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AACHM Oral History: Johnnie Rush

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Johnnie Rush was born in 1931 and was the only black person in his class at Ann Arbor High School. He recalls many fond memories of activities with the Second Baptist Church and his family, and he talks about the many challenges for African American businesses as Ann Arbor changed over the years. Mr. Rush is a licensed barber and has run his own barbershop for 55 years.

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AACHM Oral History: Johnnie Mae Seeley

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Johnnie Mae Jackson Seeley was raised in Sarepta, Louisiana and moved to Ann Arbor with her husband Howard M. Seeley in 1954. She joined the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Ann Arbor where she was later crowned a Deaconess, and soon she became known for her culinary skills and hospitality, which led to some of the community's largest gatherings, first at her farm on the outside of Ann Arbor and later on Beakes St. For years her garden provided food for Sunday communal meals and for the Human Service Project which donated food to homeless shelters.

A Novel Strawberry Bed

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14
Month
May
Year
1880
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Fruit Growing In Washtenaw

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Parent Issue
Day
13
Month
November
Year
1891
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Public Domain

In Missouri's Legislature

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Parent Issue
Day
27
Month
February
Year
1891
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Public Domain

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Parent Issue
Day
27
Month
February
Year
1891
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Public Domain

The Farmers' Institute

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Day
20
Month
February
Year
1891
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Public Domain