Episode 78: Voda Curtis Revisited (African American Heritage in the Ozarks, Part 3)

This episode focuses on the life of Voda "Bea" Hardy Curtis, and documents the path of her family from slavery to suffrage. The episode also features audio clips from Voda Curtis' 1977 oral history (S0829) housed at the State Historical Society of Missouri's St. Louis Research Center, as well as final thoughts from past oral history interns–Cydney Smith, Cassie Draudt, and Keely Doll–who conducted research on Voda Curtis' life.

Episode Image: Women gathered at what was called the “Negro Service Center” in Joplin, Missouri, 1955 [Whitaker Family Collection (SP0076), SHSMO]