Interview: William S. Steffens, April 23, 1984

Interview: William S. Steffens, April 23, 1984

Race discrimination.

Racism

African Americans--Education.

African Americans--Social life and customs.

African Americans--Southern States.

African American families

African Americans--Employment.

African Americans--Economic conditions.

African Americans--Social conditions.

Segregation.

African Americans--Conduct of life.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social conditions.

United States--Race relations.

William Steffens (b. 1897) was born to Fannie and Manuel Steffens in Jacksonville, Florida. He and his family remained in Jacksonville until 1917 when the family gradually made their way North. Life in Jacksonville exposed Steffens to discrimination and racial violence at an early age, and as he grew up his awareness of racism grew with him, ultimately leading him to make his own journey North in 1917, after which he worked a variety of jobs.

1984-04-23

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Donna DeVore

William S. Steffens

African Americans--Health and hygiene.

Childhood

Ku Klux Klan (1915- )

Slavery--United States.

Wages.

World War, 1914-1918