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Geometric design quilt
Cotton quilt with brown trim and squares made of seven triangles. The triangles are in various shades of unprinted cotton.
Long haired child in hat; Photograph
"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."
Teacher and students sitting outside schoolhouse; Photograph
"That's a picture of school children from the Lincoln Elementary School, the Negro school, in Ash Grove, Missouri. My father [Junior Berry] is the boy on the front row with the black stockings on, and my grandmother used to always be so embarrassed…