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Places

St. James AME Zion Church gardens rendering

Newspaper article

April 25, 1975

Walnut Road Quick Shop Laundry

Newspaper photo

July 11, 1973

Massillon Urban League, Milton Lewis

Newspaper article

June 20, 2022

Hall Memorial School for Black Girls

Glass plate negative

June 3, 2022

Walnut Hills Housing

Film negative

June 3, 2022

Urban League Plans Opening

Newspaper article

September 22, 1945

Tremont Ave Southwest looking west

Film negative

August 31, 1966

Walnut Hills Housing

Film negative

June 3, 2022

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Missing History of Massillon: Unheard African American Stories

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