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From: "Nancee\(McMurtrey\)Seifert" <>
Subject: Re: [IAHENRY] Mt. Pleasant Iowa high school 1902 - HAWKINS
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 13:44:24 -0500
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Hi Kelly: I just recently posted a whole series of articles regarding 'The
Negro In Iowa' -- to the Decatur and Lucas County, Iowa Lists. There are 27
segments to this series and I would be most happy to post them to the Henry
County, Iowa List (with permission from the List Owner).. Mt. Pleasant was
indeed one of the areas that accepted the Negro early on. Henry County had
one of the largest Negro populations in Iowa from l870-1940.

I grew up in Mt. Pleasant, went to Mt. Pleasant High School (born in l944)
and we had many Negro friends that we went to school with. Most of them
lived in an area called 'Lee Town' (and I don't have any idea why that
was -- it was just something that was...) Some of their names were Bennett,
Greenup, Lee; I do remember
the name Hawkins, but don't remember who that might have been..

Again, I would love to post this entire series of 'The Negro In Iowa' -- as
it is wonderful history. I can also send it to you personally. My Best
Regards, Nancee
(McMurtrey)Seifert;


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelly Martin-Rivers" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 10:40 AM
Subject: [IAHENRY] Mt. Pleasant Iowa high school 1902 - HAWKINS


> I have found a graduation announcement from 1902 for my great-grandmother
> for Mt. Pleasant Iowa high school. Her name was Elizabeth HAWKINS.
>
> I am looking for any information on the high school in this time period. I
> am also looking for any information on the Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
> African-American community of the time. As she was born in GA,and lived
her
> adult life in Florida, I cannot figure out how/why she possibly came to
be
> in Iowa in 1902 and with whom she may have lived.
>
> Are there any yearbooks in the local libraries? local churches with
> African-American populations?
>
> Thanks for all help, suggestions, and ideas!
> Kelly
>
>
>
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