Glennette Tilley Turner papers [manuscript], ca. 1985.

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Glennette Tilley Turner papers [manuscript], ca. 1985.

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Autobiographical data sheets, correspondence, newspaper article on the underground railroad, and audio tape of an interview with Ms. Turner, an African American teacher in the Chicago area and author of literature for children and for adults about her research and writing on the underground railroad in Illinois.

1 sound recording.

Chicago History Museum

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Turner, Glennette Tilley

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Educator and historical researcher Glennette Tilley Turner was born November 23, 1933 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her mother, Phyllis, was a teacher, and her father, John, was the first executive director of the SCLC. As a child, Turner moved several times with her family, first to Florida, and then to Illinois. After graduating from high school, she attended Lake Forest College, earning her B.A. in 1955, and she later returned to school at Goddard College to earn her master's degree in 1977.Aft...