slave George Hoagland in Bloomington-Normal.
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- Springfield Race Riots of 1908
- Family of former slave George W. Smith
- Former slave George Hoagland in Bloomington-Normal
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