"That is Lloyd Yokum. Lloyd Yokum is the son of "Fireball" Yokum of the Kansas City Monarchs and of Miss Effie Yokum, who was the daughter of slaves. Both "Fireball" and Effie Yokum were the children of slaves and they lived in this town."
Source
Ozarks Afro-American Heritage Museum
Publisher
OAAHM-Online
Date
[1910s]
Contributor
Dorothy Berry
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"She's my great aunt, her name is Sarah Berry, and she's buried in our cemetery. She died in the teens, I think it was 1917, or something like that, from the influenza epidemic."
Source
Ozarks Afro-American Heritage Museum
Publisher
OAAHM-Online
Date
[1900s-1910s?]
Contributor
Dorothy Berry
Rights
Photo and text are available for educational purposes only. Publication requires express written permission.