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A Black Woman's Experience: From Schoolhouse to White House

CTL-E-1745 · Work · book · 1974

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Autobiography of Alice Dunnigan, self-published in 1974; later edited and reissued as Alone Atop the Hill (2015).

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RELP44 supporting entity for CTL-E-0487.

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Howlin’ Wolf performing, 1972
Howlin’ Wolf performing, 1972Photo: Doug Fulton, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The Chess Records studio booth during restoration, Chicago
The Chess Records studio booth during restoration, ChicagoPhoto: get directly down, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Etta James performing, 2006
Etta James performing, 2006Photo: John K. Addis, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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