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Title
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Community Was Rich In Sharing
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Description
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The current exhibit on the African American community in Leeds, Missouri, is commented on by Steve Penn in his column. The exhibit is located, until September, 2003, at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center and is sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Although the community was poor in material wealth it was rich in togetherness.
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Date
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2003-07-22
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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The Forgotten Cemetery
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Description
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Article about Leeds cemetery and the role of Gloria Lundi in saving it from other uses. "Lundi has found burial records for Leeds for people who died between 1910 and 1934." Of the Hispanics buried in Leeds, 90 percent were former Westside residents.
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Date
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2011-03-31
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
