Getting Your Kicks on Route 66: Tales from the Mother Road in Illinois
This presentation exploring the history of the “Mother Road” and the everyday people who lived, worked and traveled along it. Drawing from 100 newly compiled oral histories from the Illinois State Museum, this program shares what it was really like to eat, sleep and drive the iconic highway. It includes the challenges Black travelers faced and how road travel has changed over time.
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St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church
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