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Bennie Jean Johnson interview, 10 November 2006

Participants: Johnson, Bennie Jean (interviewee) / Souther, Mark (interviewer) / Yanoshik-Wing, Emma (interviewer)
Collection: Detroit Shoreway

In this 2006 interview, Bennie Jean Johnson, a life-long resident of Cleveland, recounts many of her living experiences as an African-American in Cleveland. She talks about her early childhood homes in E.55th and E.79th Street neighborhoods during the 1950 and 1960 decades. She describes her experiences during the Hough Riots. She talks about Leo's Casino and other well-known Cleveland east side institutions. She also talks about her experiences in moving to the west side of Cleveland--first…

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