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AACHM Oral History: Carol Allen
Carol Allen was born in Alton, Illinois in 1945. Her parents Janie and Thomas Ross moved to Ann Arbor in 1951 and purchased a home on Fifth Avenue. Her father was a cook and her mother was a nurse’s aid and custodian. Carol recalls raising her son Carl Jr. with her husband while living on the second floor of her family’s home. She got her associate’s degree in practical nursing and worked in that field for most of her career. In January 2023 she and her husband Carl celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They have two sons and several grandchildren.
2012 Calendar - The Village That Raised Their Children: The History of Ann Arbor's Black Community
Sylvia Blake Bynum (1884-1973)
Sylvia Blake Bynum was born on November 7, 1884 in Cary, North Carolina to John Addison Blake and Mintia Hooker Blake. She married Oliver Bynum in January of 1918 in Portsmouth, Virginia. He passed away in 1929.
Fox Auxiliary To Sponsor Concert
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Dunbar Open House To Be Held Sunday
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Bynum, Mrs. Sylvia B.
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Hill's Backers Elect Center Board Slate
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Center's Board Said Unanimous In Backing Hill
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