Lyle Foster Springfield is a friendly city with an ugly past. However, it’s more than the lynchings that took place on the square in 1906 that tarnish the reputation. To more fully understand the cultural climate that has been prevalent in the Ozarks for so long, three Missouri State faculty members have developed a living archive of testimonials and oral histories of the … [Read more...] about ‘The Journey Continues ‘ shows diverse perspectives of Springfield throughout history
Lucie Amberg, a Missouri State new media specialist, per course faculty member and graduate student pursuing a Master of Science and Administrative Studies degree, recently wrote a successful grant application to the Missouri Humanities Council for an interdisciplinary, multimedia project on African-American history in the Ozarks. Stories that are waiting to be told This … [Read more...] about Missouri Humanities Council grant supports oral history project on local African-American history